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Updated February 28, 2024

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Boy name origins & meanings

  • German : Noble wolf

Boy name variations

Adolph

Adolph

+ 33% this year
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Adolfo

Adolfo

+ 15% this year
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Adolphe

Adolphe

0 % this year
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Adolphus

Adolphus

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Adolfus

Adolfus

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How Popular Is The Name Adolf

Family name origins & meanings

  • German, Dutch, and Scandinavian : from the Germanic personal name Atha-ulf, which was widely adopted in other languages throughout central Europe; it is composed of the Old High German elements ad- (as in adal ‘noble’) + (w)ulf ‘wolf’.

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