Rolf
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Rolf is a male given name. It originates in the Germanic name Hrolf, itself a contraction of Hrodwulf, a conjunction of the stem words hrod ("renown") + wulf ("wolf"). The Old Norse cognate is Hrólfr.
Notable Rolfs/Hrolfs include:
- Hrólf Kraki, legendary king of Denmark
- Hrolf Ganger, likely founder of Normandy.
- Rolf Berend, German politician
- Rolf Ekéus, Swedish diplomat.
- Rolf Gindorf (1939–), German sexologist.
- Rolf Harris, Australian painter.
- Rolf Singer (1906–1994), German mycologist.
- Rolf Wideröe (1902–1996), Norwegian particle physicist.
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