Adolf

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)-, meaning "battle, combat"), and wolf. The name is cognate to the Anglo-Saxon name Æthelwulf (also Eadulf or 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.

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)-, meaning "battle, combat"), and wolf. The name is cognate to the Anglo-Saxon name Æthelwulf (also Eadulf or 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. ==Popularity and usage== Before the 20th-century, Adolf was a relatively common name for baby boys in German-speaking countries and to a lesser extent also in French-speaking regions of Europe (spelled as Adolphe in France). After Adolf Hitler came to power in Nazi Germany, the name became more fashionable in German-speaking Europe until the early 1940s. However, after the defeat of Germany, and the revelations about the atrocities of the Nazi regime, the negative associations with Hitler meant that the name has declined in use as a given name for males to the extent of statistical irrelevance, though some Germans continue using the name due to family tradition. Adolf Dassler (1900-1978), the founder of Adidas, preferred to use his nickname, 'Adi', in his professional life and for the name of his company. Similarly, the French version, Adolphe, previously a fairly common name in France and the name of a classic novel by Benjamin Constant, has virtually disappeared, as has the Italian version Adolfo. In Matthieu Delaporte and Alexandre de La Patellière’s 2010 play What's in a Name?, and its 2012 film adaptation, a couple pranks their dinner guests by announcing that they will name their unborn child Adolphe, in homage to Constant’s novel, which backfires and starts a series of arguments. However, the Spanish and Portuguese version, Adolfo, has not become stigmatised in the same way and is still in common use. ==Monarchs and nobles== Ealdwulf of East Anglia (c. 634 – 713), King of East Anglia Adulf mcEtulfe (died 934), King of Bamburgh Eadwulf Evil-child (fl. 968–970), ruler of Bamburgh Adolf 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 Cologne Adolf of Nassau (1540–1568), Count of Nassau, brother of William the Silent Adolf, 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 Germany Adolph 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 Jutland Adulf Evil-child (fl. AD 973), more commonly known as Eadwulf Evil-child, Earl of Bamburgh Audulf (fl. ), a Frisian lord or moneyer known for his golden tremisses Ernest Augustus William Adolphus George Frederick, Crown Prince of Hanover (1845–1923) Gustaf IV Adolf (1778–1837), King of Sweden Gustaf VI Adolf (1882–1973), King of Sweden Gustavus Adolphus of Sweden (1594–1632), King of Sweden Prince Adolf of Schaumburg-Lippe (1859–1917), regent of Lippe Prince Adolphus, Duke of Cambridge (1774–1850), son of George III of the United Kingdom Prince Gustaf Adolf, Duke of Västerbotten (1906–1947), Prince of Sweden ==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 ===Adolf=== ====A–G==== Adolf Albin (1848–1920), Romanian chess player Adolf Althoff (1913–1998), German circus owner Adolf Anderssen (1818–1879), German chess player Adolf Appellöf (1857–1921), Swedish zoologist Gustav Badin né Adolf Ludvig Gustav Fredrik Albert Couchi (1747/1750 – 1822), Swedish court servant Adolf von Baeyer (1835–1917), German chemist who synthesised indigo and developed a nomenclature for cyclic compounds Adolf Bastian (1826–1905), German anthropologist Adolf Bauer (1940–2026), German politician Adolf Beck (1863–1942), Polish physician and pioneer of electroencephalography Adolf Beck case (1841–1909), Norwegian whose mistaken identity led to court of criminal appeal Adolf van den Berg (1978–2023), South African cricketer Adolf A. Berle (1895–1971), American lawyer, educator, author, and diplomat Ādolfs Bļodnieks (1889–1962), 9th Prime Minister of Latvia Adolf Bniński (1884–1942), Polish agricultural, conservative, and royalist activist Adolf Born (1930¹–2016), Czech artist and filmmaker Adolf Brand (1874–1945), German journalist Adolf Brudes (1899–1986), German racing driver Adolf Busch (1891–1952), German violinist and composer Adolf Butenandt (1903–1995), German biochemist Adolf Čech (1841–1903), Czech conductor Adolf Charlemagne or Sharleman, Russian painter (1826–1901) Adolf Cluss (1825–1905), German-American architect Adolf Daens (1839–1907), Belgian theologian Adolf "Adi" Dassler (1900–1978), German entrepreneur and founder of Adidas Adolf Dehn (1895–1968), American lithographer Adolf Deucher (1831–1912), Swiss politician Adolph Diesterweg (1790–1866), German educator Adolph Dubs (1920–1979), Assassinated American ambassador Adolf Dymsza (1900–1975), Polish comic actor Adolf Ehrnrooth (1905–2004), Finnish general Adolf Eichler (1869–1911), German civil architect Adolf Eichmann (1906–1962), German/Austrian Nazi SS officer (1815–1872), German politician Adolf Etolin (1799–1876), Finnish explorer Adolf Eugen Fick (1829–1901), German inventor Adolf Fischer (officer) (1893–1947), German Nazi general Adolf Froelich (1887–1943), Polish inventor Adolf Furrer (1873–1958), Swiss inventor Adolf Galland (1912–1996), German fighter pilot Adolf Glassbrenner (1810–1876), German humourist Eddy Goldfarb (born 1921), birth name Adolf, American inventor of Yakity Yak Talking Teeth Adolf Grünbaum (1923–2018), German-American philosopher of science Adolf Guttmacher (1861–1915), German-American rabbi Adolf Guyer-Zeller (1839–1899), Swiss entrepreneur ==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 by George Bernard Shaw Adolphus Tips, the eponymous cat of The Amazing Story of Adolphus Tips by Michael Morpurgo Adolf Kamil and Adolf Kaufmann, title characters of the manga Adolf by Osamu Tezuka Adolf Verloc, a character in Joseph Conrad's The Secret Agent Adolphe Pescarolo, principal of Shuchiin Academy in Kaguya-sama: Love Is War Adolfo Pirelli, a minor antagonist in Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street Adolf Stroud, a character in The Ancient Magus' Bride ==See also== Æthelwulf (disambiguation) Athaulf Adolff Adolphine, the female equivalent of the name Adolf Dolf (disambiguation) Dolph (disambiguation) Ludolph Rudolph Adolfas Ādolfs Udolphus ==References==

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