Rolf
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Rolf is a male given name. It originates in the Germanic name Hrolf, itself a contraction of Hrodwulf (Rudolf), 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, Norwegian Jarl
- Rolf Berend, German politician
- Rolf Ekéus, Swedish diplomat
- Rolf Gindorf (born 1939), German sexologist
- Rolf Gölz (born 1962), German road and track cyclist
- Rolf Harris, Australian entertainer
- Rolf Singer (1906–1994), German mycologist
- Rolf Wideröe (1902–1996), Norwegian particle physicist
- Rolf Jordan (born 1969), English artist
- Rolv Wesenlund, Norwegian actor.
Also:
- Dr. Ida P. Rolf, American physiologist and inventor of Rolfing
- Rowlf the dog
- Rolf, Son of a Shepherd, from the cartoon Ed, Edd n Eddy
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