Gender Masculine
Usage English
Pronounced Pron. ROO-dahlf  [key·IPA]

Meaning & History

English form of Rudolf, imported from Germany in the 19th century. Robert L. May used it in 1939 for his Christmas character Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer.

Related Names

VariantRodolph
DiminutiveRudy
Other Languages & CulturesHroðulf, Hrothulf(Anglo-Saxon) Rudolf(Armenian) Rudolf(Czech) Rolf(Danish) Roelof, Rudolf, Rodolf, Roel, Ruud(Dutch) Rodolphe, Rodolph(French) Rolf, Rudolf, Rodolf, Rudi(German) Ruedi(German (Swiss)) Hrodulf, Hrolf(Germanic) Rudolf, Rudi(Hungarian) Rodolfo(Italian) Rūdolfs(Latvian) Roul(Medieval English) Roul(Medieval French) Rolf(Norwegian) Hrōþiwulfaz(Old Germanic) Hrólfr, Hróðulfr(Old Norse) Rodolfo(Portuguese) Rudolf(Russian) Rudolf(Slovak) Rodolfo, Fito, Rodolfito(Spanish) Rolf(Swedish)

Popularity

People think this name is

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Name Days

Austria: April 17
Denmark: December 9

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Entry updated November 18, 2011