Marcolf is a German given name, literally "march-wulf".

It is notable as the name of the protagonist in the medieval German Jewish tale of Solomon and Marcolf, where Marcolf, or Marolf, is a type of the "wise fool" stock character.

Historical people called Markolf include Markolf, bishop of Mainz (12th century)

In modern Germany, Markolf is also a surname, e.g. that of German football player Stefan Markolf

Stefan Markolf

Stefan Markolf is the first deaf German professional footballer.- Career :After joining the professional squad of FSV Mainz 05 in 2007, where the defender was mostly substituted, he was signed by third division club Wuppertaler SV in 2008, after eight years turned back to KSV Hessen Kassel.-...

(b. 1984).