Adolf
AH-dolf
A Germanic name meaning “noble wolf.”
Meaning
The name is built from Germanic elements meaning “noble” and “wolf.” In the excerpts, Yonge glosses Adolf as “noble wolf,” and related forms like Adolphe, Adolfo, and Adolphus are treated as the same name-family.
Origin
Old GermanGermanicmasculine
Fun fact
The excerpts note that Dolfine is a contraction of Adolfine, a feminine form of Adolf.
Confidence: sourced. Sources: History of Christian Names, A list of Christian names, their derivatives, nicknames and equivalents in several languages.