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ADOLF
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Gender: Masculine
Usage: German
Pronounced: AH-dawlf (German), AD-ahlf (English), AY-dahlf (English) [key]
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Modern form of the Germanic name Adalwolf, which meant "noble wolf" from the Germanic elements adal "noble" and wulf. Association with Adolf Hitler (1889-1945), the leader of the Nazi party in Germany during World War II, has lessened the use of this name. |
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