Ylva
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Ylva is a Swedish female given name meaning "she-wolf". It is the feminine form of the masculine given name Ulf. The name is also used in Norway.
Ylva is a Swedish female given name meaning "she-wolf". It is the feminine form of the masculine given name Ulf. The name is also used in Norway.
Notable bearers
Ingrid Ylva (c. 1180s–1250s), Swedish noblewoman Ylva Eggehorn (born 19501), 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
In fiction
Ylva, mother of Vicke Viking Ylva Haraldsdotter is a character in The Long Ships (original Swedish: Röde Orm) by Frans Gunnar Bengtsson A character in Vinland Saga by Makoto Yukimura In the American movie Alex and Emma, Alex (a novelist) and Emma (his paid stenographer) get into an argument about whether Ylva (a character in his story) is a real name or not (which sends some American viewers to the internet to see whether it really is a name).
References
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