Ylva (She-wolf, female Wolf) is an old

Swedish Swedish or ' may refer to: Anything from or related to Sweden, a country in Northern Europe. Or, specifically: * Swedish language, a North Germanic language spoken primarily in Sweden and Finland ** Swedish alphabet, the official alphabet used by ...

female

given name A given name (also known as a forename or first name) is the part of a personal name quoted in that identifies a person, potentially with a middle name as well, and differentiates that person from the other members of a group (typically a fa ...

. It is the female form of the masculine given name

Ulf Ulf, or Ulv is a masculine name common in Scandinavia and Germany. It derives from the Old Norse word for "wolf" (''úlfr'', see Wulf). The oldest written record of the name's occurrence in Sweden is from a runestone of the 11th century. The fe ...

and is one of the earliest names to appear in documents. The oldest written proof of the name's occurrence in Sweden was

Ingrid Ylva Ingrid Ylva of Bjelbo (born c. 1180s, died c. 1250–1255), was a Swedish noblewoman, the wife of Magnus Minnesköld of Bjälbo and the mother of regent Birger Jarl. The exact years of her birth and death are unclear; a traditional year quoted fo ...

, the mother of Birger Magnusson von Bjälbo from about 1200.

Women with the name

Given name * Ylva, mononym of a Danish singer *

Ylva Eggehorn Ylva Elisabet Eggehorn (born 6 March 1950) is a Swedish poet, writer, and hymnwriter. She is said to be among Sweden's most famous contemporary Christian writers and poets. Along with Christian poetry she wrote for what's believed to be the first ...

(born 1950), Swedish poet and writer *

Ylva Johansson Ylva Julia Margareta Johansson (born 13 February 1964) is a Swedish politician who has been serving as European Commissioner for Home Affairs since 2019. She previously served in the government of Sweden as Minister for Schools from 1994 to 1998 ...

(born 1964), Swedish politician *

Ylva Lindberg Ylva Lindberg (née Martinsen; born 29 June 1976) is a Swedish retired ice hockey player and, , an assistant coach to the Norwegian women's national ice hockey team. She won a silver medal at the 2006 Winter Olympics and a bronze medal at the 20 ...

(born 1976), Swedish ice hockey player *

Ylva Lööf Ylva Lööf (born 28 February 1958) is a Swedish actress who has appeared in a number of films and television shows. Filmography * 1989–1991 – '' Tre kärlekar'' (English title ''Three Loves'') (TV) *1992 – '' En komikers uppvä ...

, Swedish actress *

(c. 1180s-c. 1250), Swedish noblewoman

Fiction

The name has increased in popularity and become internationally better known because of the mother of

Vicky the Viking ''Vicky the Viking'', known as ''Wickie und die starken Männer'' () in Germany and Austria and in Japan, is an animated television series which tells the adventures of Vicky, a young Viking boy who uses his wits to help his Viking fellows. It ...

. Ylva is also a character in ''

The Long Ships ''The Long Ships'' or ''Red Orm'' (original Swedish: ''Röde Orm'' meaning ''Red Serpent'' or ''Red Snake'') is an adventure novel by the Swedish writer Frans G. Bengtsson. The narrative is set in the late 10th century and follows the adventu ...

'' or ''Red Orm'' (original Swedish ''Röde Orm'') by Frans Gunnar Bengtsson.

Other uses

Ylva is also a type of sailing ship (see

Ylva Ylva (She-wolf, female Wolf) is an old Sweden, 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. The oldest written proof of the name's occurrence in Sweden was ...

Sources

This article is based on a translation of the German Wikipedia article. {{given name Swedish feminine given names