masculine Welf

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Name Root:
*-WULFAZ > Welfen > welf
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This name derives from the Old High German “Welf,” from the Germanic family name “Welfen,” meaning “puppy, give birth to a litter,” which in turn derives from the Ancient Germanic “*-wulfaz,” meaning “wolf.” Welf I was Duke of Bavaria from 1070 to 1077 and from 1096 to his death. He was the first member of the Welf branch of the House of Este. In the genealogy of the Elder House of Welf, he is counted as Welf IV. Welfen is the German name of one of the oldest and most distinguished European families. The House of Welf (historically rendered in English as Guelf or Guelph) was a European dynasty that has included many German and British monarchs from the 11th to 20th-century and Emperor Ivan VI of Russia 18th-century.

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Chakra Number: #1
Root Chakra "Muladhara"

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