Herluf name meaning

Gender: Boy
Origin: Old Norse, Old High German and Persian
Usage: Scandinavian, Icelandic, Greenlandic, Swedish, Danish, Norwegian, Old Danish and Finnish
Meaning: Army Descendant, Wolf, To be Clever, Knowledge, Wisdom and Merciful
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What does Herluf mean?

Boy name Herluf is prevalently used in Swedish, Greenlandic, Danish, Norwegian, Finnish, Icelandic, Old Danish and Scandinavian is rooted from Old Norse language. Herluf is a version of Herleif. Herleif is Norwegian form of Herleifr.

Of Old Norse origin, Herleif, Herleif means "Army Descendant". Herluf is Danish form of Herlof.

Variants of Herluf

Herleif, Herleifr, Herlof, Hellof, HælfR

How popular is the name Herluf?

Herluf is a common baby name in Denmark. According to our findings, at least 1000 people have been bestowed Herluf around the globe, concentrated mainly Nordic regions.

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Herluf in Nordic countries

CountriesMen
First NameSecondary Name
Netherlands50
Sweden618
Norway49
Denmark5910

Here's what numbers has to say about Herluf

You are sharp-minded and intelligent. Even if you prefer others to do the heavy lifting for you, there's no doubt you can handle it yourself. It's like luck follows you wherever you go and whatever you do results in a positive outcome. You should learn to invest wisely the profit you make. Nothing escapes your eye, your sense of smell is highly developed, such as your sense of touch. Your friends are like addicted to you, but your family isn't very happy with how you live your life cause you are restless.

Other names similar to Herluf

  •  Biarne is form of Biarni in Swedish language
  •  Mekkín is Icelandic form of Mecke
  •  Jóann chiefly is used in Icelandic, Danish and Swedish is a boy name. Jóann is Icelandic equivalent of Ióan
  •  Skorri - Meaning of Skorri is Purring One, Loud One is used as a boy name which is mainly used in Danish and Finnish is rooted from Old Norse
  •  Ellisif especially is used in Norwegian, Old Norse and Danish is of Hebrew origin is bestowed upon girls. Ellisif is equivalent of Elisaveta in Nordic language

Famous people named Herluf

  • Herluf Trolle, Danish naval hero
  • Herluf Zahle, Danish barrister with the Supreme Court

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