Ylva
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Ylva (She-wolf, female Wolf) is an old Swedish female given name. It is the female form of the masculine given name Ulf and is one of the earliest names to appear in documents.(soruce does not make such claim)[1] The name has increased in popularity and become internationally known because of the mother of Vicky the Viking. Ylva is also a character in The Long Ships or Red Orm (original Swedish: Röde Orm) by Frans Gunnar Bengtsson[citation needed] and Vinland Saga by Makoto Yukimura.
| Gender | Female |
|---|---|
| Origin | |
| Word/name | Swedish |
| Meaning | She-wolf |
| Other names | |
| Related names | Ulf |
Women bearing the name include:
- Ylva Eggehorn (born 1950), Swedish poet and writer
- Ylva Ivarsson (born 1964), Swedish archer
- Ylva Johansson (born 1964), Swedish politician
- Ylva Lindberg (born 1976), Swedish ice hockey player
- Ylva Lööf (born 1958), Swedish actress
- Ylva Nowén (born 1970), Swedish former alpine skier
- Ylva Thörn (born 1954), Swedish politician and former trade unionist
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