The Name
The municipality (originally the parish) is named after the farm Ulvik (Norse Ulfvík), since the first church was built there. The first element is ulfr m 'wolf', the last element is vík f 'cove, wick'.
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—Joseph L. Mankiewicz (1909–1993)
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—Bible: New Testament, Ephesians 5:15-16.
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—Gertrude Stein (1874–1946)