Adolphus

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Adolphus

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

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. It flourished, however, in Germany and Sweden.
The name was reintroduced to England (often in its Latin form) in the 17th century, when the German royal family of Hanover became the rulers of England (George I, 1683-1760).

In the 20th century, German dictator Adolf Hitler has probably forever tainted this name. It is rarely used today.

The English pet name Dolly (for Adolphus) could be found in the 19th century.

Pronunciation: ah-doll-fuss.

Diminutives: Adolph, Dolph, Dolf, Dolphus.
English: Dolly.
German: Adi.
German (Low): Alf, Ahlf.
Italian: Adolfi, Adinolfi, Adolfino.

Alternates: Adalwolf, Adalwulf.
Danish: Adolf.
Dutch: Adolf.
English (Old): Aethelwulf, Ethelwulf, Athelwulf.
French: Adolphe.
German: Adolf.
Portuguese: Adolpho.
Spanish: Adolfo.

Surnames:
German (Low): Alfs, Ahlfs.
Swedish: Adolfsson.

Feminine: Adolpha.

See also: Adolf.

Famous Bearers:
Artists and Authors:
Adolphe Adam (1803-1856)
French composer.
Adolphe Monticelli (1824-1886)
French painter.
Adolph Hildebrand (1847-1921)
German sculptor.
Adolph Alexander Weinman (1870-1952)
American sculptor.
Adolph Gottlieb (1903-1974)
American painter.
Adolfo Bioy Casares (1914-1999)
Argentine writer.
Adolfo Pérez Esquivel (1931-)
Argentine sculptor.

Educators, Scholars, and Social Workers:
Adolphe Blanqui (1798-1854)
French economist.
Adolphe-Théodore Monod (1802-1856)
French Protestant theologian.
Adolphe Chéruel (1809-1891)
French historian.
Adolph Bandelier (1840-1914)
Swiss archaeologist.
Adolph H. Schultz (1891-1976)
Swiss-American anthropologist.

Military:
Adolphus Frederick, Duke of Cambridge (1774-1850)
British military commander. A son of George III.

Miscellaneous:
Adolphus Busch (1839-1913)
German-American brewer.
Adolphus Washington Greely (1844-1935)
American explorer of Canada and Greenland.
Adolph Coors (1847-1929)
German-American brewer.
Adolph Rupp (1901-1977)
American basketball coach.

Political Figures:
Adolphe Thiers (1797-1877)
French historian and president.
Adolph J. Sabath (1866-1952)
American politician.
Adolphe Max (1869-1939)
Belgian statesman.
Adolfo de la Huerta (1881-1955)
Mexican politician.
Adolfo López Mateos (1910-1969)
Mexican president.
Adolfo Suárez González (1932-)
Prime Minister of Spain.

Royalty:
Aethelwulf (?-858)
King of Wessex and father of Alfred the Great.

Scientists:
Adolphe Quetelet (1796-1874)
Belgian mathematician and astronomer.
Adolph Eugen Fick (1829-1901)
German physiologist.
Adolph Meyer (1866-1950)
Swiss-American psychiatrist.
Adolph Knopf (1882-1966)
American geologist.

Singers and Entertainers:
Adolphe Nourrit (1802-1939)
French opera singer.
Adolph Zukor (1873-1976)
American filmmaker.

Popularity:
Percentage from the 1990 U.S. Census:
0.014 % named Adolfo
0.011 % named Adolph
less than 0.004 % named Adolphus

Popularity of Adolphus:
Popularity (for newborns):
In the United States...
1900-1910: 857th most popular.
1910-1920: 797th most popular.
1920-1930: 972nd most popular.
1930-1940: 883rd most popular.
1940-2000: N/A

Popularity of Adolfo:
Popularity (for newborns):
In the United States...
1900-1910: 822nd most popular.
1910-1920: 785th most popular.
1920-1930: 662nd most popular.
1930-1940: 551st most popular.
1940-1950: 691st most popular.
1950-1960: 691st most popular.
1960-1970: 648th most popular.
1970-1980: 713th most popular.
1980-1990: 783rd most popular.
1990: 594th most popular.
1991: 617th most popular.
1992: 644th most popular.
1993: 602nd most popular.
1994: 567th most popular.
1995: 621st most popular.
1996: 648th most popular.
1997: 613th most popular.
1998: 637th most popular.
1999: 550th most popular.
2000: 556th most popular.
2001: 557th most popular.
2002: 569th most popular.
2003: 490th most popular.

Popularity of Adolph:
Popularity (for newborns):
In the United States...
1900-1910: 156th most popular.
1910-1920: 185th most popular.
1920-1930: 281st most popular.
1930-1940: 406th most popular.
1940-1950: 640th most popular.
1950-1960: 734th most popular.
1960-1970: 827th most popular.
1970-2000: N/A

Popularity of Adolphe:
Popularity (for newborns):
In France...
1900: 47th most popular.
1910: 58th most popular.
1920: 72nd most popular.
1930: 94th most popular.
1940: 125th most popular.
1944: 170th most popular.
1950-2000: N/A