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ROLF

Gender: Masculine

Usage: German, Scandinavian, English

Pronounced: RAWLF (German)  [key]

From the Germanic name Hrolf (or its Old Norse cognate Hrólfr), a contracted form of Hrodwulf (see RUDOLF). It was introduced to England by the Normans but it soon became rare. In the modern era it has occasionally been used in the English-speaking world as a German import.


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