Adolph

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Canada, US/ˈeɪ.dɔlf/Canada, US/ˈæ.dɔlf/Canada, US/-dɑlf/UK/ˈæ.dɒlf/

proper noun

A male given name from the Germanic languages.

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Meanings

proper nounAdolph (plural Adolphs)

plural Adolphs · alternative Adolf

  1. A male given name from the Germanic languages.

    It was reminiscent of the rallies held by Adolph Hitler during the 1930s-1940s before adoring crowds in Nazi Germany. At many of these Nazi rallies, the German participants swore personal allegiance to their nation’s leader-Adolph Hitler over and above their own Nation-Germany.

    2020 November 19, Richard Weintraub, “Trump's use of 'Newspeak' to explain away virus puts Americans at risk | For What It's Worth”, in Pocono Record
  2. A surname.

Origin

Variant spelling of Adolf.

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Translations

Arabic أَدُولْف
  • أَدُولْف (ʔadūlf)male given name
Basque Adolba
  • Adolbamale given name
Bulgarian А́долф
  • А́долф (Ádolf)male given name
Catalan Adolf
  • Adolfmale given name
Czech Adolf
  • Adolfmale given name
Danish Adolf
  • Adolfmale given name
Dutch Adolf
  • Adolfmale given name
Esperanto Adolfo
  • Adolfomale given name
Finnish Aatu
  • Aatumale given name
French Adolphe
  • Adolphemale given name
German Adolf
  • Adolfmale given name
Greek Αδόλφος
  • Αδόλφος (Adólfos)male given name
Hebrew אדולף
  • אדולףmale given name
Icelandic Adolf
  • Adolfmale given name
Italian Adolfo
  • Adolfomale given name
Latin Adolphus
  • Adolphusmale given name
Latvian Ādolfs
  • Ādolfsmale given name
Lithuanian Adolfas
  • Adolfasmale given name
Norwegian Adolf
  • Adolfmale given name
Persian آدولف
  • آدولف (âdolf)male given name
Portuguese Adolfo
  • Adolfomale given name
Russian Адо́льф
  • Адо́льф (Adólʹf)male given name
Spanish Adolfo
  • Adolfomale given name
Swedish Adolf
  • Adolfmale given name
Vietnamese A-đôn-phơ
  • A-đôn-phơmale given name
Yiddish אַדאָלף
  • אַדאָלףmale given name

Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

pholadOpdahl
Cite this entry
APA

Adolph. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Adolph

MLA

“Adolph.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Adolph. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Adolph,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Adolph.

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