Adolf

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Adolf

Gender: Masculine
Language: German, Danish, Dutch
Etymology:
Adolf is the modern German form of an Old Germanic name Adalwulf (modern form, Adolf). It means “Noble Wolf” from “adal” (noble) and “wulf” (wolf) (Adolphus is the Latin form).

History:
The old German name Adalwulf developed into the modern German Adolf (via Adelulf), as well as the Old English Aethelwulf and the Latin Adolphus. . Aethelwulf died out in England, however, soon after the Norman Invasion of 1066. Adolf survived, however, in Germany and Sweden.
In the 20th century, German dictator Adolf Hitler has probably forever tainted this name. It is rarely used today.
Please see Adolphus for more information.

Pronunciation: ay-dolf.

Diminutives:
German: Adi.

Famous Bearers:
Artists and Authors:
Adolf Ludwiv Follen (1794-1855)
German poet.
Adolf von Henselt (1814-1889)
German composer and musician.
Adolf von Menzel (1815-1905)
German painter.
Adolf Dygasinski (1939-1902)
Polish writer.
Adolf Frey (1855-1920)
Swiss writer.
Adolf Loos (1870-1933)
Czech architect.
Adolf Rudnicki (1912-1990)
Polish novelist.

Educators, Scholars, and Social Workers:
Adolf Fischhof (1816-1893)
Austrian political theorist.
Adolf Jellinek (1821-1893)
Austrian rabbi and scholar.
Adolf Bastian (1826-1905)
German ethnologist.
Adolf von Harnack (1851-1913)
German theologian.
Adolf Furtwängler (1853-1907)
German archaeologist.

Military:
Adolf, Freiherr von Lützow (1782-1934)
Prussian general.
Adolf Galland (1912-1996)
Commander of the German Luftwaffe during W.W.II.

Miscellaneous:
Adolf Anderssen (1818-1879)
German chess master.

Political Figures:
Adolf, Fürst von Auersperg (1821-1885)
German prime minister.
Adolf Hitler (1889-1945)
German dictator.
Adolf Eichmann (1906-1962)
German Nazi war criminal.

Royalty:
Adolf, Graf von Nassau (1250-1298)
German king.
Adolf Frederick (1710-1771)
King of Sweden.
Adolf, Herzog von Nassau (1817-1905)
Grand Duke of Luxembourg.

Scientists:
Adolf Overweg (1822-1852)
German geologist and astronomer.
Adolf Erik, Frihere Nordenskiöld (1832-1901)
Swedish geologist and explorer.
Adolf von Baeyer (1835-1917)
German chemist. Winner of the 1905 Nobel Prize for Chemistry.
Adolf Engler (1844-1930)
German botanist.
Adolf Windaus (1876-1959)
German chemist. Winner of the 1928 Nobel Prize for Chemistry.
Adolf Butenandt (1903-1995)
German biochemist.

Popularity:
Percentage from the 1990 U.S. Census:
less than 0.004 % named Adolf

Popularity of Adolf:
Popularity (for newborns):
In the United States...
1900-1910: 581st most popular.
1910-1920: 854th most popular.
1920-2000: N/A