Adolf

English

Etymology

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

Proper noun

Adolf (plural Adolfs)

1. 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

male given name — see Adolph

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Czech

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈadolf]

Proper noun

1. a male given name, equivalent to English Adolph.

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Danish

Proper noun

Adolf

1. a male given name, equivalent to English Adolph.

Usage notes

• Rare after World War II.

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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

 

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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

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German

Etymology

From Old High German adal (“noble”) + wulf (“wolf”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈaːdɔlf/

• Audio:

  (file)

Proper noun

Adolf

1. a male given name from the Germanic languages, equivalent to English Adolph.

Usage notes

Adolf had begun to become less common by the start of the 20th century. It saw a brief rise in popularity, beginning in 1933 and ending in 1942. After 1945, it became quite rare. In 2006, only 1 out of 27 700 babies was given the name Adolf. Nonetheless, its earlier commonness meant that there were still about 75 000 (mostly elderly) Germans named Adolf as of 1998. Noticeably fewer Adolfs live in the area of the former DDR compared to other areas of Germany.

Related terms

• Ad, Adalwolf, Adi, Ado, Adolph, Dolf, Dolfi, Athaulf

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Hungarian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈɒdolf]
• Hyphenation: Adolf

Proper noun

Adolf

1. a male given name, equivalent to English Adolph.

Declension

Inflection (stem in -o-, back harmony)
	singular	plural
nominative	Adolf	Adolfok
accusative	Adolfot	Adolfokat
dative	Adolfnak	Adolfoknak
instrumental	Adolffal	Adolfokkal
causal-final	Adolfért	Adolfokért
translative	Adolffá	Adolfokká
terminative	Adolfig	Adolfokig
essive-formal	Adolfként	Adolfokként
essive-modal	—	—
inessive	Adolfban	Adolfokban
superessive	Adolfon	Adolfokon
adessive	Adolfnál	Adolfoknál
illative	Adolfba	Adolfokba
sublative	Adolfra	Adolfokra
allative	Adolfhoz	Adolfokhoz
elative	Adolfból	Adolfokból
delative	Adolfról	Adolfokról
ablative	Adolftól	Adolfoktól
non-attributive possessive - singular	Adolfé	Adolfoké
non-attributive possessive - plural	Adolféi	Adolfokéi

Possessive forms of Adolf
possessor	single possession	multiple possessions
1st person sing.	Adolfom	Adolfjaim
2nd person sing.	Adolfod	Adolfjaid
3rd person sing.	Adolfja	Adolfjai
1st person plural	Adolfunk	Adolfjaink
2nd person plural	Adolfotok	Adolfjaitok
3rd person plural	Adolfjuk	Adolfjaik

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Polish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈa.dɔlf/

• Audio:

  (file)

Proper noun

Adolf m pers (female equivalent Adolfa or Adolfina)

1. a male given name, equivalent to English Adolph

Declension

Declension of Adolf

	singular	plural
nominative	Adolf	Adolfowie/Adolfy (deprecative)
genitive	Adolfa	Adolfów
dative	Adolfowi	Adolfom
accusative	Adolfa	Adolfów
instrumental	Adolfem	Adolfami
locative	Adolfie	Adolfach
vocative	Adolfie	Adolfowie

Further reading

• Template:R:PWN

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Slovak

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈadoɫf/

Proper noun

Adolf m (genitive singular Adolfa, nominative plural Adolfovia, genitive plural Adolfov, declension pattern of chlap)

1. a male given name, equivalent to English Adolph.

Declension

Declension of Adolf

	singular	plural
nominative	Adolf	Adolfovia
genitive	Adolfa	Adolfov
dative	Adolfovi	Adolfom
accusative	Adolfa	Adolfov
locative	Adolfovi	Adolfoch
instrumental	Adolfom	Adolfmi

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, 2024

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Swedish

Proper noun

Adolf c (genitive Adolfs)

1. a male given name, equivalent to English Adolph.

Usage notes

• The name of two Swedish kings. Due to its association with Hitler, the name became rare after World War II.