Ulf

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Ulf is a male name common in Scandinavia and Germany. It derives from the Old Norse word for "wolf" (úlfr). The o oldest written proof of the name's occurrence in Sweden is from a runestone from the 11th Century. The female form is Ylva. Ulf is a relatively common name among men between 30 and 60 but is mostly used as a second name today.

People named Ulf include:

• Ulf Adelsohn, Swedish politician, former leader of Moderata Samlingspartiet and county governor of Stockholm
• Ulf Andersson, Swedish chess player
• Ulf Dahlén, Swedish ice hockey player
• Ulf Ekberg, Swedish pop musician
• Ulf Ekman, Swedish pastor, leader of Livets Ord
• Ulf Eriksson, Swedish soccer player
• Ulf von Euler, Swedish physiologist
• Ulf Fase Swedish jarl during the Middle Ages
• Ulf Hohmann, German ethology researcher
• Ulf Kristersson, Swedish politician
• Ulf Kirsten, German soccer player
• Ulf Larsson, Swedish actor and TV host
• Ulf Lundell, Swedish author and rock musician
• Ulf Lundkvist, Swedish comic creator, illustrator, and painter
• Ulf Merbold, German astronaut
• Ulf Olsson, Swedish murderer
• Ulf Ottosson, Swedish soccer player, "Mål-Otto"
• Ulf Palme, Swedish film actor
• Ulf Pilgaard, Danish actor
• Ulf Samuelsson, Swedish ice hockey player
• Ulf Schmidt, Swedish tennis player
• Ulf Timmermann, German shot putter

[edit] See also

• ULF (disambiguation)

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