Adolf
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"Adolphus" redirects here. For the Australian brigantine, see
Adolphus (1852) .
Adolf Pronunciation German pronunciation: [ˈaːdɔlf] Gender Male Language(s) German, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, French, Italian, Spanish, Welsh, Portuguese Meaning Noble wolf , Wolf power or Bright wolf Variant form(s) Adi (nickname), Addie (nickname), Ady (nickname), Addy (nickname), Alf (short), Alfie (nickname), Adolff, Adolph, Adolphe, Ādolfs , Adolphus, Adolfo, Aatu, Dolfy (nickname), Dolphy (nickname), Adalwolf, Waldwolf
Adolf (also spelt Adolph or Adolphe , Adolfo , and when Latinised Adolphus ) is a given name with German origins.
The name is a compound derived from the Old High German Athalwolf (or Hadulf ), a composition of athal , or adal , meaning "noble" (or had(u) wolf cognate to the Anglo-Saxon name Æthelwulf Eadwulf ). The name can also be derived from the ancient Germanic elements "Wald" meaning "power", "brightness" and wolf (Waldwulf).
Due to its extremely negative associations with the Nazi leader Adolf Hitler , the name has greatly declined in popularity since the end of World War II.
Similar names include Lithuanian Adolfas and Latvian Ādolfs . The female forms Adolphine and Adolpha are far more rare than the male names. Adolphus can also appear as a surname, as in John Adolphus , the English historian.
Popularity and usage
During the 19th and early 20th centuries, Adolf was a popular name for baby boys in German-speaking countries and to a lesser extent also in French-speaking countries (spelled there as Adolphe ). After Adolf Hitler came to power in Nazi Germany , the name Adolf became popular again, especially in 1933–1934 and 1937.[ 1] [ 2] Adolf Dassler (born 1900), the founder of Adidas , used his nickname, 'Adi', in his professional life and for the name of his company.[ 3] [ 4]
Similarly, the French version, Adolphe —previously a fairly common name in France and the name of a classic French novel —has virtually disappeared, along with the Italian version Adolfo . However, the Spanish and Portuguese version, Adolfo , has not become stigmatised in the same way and is still in common use in Spanish- and Portuguese-speaking countries.[ 5]
Monarchs and nobles
Ealdwulf of East Anglia (c. 634–713), King of East AngliaAdulf mcEtulfe (died 934), King of BamburghEadwulf Evil-child (fl. 968–970), ruler of BamburghAdolf Frederick, King of Sweden (1710–1771)Adolf I, Prince of Schaumburg-Lippe (1817–1893)Adolf II, Prince of Schaumburg-Lippe (1883–1936)Adolf of Altena (1157–1220), Archbishop of CologneAdolf of Nassau (1540–1568) , Count of Nassau, brother of William the SilentAdolf, Count Palatine of the Rhine (1300–1327)Adolf, Duke of Bavaria (1434–1441)Adolf, Duke of Holstein-Gottorp (1526–1586)Adolf, Duke of Jülich-Berg (1370–1437)Adolf, King of the Romans (1255–1298), King of GermanyAdolph I, Prince of Anhalt-Köthen (d. 1473)Adolph II, Prince of Anhalt-Köthen (1458–1526)Adolphe, Grand Duke of Luxembourg (1817–1905)Adolphus Cambridge, 1st Marquess of Cambridge (1868–1927)Adolphus Frederick II, Duke of Mecklenburg-Strelitz (1658–1708)Adolphus VIII, Count of Holstein (1401–1459), Duke of southern JutlandAdulf Evil-child (fl. AD 973), more commonly known as Eadwulf Evil-child, Earl of BamburghAudulf (fl. c. 600 ), a Frisian lord or moneyer known for his golden tremissesErnest Augustus William Adolphus George Frederick, Crown Prince of Hanover (1845–1923)Gustaf IV Adolf (1778–1837), King of SwedenGustaf VI Adolf (1882–1973), King of SwedenGustavus Adolphus of Sweden (1594–1632), King of SwedenPrince Adolf of Schaumburg-Lippe (1859–1917), regent of LippePrince Adolphus, Duke of Cambridge (1774–1850), son of George III of the United KingdomPrince Gustaf Adolf, Duke of Västerbotten (1906–1947), Prince of Sweden
Saints
People with the given name in any variant
Adolf
Adolf Albin (1848–1920), Romanian chess playerAdolf Althoff (1913–1998), German circus ownerAdolf Anderssen (1818–1879), German chess playerAdolf Appellöf (1857–1921), Swedish zoologistGustav Badin né Adolf Ludvig Gustav Fredrik Albert Couchi (1747/1750 – 1822), Swedish court servantAdolf von Baeyer (1835–1917), German chemist who synthesised indigo and developed a nomenclature for cyclic compoundsAdolf Bastian (1826–1905), German anthropologistAdolf Beck (1863–1942), Polish physician and pioneer of electroencephalographyAdolf Beck case (1841–1909), Norwegian whose mistaken identity led to court of criminal appealAdolf van den Berg (born 1978), South African cricketerAdolf A. Berle (1895–1971), American lawyer, educator, author, and diplomatĀdolfs Bļodnieks (1889–1962), 9th Prime Minister of LatviaAdolf Bniński (1884–1942), Polish agricultural, conservative, and royalist activistAdolf Born (1930–2016), Czech artist and filmmakerAdolf Brand (1874–1945), German journalistAdolf Brudes (1899–1986), German racing driverAdolf Busch (1891–1952), German violinist and composerAdolf Butenandt (1903–1995), German biochemistAdolf Čech (1841–1903), Czech conductorAdolf Charlemagne or Sharleman, Russian painter (1826–1901)Adolf Cluss (1825–1905), German-American architectAdolf Daens (1839–1907), Belgian theologianAdolf Dehn (1895–1968), American lithographerAdolf "Adi" Dassler (1900–1978), German entrepreneur and founder of AdidasAdolf Deucher (1831–1912), Swiss politicianAdolph Diesterweg (1790–1866), German educatorAdolph Dubs (1920-1979), Assassinated American ambassadorAdolf Dymsza (1900–1975), Polish comic actorAdolf Ehrnrooth (1905–2004), Finnish generalAdolf Eichler (1869–1911), German civil architectAdolf Eichmann (1906–1962), German/Austrian Nazi SS officerAdolf Ellissen [de ] (1815–1872), German politicianAdolf Etolin (1799–1876), Finnish explorerAdolf Eugen Fick (1829–1901), German inventorAdolf Fischer (officer) (1893–1947), German Nazi generalAdolf Froelich (1887–1943), Polish inventorAdolf Furrer (1873–1958), Swiss inventorAdolf Galland (1912–1996), German fighter pilotAdolf Glassbrenner (1810–1876), German humouristEddy Goldfarb (born 1921), birth name Adolf, American inventor of Yakity Yak Talking TeethAdolf Grünbaum (1923–2018), German-American philosopher of scienceAdolf Guttmacher (1861–1915), German-American rabbiAdolf Guyer-Zeller (1839–1899), Swiss entrepreneur
Adolf Abraham Halevi Fraenkel (1891–1965), German-Israeli mathematicianAdolf Hamann (1885–1945), German Nazi generalAdolf Hammerstein [de ] , German mathematicianAdolf von Harnack (1851–1930), German theologianJohann Adolph Hasse (1699–1783), German composerAdolf Hedin (1834–1905), Swedish newspaper publisher and politicianAdolf Hempt (1874–1943), Serbian biologist, founder of the Pasteur Institute in Novi SadAdolf von Henselt (1814–1889), German composerAdolf Eduard Herstein (1869–1932), Polish-born painter and engraverAdolf Heusinger (1897–1982), German military officerAdolf von Hildebrand (1847–1921), German sculptorAdolf Bernhard Christoph Hilgenfeld (1823–1907), German theologianAdolf Hitler (1889–1945), German dictator and leader of the Nazi partyAdolf Hurwitz (1859–1919), German mathematicianAdolf Holtzmann (1810–1870), German philologistAdolf Hütter (born 1970), Austrian footballerAdolf Just (1859–1936), German naturalist and founder of LuvosAdolph Joffe (1883–1927), Bolshevik politicianAdolf Kaufmann (1848–1916), Austrian landscape painterAdolf Kertész (1892–1920), Hungarian footballerAdolf Kneser (1862–1930), German mathematicianAdolph Freiherr Knigge (1752–1796), German writer, FreemasonAdolf Köster (1883–1930), German politicianAdolf Kussmaul (1822–1902), German physician and the first to describe dyslexiaAdolf Lande (1905–c. 1970 ), German drug-control officialAdolf Lindenbaum (1904–1941), Polish mathematicianAdolf Loos (1870–1933), Austrian architectAdolf Lorenz (1854–1946), Austrian orthopedic surgeonAdolf Lundin (1932–2006), Swedish oil magnateAdolf Malan (born 1961), South African rugby union footballerAdolf Lu Hitler Marak (born c. 1958 ), Indian politicianAdolf Mayer (1843–1942), German agricultural chemist who worked on tobacco mosaic diseaseAdolph Menzel (1815–1905), German painterAdolf Merckle (1934–2009), German entrepreneur and billionaireAdolf Meyer (architect) (1881–1929), German architectAdolf Meyer (psychiatrist) (1866–1950), Swiss-American psychiatrist
Adolf van Nieuwenaar (c. 1545 –1589), Dutch statesman and soldier, stadtholder of Overijssel, Guelders and UtrechtAdolf Erik Nordenskiöld (1832–1901), Finnish-Swedish explorerAdolf Noreen (1854–1925), Swedish linguistAdolf Oberländer (1845–1923), German caricaturistAdolf Ogi (born 1942), Swiss politicianAdolf Opálka (1915–1942), Czech anti-Nazi fighterAdolf Overweg (1822–1852), German scientistAdolf Petrovsky (1887–?), Soviet diplomatAdolf Pilar von Pilchau (1851–1925), Baltic German politicianAdolf Pilch (1914–2000), Polish resistance fighterAdolf Pinner (1842–1909), German chemistAdolf Reichwein (1898–1944), German educator and economist who resisted the policies of Nazi GermanyAdolf Reinach (1883–1917), German phenomenologistAdolf Rosenberger (1900–1967), German-Jewish businessman, founder of the Porsche companyAdolf Rudnicki (1912–1990), Polish-Jewish authorAdolf Rzepko (1825–1892), Polish composerAdolf Friedrich von Schack (1815–1894), German poetAdolph Salomonsohn (1831–1919), German banker influenced the establishment of the German stock marketAdolf Schallamach (1905–1997), German-born British scientist that worked on rubber frictionAdolf Schaller (1956–2024), American visual artistAdolf Schärf (1890–1965), President of AustriaAdolf Scherer (1938–2023), Slovak footballer of German descentAdolf Schlagintweit (1829–1857), German explorerAdolf Schmal (1872–1919), Austrian fencerAdolf Schreyer (1828–1899), German painterAdolf Schwarz (1836–1910), Austro-Hungarian chess masterAdolf Seefeldt (1870–1936), known as The Sandman, German serial killerAdolf Shayevich (born 1937), Rabbi of the Moscow Choral Synagogue and one of two Chief Rabbis of RussiaAdolf Smekal (1895–1959), Austrian physicistAdolf Stelzer (1908–1977), Swiss footballerAdolf Stieler (1775–1836), German cartographerAdolf Stoecker (1835–1909), German theologianAdolf Strauss (composer) (1902–1944), Czech pianist, violinist, composer, and kapellmeisterAdolf Strauss (general) (1879–1973), general in the Wehrmacht of Nazi GermanyAdolf Theuer (1920–1947), German SS officer at Auschwitz concentration campAdolf Tolkachev (1927–1986), Soviet engineer and CIA spyAdolf von Sonnenthal (1834–1909), Austrian actorAdolf "Dado" Topić (born 1949), Croatian singerAdolf Tortilowicz von Batocki-Friebe (1868–1944), Lithuanian nobleman, lawyer and politicianAdolf Walbrook (1896–1967), Austrian actorAdolf Wahrmund (1827–1913), Austrian-German orientalistAdolf Ferdinand Weinhold (1841–1917), German chemist, physician and inventorAdolf Wilbrandt (1837–1911), German novelistAdolf Windaus (1876–1959), German chemistAdolf Wölfli (1864–1930), Swiss artistAdolf Zeising (1810–1876), German psychologistAdolf Ziegler (1892–1959), German painter and politicianAdolf Zutter (1889–1947), German SS concentration camp officerAdolf Zytogorski (c. 1811/1812 –1882), Polish-British chess master and translator
Adolfas
Adolfo
Adolfo Aldana (born 1966), Spanish footballerAdolfo Baines (born 1972), Spanish footballerAdolfo Battaglia (born 1930), Italian journalist and politicianAdolfo Bautista (born 1979), Mexican footballerAdolfo Bruno (1945–2003), a.k.a. "Big Al", Italian-American mobsterAdolfo Camarillo (1864–1958), American businessman, ranchero, philanthropist, co-founder of the city of Camarillo, CaliforniaAdolfo Carrión Jr. (born 1961), served for seven years as borough president of the BronxAdolfo Celi (1922–1986), Italian actor and directorAdolfo Constanzo (1962–1989), American serial killer, drug trafficker, and cult leaderAdolfo Correia da Rocha (1907–1995), Portuguese writer and otolaryngologistAdolfo Schwelm Cruz (1923–2012), Argentine racing driverAdolfo de la Huerta (1881–1955), President of Mexico in 1920Adolfo Domínguez (born 1950), Spanish fashion designerAdolfo Domínguez Gerardo (born 1991), Mexican footballerAdolfo Gaich (born 1999), Argentine footballerAdolfo Gregorio (born 1982), American footballerAdolfo Guzman (soccer) (born 1995), American footballerAdolfo Guzmán (1920–1976), Cuban pianistAdolfo Hernández (born 1997), Mexican footballerAdolfo Hirsch (born 1986), Argentine footballerAdolfo Kaminsky (1925–2023), Argentinian member of the French Resistance, document forgerAdolfo Lima (born 1990), Uruguayan footballerAdolfo López Mateos (1909–1969), President of Mexico from 1958 to 1964Adolfo Luxúria Canibal (born 1959), Portuguese musician and lawyerAdolfo Machado (born 1985), Panamanian footballerAdolfo Miranda (born 1989), Spanish footballerAdolfo Muñoz (born 1997), Ecuadorian footballerAdolfo Ovalle (born 1970), Chilean footballerAdolfo Ovalle (born 1997), Chilean footballerAdolfo Pérez Esquivel (born 1931), Argentine activist and Nobel Peace Prize winnerAdolfo Ríos (born 1966), Mexican footballerAdolfo Ruiz Cortines (1889–1973), President of Mexico from 1952 to 1958Adolfo Sardiña (1933–2021), Cuban-American fashion designer, known by his first name aloneAdolfo Sarti (1928–1992), Italian politicianAdolfo Scilingo (born 1946), Argentinian Navy officer, criminalAdolfo Suárez (1932–2014), Spanish politician, the first democratically elected Prime Minister of Spain during the Spanish transition to democracyAdolfo Valencia (born 1968), Colombian footballerAdolfo Veber Tkalčević (1825–1889), Croatian philologist, writer, and politicianAdolfo Vigorelli (1921–1944), Italian resistance fighter during World War IIAdolfo Zumelzú (1902–1973), Argentine footballer
Adolph
Adolph Achille Gereau (1893–1994), Virgin Islands civil servant and founder of V.I. RepublicansAdolph Baller (1909–1994), Austrian-American pianistAdolph Bieberstein (1902–1981), American football playerAdolph Caesar (1933–1986), American actor, voice-over artist, theatre director, dancer, and choreographerAdolph von Carlowitz (1858–1928), German generalAdolph Coors (1847–1929), American businessman and founder of Coors BreweryAdolph "A.J." DeLaGarza (born 1987), American footballerAdolph Deutsch (1897–1980), British-American composer, conductor, and arrangerAdolf Douai (1819–1888), German-Texan pioneer of the Kindergarten movement in AmericaAdolph Monroe Edwards Jr. (1905–1987), American lawyer and statesman who served as Secretary of Guam from 1960 to 1961Adolph Fischer (1858–1887), German labor union activistAdolph Frank (1834–1916), German chemistAdolph Goldschmidt (1863–1944), German-Jewish art historianAdolph Gottlieb (1903–1974), American abstract expressionist painter, sculptor and printmakerAdolph Green (1914–2002), American lyricist and playwrightAdolph Hallis (1896–1987), South African pianist, composer, and teacherAdolph Herseth (1921–2013), American orchestral trumpet playerAdolph Sutro (1830–1898), mayor of San FranciscoAdolph Jacobs (1939–2014), American guitar playerAdolph Joffe (1883–1927), Russian-Jewish diplomatAdolph Johannes Brand (born 1934), South African pianist and composer known as Abdullah IbrahimAdolph Kissell (1920–1983), American football playerAdolph Kliebhan (1897–1963), American football playerAdolph Koldofsky (1905–1951), Canadian violinistAdolph Kolping (1813–1865), German priestAdolph Kukulowicz (1933–2008), Canadian ice hockey playerAdolph Malan (1910–1963), South African flying ace in World War IIAdolph Marx, birth name of American comic actor Harpo Marx (1888–1961)
Adolph Marix (1848–1919), American military officer and generalAdolph Mongo (born 1954), American political strategist and commentatorAdolph S. Moses (1840–1902), German-American rabbiAdolph Ochs (1858–1935), American newspaper publisherAdolph L. Reed Jr. (born 1947), American professor of political science and writerAdolph Rickenbacker (1887–1976), Swiss-American co-created the first electric string instrument, and co-founded the RickenbackerAdolph Rupp (1901–1977), American college basketball coachAdolph Sabath (1866–1952), American politicianAdolph "Dolph" Schayes (1928–2015), American basketball playerAdolph G. Schwenk (1922–2004), American Marine generalAdolph "Young Dolph" Thornton (1985–2021), American independent rap artistAdolph Tidemand (1814–1876), Norwegian classical romantic painterAdolph Treidler (1886–1981), American artist known for his illustrations, posters, commercial art, and wartime propaganda postersAdolph von Carlowitz (1858–1928), German army commander during the First World WarAdolph P. Yushkevich (1906–1993), Russian mathematicianAdolph Zukor (1873–1976), Hungarian-Jewish American film mogul and founder of Paramount PicturesHubert Blaine Wolfeschlegelsteinhausenbergerdorff Sr. (1914–1997), American typesetter whose actual name starts with "Adolph"
Adolphe
Adolphe Adam (1803–1856), French composer and music criticAdolphe Alexandre Chaillet (1867–1914), French inventor of the Centennial LightAdolphe Crémieux (1796–1880), French-Jewish lawyer and statesmanAdolphe Goldschmidt (1838–1918), German-Jewish co-inheritor of the Goldschmidt family bankAdolphe Guillaumat (1863–1940), French general during World War IAdolphe Hug (1923–2006), Swiss footballerAdolphe Marbot (1781–1844), French generalAdolphe Max (1869–1939), Belgian politician and mayor of BrusselsAdolphe Menjou (1890–1963), American actor and anti-Communist activistAdolphe Monod (1802–1856), French Protestant churchmanAdolphe Monticelli (1824–1886), French painter preceding the ImpressionistsAdolphe Muzito (born 1957), Congolese politician who was Prime Minister of the Democratic RepublicAdolphe Nourrit (1802–1839), French opera singerAdolphe Quetelet (1796–1874), Belgian astronomer, polymathAdolphe Pinard (1844–1934), French obstetrician and member of parliamentAdolphe Sax (1814–1894), Belgian musician and inventor of the saxophoneAdolphe Teikeu (born 1990), Cameroonian footballerAdolphe Thiers (1797–1877), French Prime Minister, President, and historianAdolphe Tohoua (born 1983), Ivorian footballerAdolphe Vorderman (1844–1902), Dutch scientist who helped toward the discovery of vitaminsAdolphe Willette (1857–1926), French painter and architect of the Moulin Rouge
Adolphus
Adolphus Anthony "Doc" Cheatham (1905–1997), American jazz trumpeter, singer, and bandleaderAdolphus Busch (1839–1913), American businessman and co-founder of Anheuser-BuschAdolphus Ealey (1941–1992), American curator and educatorAdolphus L. Fitzgerald (1840–1921), Justice of the Supreme Court of NevadaAdolphus W. Green (1844–1917), American businessman and founder of NabiscoAdolphus Washington Greely (1844–1935), American polar explorerAdolphus Grimes (1913–1998), American baseball playerAdolphus Jones (born 1984), Kittian and Nevisian track and field athlete and footballerAdolphus Warburton Moore (1841–1887), British civil servant and mountaineerAdolphus Ofodile (born 1979), Nigerian footballerAdolphus Busch Orthwein (1917–2013), American heir and business executive and formerly missing personAdolphus Jean Sweet (1920–1985), American actorAdolphus Washington (born 1994), American football player
People with the surname Adolf or Adolphus
Fictional characters
Adolphus, a character in The Adventures of Baron Munchausen
Adolphus, a character in The Adventures of Huck Finn
Adolphus Cusins, a character in Major Barbara
Adolphus Tips, the eponymous cat of The Amazing Story of Adolphus Tips by Michael Morpurgo
Dolph Starbeam, a character in the animated sitcom The Simpsons
Dolf, an antagonist in the animated series Alfred J. Kwak
Adolf Kamil and Adolf Kaufmann, title characters of the manga Adolf
Saint Adolphus, a character in Ken Follett's The Pillars of the Earth
Adolf Verloc, a character in Joseph Conrad's The Secret Agent
Adolf K. Weismann, also known as Yashiro Isana , is the main protagonist in the anime series K
Adolf Wolf, a character in Blitz Wolf
Adolphe Pescarolo, principal of Shuchiin Academy in Kaguya-sama: Love Is War
Adolf, one of the main villains in Armour of God II: Operation Condor
Adolfo Pirelli , a minor antagonist in Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street Adolf Stroud, a character in The Ancient Magus' Bride
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