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Ulf, or Ulv is a masculine given name. It derives from the Old Norse word for "wolf" (úlfr, see Wulf). The female form is Ylva. Notable people with the name include:

Ulf the Earl, brother-in-law of Cnut the Great and regent of Denmark
Ulf Adelsohn, Swedish politician, former leader of Moderata Samlingspartiet and county governor of Stockholm
Ulf Andersson, Swedish chess player
Ulf Björlin (1933–1993), Swedish conductor, composer, pianist, arranger, music producer
Ulf Dahlén, Swedish ice hockey player
Ulf Dextegen (born 1960), Swedish hypnotherapist and champion freediver
Ulf Ekberg, Swedish pop musician
Ulf Ekman, Swedish pastor, leader of Livets Ord
Ulf Eriksson, Swedish footballer
Ulf von Euler, Swedish physiologist
Ulf Fase, Swedish jarl during the Middle Ages
Ulf Fink (1942–2025), German politician
Ulf Friberg (born 1962), Swedish actor and film director
Ulf Georgsson (born 1962), Swedish songwriter
Ulf Gustafsson (born 1937), Swedish rower
Ulf Hamrin (born 1946), Swedish writer
Ulf Hohmann, German ethology researcher
Ulf Isaksson (1954–2003), Swedish ice hockey player
Ulf Kristersson, Swedish politician, Prime Minister of Sweden since 2022
Ulf Kirsten, German soccer player
Ulf Kortesniemi (born 1966), Finnish former footballer
Ulf Larsson, Swedish actor and TV host
Ulf Linde, Swedish art critic, writer, museum director
Ulf Lohmann, German electronic music producer
Ulf Lönnqvist, Swedish politician
Ulf Lundell, Swedish author and rock musician
Ulf Lundkvist, Swedish comic creator, illustrator, and painter
Ulf Merbold, German astronaut (retired) and glider pilot
Ulf Nilsson, Swedish ice hockey player
Ulf Olsson, Swedish murderer
Ulf Ottosson, Swedish soccer player, Mål-Otto
Ulf Palme, Swedish film actor
Ulf Pilgaard, Danish actor
Ulf the Quarrelsome, brother (or sometimes identified as stepson) to Brian Boru
Ulf Samuelsson (born 1964), Swedish ice hockey player
Ulf Schmidt, Swedish tennis player
Ulf Stenberg (born 1979), Swedish actor and theater director
Ulf Timmermann, East German shot putter

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