Rolf

Abbreviated form of Rudolf, German

"famous wolf"

Rolf Origin and Meaning

The name Rolf is a boy's name meaning "famous wolf".

Like Papa name Rudolf, Rolf never quite emigrated from the Bavarian Alps. You might want to move on to Rollo or Wolf.

Rolf Rank in US Top 1000

# 922 in the US

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Famous People Named Rolf

• Rolf M. Zinkernagel winner of the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine
• Rolf Göran Claeson former Swedish speed skater
• Anton Rolf Belcher son of Mathew Belcher & Friedeike Ziegelmayer
• Rolf Jacob Sartorius birth name of tween internet celebrity Jacob Sartorius

The name Rolf in Pop Culture

• Rolf Gruber the 17,year,old telegram delivery boy in "The Sound of Music"
• Rowlf Muppet dog
• Rolf Scamander Luna Lovegood's husband in Harry Potter
• Rolf character in "The Cage" series by Meghan Shepherd
• Rolf character in the cartoon Ed, Edd, and Eddy
• Rolf Schultz character in the novel, "The Book Thief"