Adolf
| Adolf | |
|---|---|
| Pronunciation | German pronunciation: [ˈaːdɔlf] |
| Gender | Male |
| Language(s) | German |
| Origin | |
| Meaning | Noble wolf |
Adolf, also spelled Adolph and sometimes Latinised to Adolphus, is a given name used in German-speaking countries, in Scandinavia, in the Netherlands and Flanders and to a lesser extent in various Central European countries. Adolphus can also appear as a surname, as in John Adolphus, the English historian.
The name is a compound derived from the Old High German Athalwolf, a composition of athal, or adal, meaning noble, and wolf; compare Rudolf. The name is cognate to the Anglo-Saxon name Æthelwulf.
Popularity and usage
During the 19th and early 20th century, Adolf was a common name for babies in German-speaking countries. However, because of negative associations with the dictator of Nazi Germany Adolf Hitler, it has become rare as a given name for males since the end of World War II.[1] It remains common among people born before the war, who are now elderly. Adolf Dassler, the founder of Adidas, ended up using the nickname 'Adi' in his professional life and for the name of his company.[2]
Similarly, the French version, Adolphe—previously a fairly common name in France and the name of a classic French novel—has virtually disappeared, along with Italian Adolfo.
However, the Spanish and Portuguese version, Adolfo, has not become stigmatised in the same way. It is still in common use in Spanish- and Portuguese-speaking countries.[3]
In the Netherlands many men who had been given the name Adolf changed their name to Dolf after World War II.
Monarchs and noblemen
- Adulf Evil-child, more commonly known as Eadwulf Evil-child (fl. AD 973), Earl of Bamburgh
- Adolf of Nassau, "King of the Romans" (that is, King of Germany) (1255–1298)
- Adolf, Duke of Bavaria (1434-1441)
- Adolph I, Prince of Anhalt-Köthen (d. 1473)
- Adolph II, Prince of Anhalt-Köthen (1458-1526)
- Adolf of Nassau (1540–1568), Count of Nassau, brother of William the Silent
- Gustav II Adolf of Sweden, King of Sweden (1594–1632)
- Gustaf IV Adolf of Sweden, King of Sweden (1778–1837)
- Gustaf VI Adolf of Sweden, King of Sweden (1882–1973)
- Adolf Frederick of Sweden, King of Sweden (1710–1771)
- Prince Gustaf Adolf, Duke of Västerbotten, Prince of Sweden (1906–1947)
- Adolf VIII, Duke of southern Jutland (1401–1459)
- Adolf of Altena, Archbishop of Cologne (1157–1220)
- Adolf Friedrich II of Mecklenburg-Strelitz, Duke of Mecklenburg-Strelitz (1658–1708)
- Adolphe, Grand Duke of Luxembourg (1817–1905)
- Adolf I, Prince of Schaumburg-Lippe (1817–1893)
- Adolf II, Prince of Schaumburg-Lippe (1883–1936)
- Prince Adolf of Schaumburg-Lippe, regent of Lippe (1859–1917)
- Prince Adolphus, Duke of Cambridge, son of George III of the United Kingdom (1774–1850)
- Ernest Augustus William Adolphus George Frederick, Crown Prince of Hanover (1845–1923)
- Adolphus Cambridge, 1st Marquess of Cambridge (1868-1927)
Saints
- Saint Adulf, early medieval Anglo-Saxon saint
- St. Adolphus, 9th century Spanish martyr
- St. Adolf of Osnabrück, 13th century German martyr
- St. Adolphus Ludigo-Mkasa, 19th century Ugandan martyr
People with the given name Adolf or Adolph(e) or Adolphus or any other form
- Adolfo, Cuban-American fashion designer solely known by his first name (1933- )
- Adolphe Adam, French composer and music critic (1803–1856)
- Adolf Albin, Romanian chess player (1848–1920)
- Adolf Anderssen, German chess player (1818–1879)
- Adolf Appellöf, Swedish zoologist (1857–1921)
- Adolph Baller, Jewish Austrian-American pianist (1909–1994)
- Adolf Bastian, German anthropologist (1826–1905)
- Adolf Born, Czech artist and filmmaker (1930–2016)
- Adolf Brand, German journalist (1874–1945)
- Adolph Johannes Brand, South African pianist and composer (1934–)
- Adolf von Baeyer, German chemist (1835–1917)
- Adolf Busch, German violinist and composer (1891–1952)
- Adolphus Busch, American businessman and co-founder of Anheuser-Busch (1839–1913)
- Adolf Butenandt, German biochemist (1903–1995)
- Adolph Caesar, American actor (1933–1986)
- Adolfo Celi, Italian actor and director (1922-1986)
- Adolf Cluss, German-American architect (1825–1905)
- Adolphus Anthony Cheatham (Doc Cheatham) (1905-1997), American a jazz trumpeter, singer, and bandleader.
- Adolph Coors, American businessman and founder of Coors Brewery (1847–1929)
- Adolf Daens, Belgian theologian (1839–1907)
- Adolf Dassler, German entrepreneur and founder of Adidas (1900–1978)
- Adolf Deucher, Swiss politician (1831–1912)
- Adolf Dymsza, Polish comedy actor (1900–1975)
- Adolf Ehrnrooth, Finnish general (1905–2004)
- Adolf Eichler, German civil architect, best known for building the Saviour's Church (1869–1911)
- Adolf Eichmann, German/Austrian, Nazi-German war criminal and organizer of the Holocaust (1906–1962)
- Adolf Etolin, Finnish explorer (1799–1876)
- Adolf Eugen Fick, German inventor (1829–1901)
- Adolph Fischer, German labor union activist (1858–1887)
- Adolf Abraham Halevi Fraenkel, German-Israeli mathematician (1891–1965)
- Adolf Galland, German fighter pilot (1912–1996)
- Adolph Achille Gereau, Virgin Islands Civil servant founder V.I. Republicans (1893–1994)
- Adolf Glassbrenner, German humourist (1810–1876)
- Adolph Goldschmidt, German-Jewish art historian (1863–1944)
- Adolphe Goldschmidt, Late German-Jewish co-inheritor of the Goldschmidt family bank (1838-1918)
- Adolph Green, Jewish-American lyricist and playwright (1914–2002)
- Adolphus W. Green (1844-1917), American businessman, founder of Nabisco
- Adolf Grunbaum, philosopher of science (1923–)
- Adolf von Harnack, German theologian (1851–1930)
- Adolf Hempt, founder of the Pasteur Institute in Novi Sad, Serbia (1874–1943)
- Adolf von Hildebrand, sculptor (1847–1921)
- Adolf Bernhard Christoph Hilgenfeld, German theologian (1823–1907)
- Adolf Hedin, Swedish newspaper publisher and politician (1834–1905)
- Adolf von Henselt, German composer (1814–1889)
- Adolf Eduard Herstein, Polish-born painter & engraver (1869-1932)
- Adolf Hitler, Austrian born, 20th century German statesman (1889–1945)
- Adolf Hütter, Austrian footballer (1970–)
- Adolf Hurwitz, German mathematician (1859–1919)
- Adolph Joffe, Russian-Jewish diplomat (1883-1927)
- Adolf Kaufmann, Austrian landscape painter (1848-1916)
- Adolf Kneser, German mathematician (1862–1930)
- Adolph Kolping, German priest (1813–1865)
- Adolf Lande, drug-control official
- Adolf Lindenbaum, Polish mathematician (1904–1941)
- Adolf Loos, Austrian architect (1870–1933)
- Adolf Lu Hitler Marak, Indian politician (born c. 1958)
- Adolf Lundin, Swedish oil magnate (1932–2006)
- Adolph Marx, the given name of Harpo Marx (1888–1961)
- He changed his first name to Arthur due to personal dislike for the name Adolph. Contrary to popular belief, even though he was Jewish, the change had nothing to do with Hitler, or with Germany, as he changed his name in 1911, long before World War 2, or even World War 1. He simply disliked the name.
- Adolphe Menjou, American actor and anti-Communist activist (1890–1963)
- Adolf Meyer (psychiatrist), Swiss-American psychiatrist (1866–1950)
- Adolf Meyer (architect), German architect (1881–1929)
- Adolph Mongo, American political strategist and commentator from Detroit, Michigan
- Adolphus Warburton Moore (A. W. Moore), British civil servant and mountaineer (1841–1887)
- Adolf Erik Nordenskiöld, Finnish-Swedish explorer (1832–1901)
- Adolf Noreen, Swedish linguist (1854–1925)
- Adolphe Nourrit, French opera singer
- Adolf Oberländer, German characturist (1845–1923)
- Adolph Ochs, American newspaper publisher (1858–1935)
- Adolf Ogi, Swiss politician (1942–)
- Adolf Opálka, Czech anti-Nazi fighter
- Adolf Overweg, German scientist (1822–1852)
- Adolf Petrovsky, Soviet diplomat (1887–?)
- Adolf Pilar von Pilchau, Baltic German politician (1851–1925)
- Adolf Rudnicki, Polish-Jewish author (1912–1990)
- Adolph L. Reed, Jr., Professor of political science and writer (1947-)
- Adolf Reinach, German phenomenologist (1883–1917)
- Adolph Rupp, American college basketball coach (1901–1977)
- Adolphe Sax, Belgian musician and inventor of the Saxophone (1814–1894)
- Adolf Friedrich von Schack, German poet (1815–1894)
- Adolf Schallamach, Jewish scientist (1905-1997)
- Adolf Schärf, President of Austria (1890–1965)
- Adolph "Dolph" Schayes, American professional basketball player (1928–2015)
- Adolf Schlagintweit, German explorer (1829–1857)
- Adolf Schmal, Austrian fencer (1872–1919)
- Adolf Schreyer, German painter (1828–1899)
- Adolf Smekal, Austrian physicist (1895 — 1959)
- Adolf von Sonnenthal, Austrian actor (1834–1909)
- Adolf Stieler, German cartographer (1775–1836)
- Adolf Stoecker, German theologian (1835–1909)
- Adolphus Jean Sweet, American Actor (1920–1985)
- Adolph Heinrich Joseph Sutro mayor of San Francisco (1830–1898)
- Adolphe Thiers French Prime Minister, President, and historian (1797–1877)
- Adolph Tidemand Norwegian classical-romantic painter (1814–1876)
- Adolf Tolkachev, Soviet engineer and CIA spy (1927–1986)
- Adolf "Dado" Topić, Croatian singer (1949–)
- Adolfas Valeška, Lithuanian-American artist
- Adolf van den Berg, South African cricketer (1978–)
- Adolf Wilbrandt, German novelist (1837–1911)
- Adolf Otto Reinhold Windaus, German chemist (1876–1959)
- Adolf Wölfli, Swiss artist (1864–1930)
- Adolf Ziegler, German painter and politician (1892–1959)
- Adolph Zukor, (1873–1976) Hungarian-Jewish American film mogul and founder of Paramount Pictures
People with the surname Adolphus
- John Adolphus, English historian (1768–1845)
- John Leycester Adolphus, English lawyer, jurist and author (1795–1862)
Fictional characters
- Adolphus Cusins, fictional character in "Major Barbara" by George Bernard Shaw
- Dolph, antagonist on the animated TV show Alfred Jodocus Kwak
- Adolf Kamil and Adolf Kaufmann, title characters of the manga Adolf by Osamu Tezuka
- Saint Adolphus in Ken Follett's Pillars of the Earth
- Adolf K. Weismann, also known as Yashiro Isana, is the main protagonist in the anime series "K"
See also
References
- ↑ "Name Adolf statistics and meaning / Vorname Adolf * Statistik und Bedeutung". Retrieved 4 June 2012.
- ↑ "History". Retrieved 2017-06-06.
- ↑ "Adolfo - Baby Boy Name Meaning and Origin | Oh Baby! Names". www.ohbabynames.com. Retrieved 2017-06-06.
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