Adolf

See also: Adólf

English

Etymology

From Old High German adal (“noble”) + wulf (“wolf”). Doublet of Ethelwolf from Old English Æþelwulf.

Proper noun

Adolf (plural Adolfs)

1. A male given name from the Germanic languages, variant of Adolph.
   • 2023 May 24, Amarachi Orie and Chris Stern, “Hitler’s Austrian birthplace to become human rights training center”, in CNN‎:

     The house in Austria where Adolf Hitler was born will be converted into a human rights training center for police officers, Austria’s Interior Ministry announced Wednesday.

Usage notes

• Very rarely given to children since World War II because of its association with Adolf Hitler.

Translations

male given name — see Adolph

Czech

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Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈadolf]

Proper noun

Adolf m anim

1. a male given name, equivalent to English Adolph

Declension

Declension of Adolf (hard masculine animate)

	singular	plural
nominative	Adolf	Adolfové
genitive	Adolfa	Adolfů
dative	Adolfovi, Adolfu	Adolfům
accusative	Adolfa	Adolfy
vocative	Adolfe	Adolfové
locative	Adolfovi, Adolfu	Adolfech
instrumental	Adolfem	Adolfy

Danish

Proper noun

Adolf

1. a male given name, equivalent to English Adolph

Usage notes

• Rare after World War II.

Dutch

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈaː.dɔlf/

• Audio:

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• Hyphenation: Adolf

Proper noun

Adolf m

1. a male given name, equivalent to English Adolph

Related terms

• Ad
• Addo
• Adolphus
• Adulf
• Dolf
• Dolfje

Faroese

Proper noun

Adolf m

1. a male given name, equivalent to English Adolph

Usage notes

Patronymics

• son of Adolf: Adolfsson
• daughter of Adolf: Adolfsdóttir

Declension

	singular
	indefinite
nominative	Adolf
accusative	Adolf
dative	Adolfi
genitive	Adolfs