Definitions for Wolfman
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Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. werewolf, wolfman, lycanthrope, loup-garounoun

   a monster able to change appearance from human to wolf and back again

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1. wolfmannoun

   A werewolf or lycanthrope

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1. Wolfman

   In folklore, a werewolf (from Old English werwulf 'man-wolf'), or occasionally lycanthrope (from Ancient Greek λυκάνθρωπος, lukánthrōpos, 'wolf-human'), is an individual that can shapeshift into a wolf (or, especially in modern film, a therianthropic hybrid wolf-like creature), either purposely or after being placed under a curse or affliction (often a bite or the occasional scratch from another werewolf) with the transformations occurring on the night of a full moon. Early sources for belief in this ability or affliction, called lycanthropy, are Petronius (27–66) and Gervase of Tilbury (1150–1228). The werewolf is a widespread concept in European folklore, existing in many variants, which are related by a common development of a Christian interpretation of underlying European folklore developed during the medieval period. From the early modern period, werewolf beliefs also spread to the New World with colonialism. Belief in werewolves developed in parallel to the belief in witches, in the course of the Late Middle Ages and the early modern period. Like the witchcraft trials as a whole, the trial of supposed werewolves emerged in what is now Switzerland (especially the Valais and Vaud) in the early 15th century and spread throughout Europe in the 16th, peaking in the 17th and subsiding by the 18th century. The persecution of werewolves and the associated folklore is an integral part of the "witch-hunt" phenomenon, albeit a marginal one, accusations of lycanthropy being involved in only a small fraction of witchcraft trials. During the early period, accusations of lycanthropy (transformation into a wolf) were mixed with accusations of wolf-riding or wolf-charming. The case of Peter Stumpp (1589) led to a significant peak in both interest in and persecution of supposed werewolves, primarily in French-speaking and German-speaking Europe. The phenomenon persisted longest in Bavaria and Austria, with persecution of wolf-charmers recorded until well after 1650, the final cases taking place in the early 18th century in Carinthia and Styria.After the end of the witch-trials, the werewolf became of interest in folklore studies and in the emerging Gothic horror genre; werewolf fiction as a genre has pre-modern precedents in medieval romances (e.g. Bisclavret and Guillaume de Palermecode: fra promoted to code: fr ) and developed in the 18th century out of the "semi-fictional" chapbook tradition. The trappings of horror literature in the 20th century became part of the horror and fantasy genre of modern popular culture.

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1. wolfman

   A wolfman usually refers to a mythical creature in folklore, also known as a werewolf, that is a human with the ability to shape-shift into a wolf, either purposely or after being placed under a curse or affliction. In popular culture, "wolfman" and "werewolf" are often used interchangeably. Alternatively, the term can also be used to describe someone with excess body hair.

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1. WOLFMAN

   According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Wolfman is ranked #44957 in terms of the most common surnames in America.
   
   The Wolfman surname appeared 477 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 0 would have the surname Wolfman.
   
   96% or 458 total occurrences were White.
   1.6% or 8 total occurrences were of Hispanic origin.
   1.2% or 6 total occurrences were of two or more races.

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1. • Mythical Monster

How to pronounce Wolfman?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

   US English

   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

   British

   Fred

   US English

   Tessa

   South African

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of Wolfman in Chaldean Numerology is: 7

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of Wolfman in Pythagorean Numerology is: 3

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=Wolfman
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Wolfman
3. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wolfman
4. ^ ChatGPT
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5. ^ Surnames Frequency by Census Records
   https://www.census.gov/topics/population/genealogy/data/2010_surnames.html