Fuller name for Wolf/Wolfie/Wulf?

[oliviasarah]

I've been loving Wolf a lot recently. It's just THE coolest name ever for a little boy. But I've been wondering if maybe it should have something more substantial, to well, fall back on I suppose.

I don't like Wolfgang at all. I was thinking possibly Wilfred? But I don't know (I love the connection to Wilfred Owens, but it sounds a bit feminine to me). I know that if it was an 'inside nickname' only used by family then Wolf could be used for loads of W names, but I just find it strange and a bit pretentious saying something like 'This is my son William, he goes by Wolf'.

Any suggestions which aren't too stretched would be great!

[dearest]

Wolfram is a nice one.
Wolfric as well.
Winslow? Wentworth? (getting pretentious again...) Willoughby? Wolstan, Wymond, Wynford?

And Wilfred is anything but feminine to me. I understand it's close to Winifred, but Winifred is not on most people's minds these days and hardly anyone will make the connection. And Winifred is one of the most masculine sounding girls names I know. If I had never heard it before I would assume it was a boy.

[katiedawn121]

Wolfram is a nice one.
Wolfric as well.

I agree with dearest ... Wolfric sounds cool! <3

[jshores]

Wolfram immediately came to mind for me.

[amberdaydream]

Beowulf / Beowolf (pronounced BAY-oh-wolf.) I like Wolfram, too.

Wilfred Owen would be a cool yet poignant namesake, even if hypothetical Wolf's not that into poetry. The TV show Wilfred has made it more familiar so I think it's a good choice, since it now has both modern and historical/literary connotations. Being nicknamed Wolf only makes it cooler.

Lol, but I can't help but feel that nothing beats just being called Wolf. Maybe with a solider middle name? Well, it's up to you.

[stripedsocks]

I like Wolf, just Wolf. My brother has it as a MN, named after a great-grandfather, and my brother has always liked it, ever since he was tiny. He does hate when people try to make it Wolfgang, but that's happened less as people know Wolf Blitzer, etc.

I have to say I don't think of it as as modern as most nameberries do, lol, its a bit of a nostalgia choice for me. Great-granddad did go by William in America, it was about 1904 when he emigrated and he wasn't big on sticking out, I think. All his siblings changed their names.

Prefer Wolfram to Wolfgang. But I had to stick up for just Wolf.

[nat108]

I like Wolf as is

Names that mean wolf
Lupe "loo-pay"
Loup
Wolcott
Conan
Ulric
Phelan
Randolph
Rudolph

[stripedsocks]

I'd add Ze'ev/Zev to the list above as far as means wolf.

Raul/Raoul means "wolf counsel."

[oliviasarah]

Thanks for the suggestions!

Dearest (and others)-
Wolfram and Wolfric are both great, but not really my style honestly. Winslow and Willoughby are more my style, but they're realistically too stretched and Willoughby is the surname of a well-known TV presenter in the UK who I highly dislike, and it's starting to become quite popular here too.

And Wilfred is certainly growing on me. I actually know a few girls named Winifred, so that's what put me off (they are rather similar), but I definitely could love it.

Amber-
Beowulf is just amazing, but it feels a bit too 'out of my league' if you get what I mean.

Nat-
I LOVE Ulric! Rudolph, too, although I'd never ever do that to a child haha. But using something which has the same meaning is a bit too stretched in my opinion (much like Margaret nn Pearl etc).

Stiped Socks-
I've never actually thought of it as modern, really. Definitely an old-man name to me! I still do love it though. I like Raoul too, but there is a very very negative association of it in my area and will be for many years to come, I think.

Thanks again everyone. I think 'just Wolf' will stay on my list, possibly with the addition of Wilfred nn Wolf.

[meg_28]

I like Wolf on its own. Maybe consider a middle name that he could "fall back on" -- he could always go by "W. MiddleName" professionally or if he feels that Wolf isn't his style once he's older.

I can see with some other more informal "nickname names" being concerned about whether they'll grow with a child and wanting to have a more formal name to use later, but Wolf is a really strong, masculine, and distinctive name that seems equally appropriate for a boy or a grown man.