68%RatingSave Gender Masculine Usage Germanic [1] Meaning & History Old German name derived from the elements agil meaning "edge, blade" and wolf meaning "wolf". This name was borne by a 6th-century king of the Lombards and by an 8th-century saint (a bishop of Cologne). Related Names Rootsagil + wolf/wulf Categories animals, canines, fauna, kings, saints, weapons, wolf Sources & References Förstemann, Ernst. Altdeutsches Namenbuch. Bonn, 1900, page 35.