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De%20wolf Name Meaning

Dutch; Flemish (also Dewolf): from wolf ‘wolf’ with the definite article de ‘the’ applied as a topographic or habitational name referring to a house or tavern distinguished by the sign of a wolf and possibly named something like De Hongerige Wolf ‘The Hungry Wolf’ or as a nickname for someone considered to behave or look like a wolf. Compare Wolf .

Source: Dictionary of American Family Names 2nd edition, 2022


Similar surnames: Wolf, De Rolf, De Valk, De Wolfe, De Wulf, De Loof, Dempewolf

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