1) German given name 
Marcolf (Markolf, Markulf) 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 Ger...