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'''Wulff''' is a Germanic family surname and may refer to: |
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'''Wulff''' is a Germanic family surname mostly thought to originate from the Schleswig-Holstein area of Germany directly south of the modern-day border with Denmark. Other spelling variations of wolf used as surnames are not necessarily identified with this region as '''Wulff''' is. Many descendants with this last name reside in Denmark, Ghana, Germany, and the United States among other places where Germans and Danes have immigrated.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ancestry.com/name-origin?surname=wulff|publisher=Ancestry.com|title=Wulff Family History|subscription=yes}}</ref> Ancestors were of Catholic, Protestant and Jewish faiths. The name is a derivation of wolf, spelled and pronounced the same in Old German as in modern German and English.<ref>[[Wulf]]</ref> Jewish ancestors<ref name="Mugdan">{{cite web | url=http://www.jewishgen.org/infofiles/namfaq0.htm | title=The Names of the Jews | publisher=jewishgen.org | work=Institute of General Linguistics, University of Münster, Germany | accessdate=2015-10-09 | last=Mugdan | first=Joachim}}</ref> with the surname of '''Wulff''' may have associated it with the Hebrew first name, Benjamin which is associated with the wolf. |
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==People== |
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People with the family name Wulff: |
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*[[Christian Wulff]] (born 1959), German politician, former |
*[[Christian Wulff]] (born 1959), German politician, former president of Germany |
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*[[Bettina Wulff]] (born 1973), wife of German president Christian Wulff |
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*[[Erwin Neutzsky-Wulff]] (born 1949), Danish philosopher and author |
*[[Erwin Neutzsky-Wulff]] (born 1949), Danish philosopher and author |
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*[[Evgenii Wulff]] (1885 – 1941), Russian botanist |
*[[Evgenii Wulff]] (1885 – 1941), Russian botanist |
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*[[George Wulff]] (1863 – 1925), Russian cristallographe |
*[[George Wulff]] (1863 – 1925), Russian cristallographe |
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*[[Kai Wulff]], American actor |
*[[Kai Wulff]] (fl. 1980–2001), American actor |
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*[[Mikaela Wulff]] (born 1990), Finnish competitive sailor |
*[[Mikaela Wulff]] (born 1990), Finnish competitive sailor |
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*[[Wilhelm Wulff]], Nazi Occult Astrologer |
*[[Wilhelm Wulff]], Nazi Occult Astrologer |
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*[[Wulff Joseph Wulff]] (1809-1842), Danish lived and died in Ghana see |
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https://da.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wulff_Joseph_Wulff |
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==Other uses== |
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'''Wulff''' may also be used for: |
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*[[Wulff (comics)]], a fictional mutant character in the Marvel 2099 setting |
*[[Wulff (comics)]], a fictional mutant character in the Marvel 2099 setting |
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*[[Wulffmorgenthaler]] |
*''[[Wulffmorgenthaler]]'', a webcomic and newspaper comic strip |
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==See also== |
==See also== |
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*[[Wolff]], [[Wulf]] |
*[[Wolff]], a surname |
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*[[Wulf]] |
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Revision as of 01:43, 8 November 2018
Wulff is a Germanic family surname and may refer to:
People
- Christian Wulff (born 1959), German politician, former president of Germany
- Bettina Wulff (born 1973), wife of German president Christian Wulff
- Erwin Neutzsky-Wulff (born 1949), Danish philosopher and author
- Evgenii Wulff (1885 – 1941), Russian botanist
- George Wulff (1863 – 1925), Russian cristallographe
- Kai Wulff (fl. 1980–2001), American actor
- Mikaela Wulff (born 1990), Finnish competitive sailor
- Wilhelm Wulff, Nazi Occult Astrologer
Other uses
- Wulff (comics), a fictional mutant character in the Marvel 2099 setting
- Wulffmorgenthaler, a webcomic and newspaper comic strip