Odulf as a Baby Name. Meaning and Origin of Odulf

What is the meaning of the name Odulf ?

The baby name Odulf is a Male name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced /ˈoʊ.dʊlf/ (OH-dulf).

Odulf is Norse in Origin.

Odulf is a West Germanic dithematic name formed from Proto‑Germanic aud- “wealth, prosperity” and wulf- “wolf,” yielding the sense “prosperity-wolf” or “wealthy wolf,” with the wolf symbolizing strength and guardianship. It appears in Old Frisian and Frankish contexts and is closely related to the Old English name Eadwulf built from the same elements. Recorded variants include Odulph, Odulf, Audulf/Audwulf (Continental forms), and the Latinized Odulphus/Odulfus.

The name is documented in early medieval Frisia, where a ruler Audulf is known from 7th‑century coinage, and it gained ecclesiastical prominence through Saint Odulphus of Utrecht (d. mid‑9th century), a missionary venerated in the Low Countries with several church dedications. Medieval English dedications attest the saint’s cult across the North Sea. Today Odulf remains rare, though Odulphus survives in Dutch Catholic usage; related surnames such as Oudolf reflect the same root.

⚙ Odulf turns up in none of the birth registries or name datasets we cover. That usually points to a very rare, regional, or newly coined name. Whichever it is, scarcely anyone else carries it.