Adolf

== English == === Etymology === From Old High German adal (“noble”) + wulf (“wolf”). Doublet of Ethelwolf from Old English Æþelwulf. === Proper noun === Adolf (plural Adolfs) A male given name from the Germanic languages, variant of Adolph. ==== Usage notes ==== Very rarely given to children since World War II because of its association with Adolf Hitler. ==== Translations ==== == Czech == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): [ˈadolf] === Proper noun === Adolf m anim a male given name, equivalent to English Adolph ==== Declension ==== == Danish == === Proper noun === Adolf a male given name, equivalent to English Adolph ==== Usage notes ==== Rare after World War II. == Dutch == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈaː.dɔlf/ Hyphenation: Adolf === Proper noun === Adolf m a male given name, equivalent to English Adolph ==== Related terms ==== == Faroese == === Proper noun === Adolf m a male given name, equivalent to English Adolph ==== Usage notes ==== Patronymics son of Adolf: Adolfsson daughter of Adolf: Adolfsdóttir ==== Declension ==== == German == === Alternative forms === Adulf === Etymology === From Old High German adal (“noble”) + wolf (“wolf”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈaːdɔlf/ === Proper noun === Adolf m (proper noun, strong, genitive Adolfs or (with an article) Adolf) a male given name from Old High German, equivalent to English Adolph ==== Usage notes ==== Adolf was one of the most popular names between 1890 and 1905, after which it began to become less common. It saw a renewed rise in popularity between 1933 and 1941, but remained below the levels of the turn of the century. Since the end of the 1940s, it became very rare; when used at all it was generally as a middle name. In the GDR it was even entirely forbidden, which means that noticeably fewer Adolfs live in that region than in other German-speaking areas. In 2006, there was 1 baby in a sample of 27 700 who was given the middle name Adolf. As of 1998, there lived about about 75 000 Germans named Adolf. ==== Related terms ==== Ad, Adalwolf, Adi, Ado, Adolph, Dolf, Dolfi, Athaulf === References === == Hungarian == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): [ˈɒdolf] Hyphenation: Adolf Rhymes: -olf === Proper noun === Adolf a male given name, equivalent to English Adolph ==== Declension ==== == Icelandic == === Alternative forms === Adólf === Etymology === Likely borrowed from German Adolf. === Proper noun === Adolf m (proper noun, genitive singular Adolfs) a male given name ==== Declension ==== === References === Ásgeir Blöndal Magnússon (1989), “Adolf”, in Íslensk orðsifjabók, Reykjavík: Árni Magnússon Institute for Icelandic Studies, →ISBN (Available at Málið.is under the “Eldri orðabækur” tab.) Kristín Bjarnadóttir, editor (2002–2026), “Adolf”, in Beygingarlýsing íslensks nútímamáls [The Database of Modern Icelandic Inflection] (in Icelandic), Reykjavík: The Árni Magnússon Institute for Icelandic Studies Mörður Árnason (2019), Íslensk orðabók, 5th edition, Reykjavík: Forlagið == Polish == === Etymology === From Old High German adal (“noble”) + wulf (“wolf”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈa.dɔlf/ Rhymes: -adɔlf Syllabification: A‧dolf === Proper noun === Adolf m pers (female equivalent Adolfa or Adolfina) a male given name, equivalent to English Adolph ==== Declension ==== === Further reading === Adolf in Polish dictionaries at PWN == Slovak == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈadoɫf/ === Proper noun === Adolf m pers (genitive singular Adolfa, nominative plural Adolfovia, genitive plural Adolfov, declension pattern of chlap) a male given name, equivalent to English Adolph ==== Declension ==== ==== Derived terms ==== Ado Dolo Dolfo Adko === Further reading === “Adolf”, in Slovníkový portál Jazykovedného ústavu Ľ. Štúra SAV [Dictionary portal of the Ľ. Štúr Institute of Linguistics, Slovak Academy of Science] (in Slovak), https://slovnik.juls.savba.sk, 2003–2026 == Swedish == === Etymology === From Runic Swedish Aulfr. === Proper noun === Adolf c (genitive Adolfs) a male given name, equivalent to English Adolph ==== Usage notes ==== The name of four Swedish kings. Due to its association with Hitler, the name became rare after World War II.