German and Dutch: from a short form of the personal name
Arnolf, composed of the Germanic elements arn ‘eagle’ +
wulf ‘wolf’.
Dutch: from a reduced form of Nodolf,
derived from the personal name Odolf by transfer of the final
-n in a preceding personal name such as Jan,
Simoen. Odolf is composed of the Germanic elements
aud ‘wealth’ + wulf ‘wolf’.
Dictionary of American Family Names, Oxford University Press, ISBN 0-19-508137-4
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