Ylva - Origin and Meaning of the name

The girl name Ylva [ syll. yl-va, ylv-a ] is pronounced as YIHVah ^KEY. Ylva is largely used in Scandinavian and its origin is Old Norse. Ylva has the meaning she-wolf. Derived from the element 'úlfr' with the meaning wolf.

Ylva is not popular as a baby name for girls. It is not listed within the top 1000 names.

^KEY: approx English pronunciation for Ylva: Y as in "yield (Y.IY.L.D)" ; IH as in "it (IH.T)" ; V as in "vee (V.IY)" ; AH as in "hut (HH.AH.T)"

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