Adolf
Adolf (also spelt Adolph or Adolphe, Adolfo and when Latinised Adolphus) is a given name used in German-speaking countries, Scandinavia, the Netherlands and Flanders, France, Spain, Portugal and to a lesser extent in various Central European countries. Adolphus can also appear as a surname, as in John Adolphus, the English historian. The name is a compound derived from the Old High German Athalwolf, a composition of athal, or adal, meaning noble, and wolf . The name is cognate to the Anglo-Saxon name Æthelwulf (also Eadulf or Eadwulf).
| Adolf | |
|---|---|
| Pronunciation | German pronunciation: [ˈaːdɔlf] |
| Gender | Male |
| Language(s) | German, French, Italian, Spanish, Portuguese |
| Origin | |
| Meaning | Noble wolf |
| Other names | |
| Variant form(s) | Adi (nickname), Addie (nickname), Adolff, Adolph, Adolphe, Adolphus, Adolfo |
Popularity and usage
During the 19th and early 20th century, Adolf was a common name for babies in German-speaking countries and to a lesser extent also in French-speaking countries (spelled there as Adolphe). However, because of negative associations with the dictator of Nazi Germany Adolf Hitler, it has become rare as a given name for males since the end of World War II.[1] It remains common among people born before the war. Adolf Dassler, the founder of Adidas, ended up using the nickname 'Adi' in his professional life and for the name of his company.[2] 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 Italian Adolfo. In the Netherlands many men who had been given the name Adolf changed their name to Dolf after World War II.
However, the Spanish and Portuguese version, Adolfo, has not become stigmatised in the same way. It is still in common use in Spanish- and Portuguese-speaking countries across the world.[3]
Monarchs and noblemen
- Adulf Evil-child, more commonly known as Eadwulf Evil-child (fl. AD 973), Earl of Bamburgh
- Adolf of Nassau, "King of the Romans" (that is, King of Germany) (1255–1298)
- Adolf, Duke of Bavaria (1434–1441)
- Adolph I, Prince of Anhalt-Köthen (d. 1473)
- Adolph II, Prince of Anhalt-Köthen (1458–1526)
- Adolf of Nassau (1540–1568), Count of Nassau, brother of William the Silent
- Gustav II Adolf of Sweden, King of Sweden (1594–1632)
- Gustaf IV Adolf of Sweden, King of Sweden (1778–1837)
- Gustaf VI Adolf of Sweden, King of Sweden (1882–1973)
- Adolf Frederick of Sweden, King of Sweden (1710–1771)
- Prince Gustaf Adolf, Duke of Västerbotten, Prince of Sweden (1906–1947)
- Adolf VIII, Duke of southern Jutland (1401–1459)
- Adolf of Altena, Archbishop of Cologne (1157–1220)
- Adolf Friedrich II of Mecklenburg-Strelitz, Duke of Mecklenburg-Strelitz (1658–1708)
- Adolphe, Grand Duke of Luxembourg (1817–1905)
- Adolf I, Prince of Schaumburg-Lippe (1817–1893)
- Adolf II, Prince of Schaumburg-Lippe (1883–1936)
- Prince Adolf of Schaumburg-Lippe, regent of Lippe (1859–1917)
- Prince Adolphus, Duke of Cambridge, son of George III of the United Kingdom (1774–1850)
- Ernest Augustus William Adolphus George Frederick, Crown Prince of Hanover (1845–1923)
- Adolphus Cambridge, 1st Marquess of Cambridge (1868–1927)
Saints
- Saint Adulf, early medieval Anglo-Saxon saint
- St. Adolphus, 9th century Spanish martyr
- St. Adolf of Osnabrück, 13th century German martyr
- St. Adolphus Ludigo-Mkasa, 19th century Ugandan martyr
People with the given name Adolf, Adolph(e), or Adolphus or any other form
- Adolf Abraham Halevi Fraenkel, German-Israeli mathematician (1891–1965)
- Adolf Albin, Romanian chess player (1848–1920)
- Adolf Anderssen, German chess player (1818–1879)
- Adolf Appellöf, Swedish zoologist (1857–1921)
- Adolf Bastian, German anthropologist (1826–1905)
- Adolf Bernhard Christoph Hilgenfeld, German theologian (1823–1907)
- Adolf Born, Czech artist and filmmaker (1930–2016)
- Adolf Brand, German journalist (1874–1945)
- Adolf Busch, German violinist and composer (1891–1952)
- Adolf Butenandt, German biochemist (1903–1995)
- Adolf Cluss, German-American architect (1825–1905)
- Adolf "Dado" Topić, Croatian singer (1949–)
- Adolf Daens, Belgian theologian (1839–1907)
- Adolf Dassler, German entrepreneur and founder of Adidas (1900–1978)
- Adolf Deucher, Swiss politician (1831–1912)
- Adolf Dymsza, Polish comic actor (1900–1975)
- Adolf Eduard Herstein, Polish-born painter and engraver (1869–1932)
- Adolf Ehrnrooth, Finnish general (1905–2004)
- Adolf Eichler, German civil architect (1869–1911)
- Adolf Eichmann, Nazi-German/Austrian, SS-officier (1906–1962)
- Adolf Erik Nordenskiöld, Finnish-Swedish explorer (1832–1901)
- Adolf Etolin, Finnish explorer (1799–1876)
- Adolf Eugen Fick, German inventor (1829–1901)
- Adolf Fischer (officer) (1893–1947), German Nazi general
- Adolf Friedrich von Schack, German poet (1815–1894)
- Adolf Galland, German fighter pilot (1912–1996)
- Adolf Glassbrenner, German humourist (1810–1876)
- Adolf Grunbaum, philosopher of science (1923–)
- Adolf Hamann (1885–1945), German Nazi general
- Adolf Hedin, Swedish newspaper publisher and politician (1834–1905)
- Adolf Hempt, founder of the Pasteur Institute in Novi Sad, Serbia (1874–1943)
- Adolf Hitler, Austrian-born, German Nazi politician, chancellor and dictator (1889–1945)
- Adolf Hurwitz, German mathematician (1859–1919)
- Adolf Hütter, Austrian footballer (1970–)
- Adolf Kaufmann, Austrian landscape painter (1848–1916)
- Adolf Kneser, German mathematician (1862–1930)
- Adolf Lande, drug-control official (1905-197?)
- Adolf Lindenbaum, Polish mathematician (1904–1941)
- Adolf Loos, Austrian architect (1870–1933)
- Adolf Lu Hitler Marak, Indian politician (born c. 1958)
- Adolf Lundin, Swedish oil magnate (1932–2006)
- Adolf Meyer (architect), German architect (1881–1929)
- Adolf Meyer (psychiatrist), Swiss-American psychiatrist (1866–1950)
- Adolf Noreen, Swedish linguist (1854–1925)
- Adolf Oberländer, German characturist (1845–1923)
- Adolf Ogi, Swiss politician (1942–)
- Adolf Opálka, Czech anti-Nazi fighter (1915-1942)
- Adolf Otto Reinhold Windaus, German chemist (1876–1959)
- Adolf Overweg, German scientist (1822–1852)
- Adolf Petrovsky, Soviet diplomat (1887–?)
- Adolf Pilar von Pilchau, Baltic German politician (1851–1925)
- Adolf Reinach, German phenomenologist (1883–1917)
- Adolf Rudnicki, Polish-Jewish author (1912–1990)
- Adolf Schallamach, Jewish scientist (1905–1997)
- Adolf Schärf, President of Austria (1890–1965)
- Adolf Scherer, Slovak footballer of German descent (1938-?)
- Adolf Schlagintweit, German explorer (1829–1857)
- Adolf Schmal, Austrian fencer (1872–1919)
- Adolf Schreyer, German painter (1828–1899)
- Adolf Smekal, Austrian physicist (1895–1959)
- Adolf Stieler, German cartographer (1775–1836)
- Adolf Stoecker, German theologian (1835–1909)
- Adolf Theuer, German SS officer at Auschwitz concentration camp (1920-1947)
- Adolf Tolkachev, Soviet engineer and CIA spy (1927–1986)
- Adolf van den Berg, South African cricketer (1978–)
- Adolf von Baeyer, German chemist (1835–1917)
- Adolf von Harnack, German theologian (1851–1930)
- Adolf von Henselt, German composer (1814–1889)
- Adolf von Hildebrand, sculptor (1847–1921)
- Adolf von Sonnenthal, Austrian actor (1834–1909)
- Adolf Walbrook, Austrian actor (1896–1967)
- Adolf Wilbrandt, German novelist (1837–1911)
- Adolf Wölfli, Swiss artist (1864–1930)
- Adolf Ziegler, German painter and politician (1892–1959)
- Adolf Zutter (1889–1947), German SS concentration camp officer
- Adolfas Valeška, Lithuanian-American artist (1905-1994)
- Adolfo Celi, Italian actor and director (1922–1986)
- Adolfo Sardiña, Cuban-American fashion designer 'solely known by his first name' (1933– )
- Adolph Achille Gereau, Virgin Islands civil servant, founder V.I. Republicans (1893–1994)
- Adolph Baller, Jewish Austrian-American pianist (1909–1994)
- Adolph Caesar, American actor (1933–1986)
- Adolph Coors, American businessman and founder of Coors Brewery (1847–1929)
- Adolph "Dolph" Schayes, American basketball player (1928–2015)
- Adolph Fischer, German labor union activist (1858–1887)
- Adolph Goldschmidt, German-Jewish art historian (1863–1944)
- Adolph Green, Jewish-American lyricist and playwright (1914–2002)
- Adolph Heinrich Joseph Sutro mayor of San Francisco (1830–1898)
- Adolph Joffe, Russian-Jewish diplomat (1883–1927)
- Adolph Johannes Brand, South African pianist and composer (1934–)
- Adolph Kolping, German priest (1813–1865)
- Adolph L. Reed, Jr., professor of political science and writer (1947–)
- Adolph Malan, South African flying ace in WW2 (1910-1963)
- Adolph Marx, the given name of Harpo Marx (1888–1961)
- Adolph Mongo, American political strategist and commentator
- Adolph Ochs, American newspaper publisher (1858–1935)
- Adolph Rupp, American college basketball coach (1901–1977)
- Adolph Tidemand, Norwegian classical-romantic painter (1814–1876)
- Adolph Zukor, Hungarian-Jewish American film mogul and founder of Paramount Pictures (1873–1976)
- Adolphe Adam, French composer and music critic (1803–1856)
- Adolphe Crémieux, French-Jewish lawyer and statesman (1796–1880)
- Adolphe Goldschmidt, German-Jewish co-inheritor of the Goldschmidt family bank (1838–1918)
- Adolphe Max, Belgian politician and mayor of Brussels
- Adolphe Menjou, American actor and anti-Communist activist (1890–1963)
- Adolphe Nourrit, French opera singer (1802-1839)
- Adolphe Sax, Belgian musician and inventor of the saxophone (1814–1894)
- Adolphe Thiers, French Prime Minister, President, and historian (1797–1877)
- Adolphus Anthony Cheatham (Doc Cheatham), American jazz trumpeter, singer, and bandleader (1905–1997)
- Adolphus Busch, American businessman and co-founder of Anheuser-Busch (1839–1913)
- Adolphus Jean Sweet, American actor (1920–1985)
- Adolphus W. Green, American businessman, founder of Nabisco (1844–1917)
- Adolphus Warburton Moore (A. W. Moore), British civil servant and mountaineer (1841–1887)
People with the surname Adolphus
- John Adolphus, English historian (1768–1845)
- John Leycester Adolphus, English lawyer, jurist and author (1795–1862)
Fictional characters
- Adolphus Cusins, a character in Major Barbara by George Bernard Shaw
- Dolph Starbeam, a character in the animated sitcom The Simpsons
- Dolph, an antagonist on the animated series Alfred Jodocus Kwak
- Adolf Kamil and Adolf Kaufmann, title characters of the manga Adolf by Osamu Tezuka
- 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
See also
References
- ↑ "Name Adolf statistics and meaning / Vorname Adolf * Statistik und Bedeutung". Retrieved 4 June 2012.
- ↑ "History". Archived from the original on 2015-02-08. Retrieved 2017-06-06.
- ↑ "Adolfo - Baby Boy Name Meaning and Origin | Oh Baby! Names". www.ohbabynames.com. Retrieved 2017-06-06.
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