ROLF
GENDER: Masculine
USAGE: German, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, English
PRONOUNCED: RAWLF (German)   [key]
Meaning & History
From the Germanic name Hrolf (or its Old Norse cognate Hrólfr), a contracted form of Hrodulf (see RUDOLF). The Normans introduced this name to England but it soon became rare. In the modern era it has occasionally been used in the English-speaking world as a German import.
Related Names
VARIANTS: Rudolf (German), Rudolf (Swedish), Rudolf (Norwegian), Rudolf (Danish), Rolph (English)
DIMINUTIVE: Roffe (Swedish)
OTHER LANGUAGES: Hrodulf, Hrolf (Ancient Germanic), Hrólfr, Hróðólfr (Ancient Scandinavian), Rudolf (Armenian), Rudolf (Croatian), Rudolf (Czech), Roelof, Rudolf, Rodolf, Roel, Ruud (Dutch), Rodolphe, Rodolph (French), Rudolf, Rudi (Hungarian), Rodolfo (Italian), Roul (Medieval English), Roul (Medieval French), Rudolf (Polish), Rodolfo (Portuguese), Rudolf (Russian), Rudolf (Slovene), Rodolfo, Fito, Rodolfito (Spanish)
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