Save Gender Masculine Usage Germanic [1] Meaning & History Derived from the Old German elements heisti "loud, violent" and wolf "wolf". This was the name of an 8th-century king of the Lombards. Related NamesFamily Tree·Details Rootsheisti + wolfOther Languages & CulturesAstolfo(Carolingian Cycle) Categories animals, canines, conflict, noise Sources & References Förstemann, Ernst. Altdeutsches Namenbuch. Bonn, 1900, page 736.
