Etymology

Dolph

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Today it means: A surname. Full definition →

Middle English delf
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The story

  1. Middle English · derived fromdelf“quarry, pit”
  2. English todayDolph

* As a Scandinavian/North Germanic, German, and Dutch surname, shortened from Adolf. * As an English surname, shortened from Delve with rounded vowel. * Also as an English surname, from Middle English delf (“quarry, pit”), related to the above.

Words from the same roots

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