Adolf

German
"noble wolf"

Adolf Origin and Meaning

The name Adolf is a boy's name of Danish origin meaning "noble wolf".

Adolf may have been a Swedish royal name but the terrible dictatorship of Adolf Hitler has ruled out this name Adolf for any sensible parent. In the US last year, there were more than 100 boys' given the Spanish variation Adolfo and a handful given the old school Adolphus, but none named Adolf or Adolph....thank goodness.

# 954 in the US

Adolf Rank in US Top 1000

# 1231 on Nameberry

Adolf Rank in Nameberry Top 1000

Adolf Popularity

Famous People Named Adolf

  • Saint Adolf of Osnabrück
    German bishop
  • Adolf
    King of Germany
  • Adolf Frederick
    King of Sweden
  • Adolf Hitler
    Austrian,born Nazi dictator and mass,murderer
  • (Otto) Adolf Eichmann
    German Nazi SS commander
  • Adolf Joseph Ferdinand "Dolfo" Galland
    German WWII general and flying ace
  • Adolf Franz Karl Viktor Maria Loos
    Austrian,Czech architect
  • Adolf Dickfeld
    German WWII flying ace
  • (Johann Friedrich Wilhelm) Adolf von Baeyer
    German chemist who synthesized indigo; winner of the Nobel Prize
  • Adolf Otto Reinhold Windaus
    German chemist; winner of the Nobel Prize
  • Adolf Friedrich Johann Butenandt
    German biochemist; winner of the Nobel Prize

Adolf in Pop Culture

  • Adolf Kamil and Adolf Kaufmann
    title characters in manga "Adolf" by Osamu Tezuka