Adolphus

Latin

"noble wolf"

Adolphus Origin and Meaning

The name Adolphus is a boy's name of Latin, Swedish origin meaning "noble wolf".

This softer version of Adolf is sadly still off-limits due to the connotations with Hitler.

Adolphus Rank in US Top 1000

# 903 in the US

Famous People Named Adolphus

• Adolphus Washington Greely American polar explorer
• Adolphus Busch German,American cofounder of Anheuser,Busch
• Adolphus Williamson Green American cofounder of Nabisco
• Adolphus Charles Alexander Albert Edward George Philip Louis Ladislaus Cambridge Prince of Teck, 1st Marquess of Cambridge
• Adolphus Druiding German,American architect
• Adolphus "Dolly" Jones Kittitian footballer and runner
• Adolphus William Ward English historian
• Gustavus Adolphus King of Sweden

The name Adolphus in Pop Culture

• Adolphus Tetterby struggling news,vendor in The Haunted Man (1848) by Charles Dickens
• Gustavus Adolphus College St. Peter, Minnesota