Adolf (also spelt Adolph or Adolphe, Adolfo and when Latinised Adolphus) is a

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used in

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-speaking countries, Scandinavia, the Netherlands and Flanders, France, Italy, Spain, Portugal, Latin America and to a lesser extent in various Central European and East European countries with non-Germanic languages, such as

Lithuanian Lithuanian may refer to: * Lithuanians * Lithuanian language * The country of Lithuania * Grand Duchy of Lithuania * Culture of Lithuania * Lithuanian cuisine * Lithuanian Jews as often called "Lithuanians" (''Lita'im'' or ''Litvaks'') by other Jew ...

Adolfas and Latvian

Ādolfs Ādolfs is a Latvian masculine given name, a variant of Adolf, and may refer to: *Ādolfs Alunāns (1848–1912), Latvian playwright, director and actor *Ādolfs Bļodnieks (1889–1962), Latvian politician, former Prime Minister of Latvia *� ...

. Adolphus can also appear as a surname, as in

John Adolphus John Adolphus (1768–1845) was an England, English barrister and historian. Life Born 7 August 1768, he was of German background. His grandfather had been domestic physician to Frederick the Great, and wrote a French romance, ''Histoire des D ...

, the English historian. The female forms Adolphine and Adolpha are far more rare than the male names. The name is a compound derived from the Old High German ''Athalwolf'' (or ''Hadulf''), a composition of ''athal'', or ''adal'', meaning "noble" (or '' had(u)''-, meaning "battle, combat"), and '' wolf''. The name is

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to the

Anglo-Saxon The Anglo-Saxons were a Cultural identity, cultural group who inhabited England in the Early Middle Ages. They traced their origins to settlers who came to Britain from mainland Europe in the 5th century. However, the ethnogenesis of the Anglo- ...

name '' Æthelwulf'' (also Eadulf or Eadwulf). The name can also be derived from the ancient Germanic elements "Wald" meaning "power", "brightness" and wolf (Waldwulf). Due to negative associations with Adolf Hitler, it has declined in popularity since the end of World War II.

Popularity and usage

During the 19th and early 20th century, ''Adolf'' was a popular name for baby boys in German-speaking countries and to a lesser extent also in French-speaking countries (spelled there as ''Adolphe''). Due to negative associations with Adolf Hitler, it has declined in popularity as a given name for males since the end of World War II. After Hitler came to power, ''Adolf'' became popular again, especially in 1933-1934 and 1937. From 1942, when more and more Germans began to suspect that the war Hitler had started could end in disaster, Adolf's share of all boys' first names plummeted steadily. It remains common among men born before 1945. Adolf Dassler, the founder of

Adidas Adidas AG (; stylized as adidas since 1949) is a German multinational corporation, founded and headquartered in Herzogenaurach, Bavaria, that designs and manufactures shoes, clothing and accessories. It is the largest sportswear manufactur ...

, used his nickname, 'Adi', in his professional life and for the name of his company. After 1945, a few German people have been named ''Adolf'' due to family traditions. Similarly, the French language, French version, ''Adolphe''—previously a fairly common name in France and the name of Adolphe, a classic French novel—has virtually disappeared, along with Italian language, Italian ''Adolfo''. However, the Spanish language, Spanish and Portuguese language, Portuguese version, ''Adolfo'', has not become stigmatised in the same way. It is still in common use in Spanish- and Portuguese-speaking countries across the world.

Monarchs and nobles

*Adulf Evil-child (fl. AD 973), more commonly known as Eadwulf Evil-child, Earl of Bamburgh *Adolf of Altena (1157–1220), Archbishop of Cologne *Adolf, King of the Romans (1255–1298), King of Germany *Adolf, Count Palatine of the Rhine (1300–1327) *Adolf, Duke of Jülich-Berg (1370–1437) *Adolphus VIII, Count of Holstein (1401–1459), Duke of southern Jutland *Adolf, Duke of Bavaria (1434–1441) *Adolph I, Prince of Anhalt-Köthen (d. 1473) *Adolph II, Prince of Anhalt-Köthen (1458–1526) *Adolf, Duke of Holstein-Gottorp (1526–1586) *Adolf of Nassau (1540–1568), Count of Nassau, brother of William the Silent *Gustavus Adolphus of Sweden (1594–1632), King of Sweden *Adolphus Frederick II, Duke of Mecklenburg-Strelitz (1658–1708) *Adolf Frederick, King of Sweden (1710–1771) *Prince Adolphus, Duke of Cambridge (1774–1850), son of George III of the United Kingdom *Gustaf IV Adolf (1778–1837), King of Sweden *Adolf I, Prince of Schaumburg-Lippe (1817–1893) *Adolphe, Grand Duke of Luxembourg (1817–1905) *Prince Ernest Augustus, 3rd Duke of Cumberland and Teviotdale, Ernest Augustus William Adolphus George Frederick, Crown Prince of Hanover (1845–1923) *Prince Adolf of Schaumburg-Lippe (1859–1917), regent of Lippe *Adolphus Cambridge, 1st Marquess of Cambridge (1868–1927) *Gustaf VI Adolf (1882–1973), King of Sweden *Adolf II, Prince of Schaumburg-Lippe (1883–1936) *Prince Gustaf Adolf, Duke of Västerbotten (1906–1947), Prince of Sweden

Saints

*Saint Adulf, early medieval Anglo-Saxon saint *St. Adolphus, 9th-century Spanish martyr *St. Adolf of Osnabrück, 13th-century German martyr *St. Adolphus Ludigo-Mkasa, 19th-century Ugandan martyr

People with the given name in any variant

Adolf

A–G

*Adolf Albin (1848–1920), Romanian chess player *Adolf Althoff (1913–1998), German circus owner *Adolf Anderssen (1818–1879), German chess player *Adolf Appellöf (1857–1921), Swedish zoologist *Adolf von Baeyer (1835–1917), German chemist who synthesised indigo and developed a nomenclature for cyclic compounds *Adolf Bastian (1826–1905), German anthropologist *Adolf van den Berg (born 1978), South African cricketer *Adolf A. Berle (1895–1971), American lawyer, educator, author, and diplomat *Ādolfs Bļodnieks (1889–1962), 9th Prime Minister of Latvia *Adolf Bniński (1884–1942), Polish agricultural, conservative, and royalist activist *Adolf Born (1930–2016), Czech artist and filmmaker *Adolf Brand (1874–1945), German journalist *Adolf Brudes (1899–1986), German racing driver *Adolf Busch (1891–1952), German violinist and composer *Adolf Butenandt (1903–1995), German biochemist *Adolf Čech (1841–1903), Czech conductor *Adolf Charlemagne or Sharleman, Russian painter (1826–1901) *Adolf Cluss (1825–1905), German-American architect *Adolf Daens (1839–1907), Belgian theologian *Adolf Dassler, Adolf "Adi" Dassler (1900–1978), German entrepreneur and founder of Adidas *Adolf Deucher (1831–1912), Swiss politician *Adolf Dymsza (1900–1975), Polish comic actor *Adolf Ehrnrooth (1905–2004), Finnish general *Adolf Eichler (1869–1911), German civil architect *Adolf Eichmann (1906–1962), German/Austrian Nazi SS officer *Adolf Etolin (1799–1876), Finnish explorer *Adolf Eugen Fick (1829–1901), German inventor *Adolf Fischer (officer) (1893–1947), German Nazi general *Adolf Froelich (1887–1943), Polish inventor *Adolf Galland (1912–1996), German fighter pilot *Adolf Glassbrenner (1810–1876), German humourist *Adolf Grünbaum (1923–2018), German-American philosopher of science *Adolf Guyer-Zeller (1839–1899), Swiss entrepreneur

H–M

*Adolf Abraham Halevi Fraenkel (1891–1965), German-Israeli mathematician *Adolf Hamann (1885–1945), German Nazi general *Adolf von Harnack (1851–1930), German theologian *Adolf Hedin (1834–1905), Swedish newspaper publisher and politician *Adolf Hempt (1874–1943), Serbian biologist, founder of the Pasteur Institute in Novi Sad *Adolf von Henselt (1814–1889), German composer *Adolf Eduard Herstein (1869–1932), Polish-born painter and engraver *Adolf von Hildebrand (1847–1921), German sculptor *Adolf Bernhard Christoph Hilgenfeld (1823–1907), German theologian * Adolf Hitler (1889–1945), German dictator and leader of the Nazi party *Adolf Hurwitz (1859–1919), German mathematician *Adolf Holtzmann (1810–1870), German philologist *Adolf Hütter (born 1970), Austrian footballer *Adolf Just (1859–1936), German naturalist and founder of Luvos *Adolf Kaufmann (1848–1916), Austrian landscape painter *Adolf Kertész (1892–1920), Hungarian footballer *Adolf Kneser (1862–1930), German mathematician *Adolf Köster (1883–1930), German politician *Adolf Kussmaul (1822–1902), German physician and the first to describe dyslexia *Adolf Lande (1905–), German drug-control official *Adolf Lindenbaum (1904–1941), Polish mathematician *Adolf Loos (1870–1933), Austrian architect *Adolf Lundin (1932–2006), Swedish oil magnate *Adolf Malan (born 1961), South African rugby union footballer *Adolf Lu Hitler Marak (born ), Indian politician *Adolf Merckle (1934–2009), German entrepreneur and billionaire *Adolf Meyer (architect) (1881–1929), German architect *Adolf Meyer (psychiatrist) (1866–1950), Swiss-American psychiatrist

N–Z

*Adolf van Nieuwenaar (c. 1545–1589), Dutch statesman and soldier, stadtholder of Overijssel, Guelders and Utrecht *Adolf Erik Nordenskiöld (1832–1901), Finnish-Swedish explorer *Adolf Noreen (1854–1925), Swedish linguist *Adolf Oberländer (1845–1923), German caricaturist *Adolf Ogi (born 1942), Swiss politician *Adolf Opálka (1915–1942), Czech anti-Nazi fighter *Adolf Overweg (1822–1852), German scientist *Adolf Petrovsky (1887–?), Soviet diplomat *Adolf Pilar von Pilchau (1851–1925), Baltic German politician *Adolf Pilch (1914–2000), Polish resistance fighter *Adolf Reinach (1883–1917), German phenomenologist *Adolf Rudnicki (1912–1990), Polish-Jewish author *Adolf Rzepko (1825–1892), Polish composer *Adolf Friedrich von Schack (1815–1894), German poet *Adolf Schallamach (1905–1997), German-born British scientist working on rubber friction *Adolf Schärf (1890–1965), President of Austria *Adolf Scherer (born 1938), Slovak footballer of German descent *Adolf Schlagintweit (1829–1857), German explorer *Adolf Schmal (1872–1919), Austrian fencer *Adolf Schreyer (1828–1899), German painter *Adolf Shayevich (born 1937), Rabbi of the Moscow Choral Synagogue and one of two Chief Rabbis of Russia *Adolf Smekal (1895–1959), Austrian physicist *Adolf Stelzer (1908–1977), Swiss footballer *Adolf Stieler (1775–1836), German cartographer *Adolf Stoecker (1835–1909), German theologian *Adolf Strauss (composer) (1902–1944), Czech pianist, violinist, composer, and kapellmeister *Adolf Strauss (general) (1879–1973), general in the Wehrmacht of Nazi Germany *Adolf Theuer (1920–1947), German SS officer at Auschwitz concentration camp *Adolf Tolkachev (1927–1986), Soviet engineer and CIA spy *Adolf von Sonnenthal (1834–1909), Austrian actor *Adolf Tolkachev (1927–1986), Soviet electronics engineer *Dado Topić, Adolf "Dado" Topić (born 1949), Croatian singer *Adolf Tortilowicz von Batocki-Friebe, Lithuanian nobleman, lawyer and politician *Anton Walbrook, Adolf Walbrook (1896–1967), Austrian actor *Adolf Wahrmund (1827–1913), Austrian-German orientalist *Adolf Wilbrandt (1837–1911), German novelist *Adolf Windaus (1876–1959), German chemist *Adolf Wölfli (1864–1930), Swiss artist *Adolf Zeising (1810–1876), German psychologist *Adolf Ziegler (1892–1959), German painter and politician *Adolf Zutter (1889–1947), German SS concentration camp officer *Adolf Zytogorski (–1882), Polish-British chess master and translator

Adolfas

*Adolfas Valeška (1905–1994), Lithuanian-American artist

Adolfo

*Adolfo Aldana (born 1966), Spanish footballer *Adolfo Baines (born 1972), Spanish footballer *Adolfo Battaglia (born 1930), Italian journalist and politician *Adolfo Bautista (born 1979), Mexican footballer *Adolfo Bruno (1945–2003), a.k.a. "Big Al", Italian-American mobster *Adolfo Camarillo (1864–1958), Ranchero, philanthropist, co-founder of the city of Camarillo, California *Adolfo Carrión Jr. (born 1961), served for seven years as borough president of the Bronx *Adolfo Celi (1922–1986), Italian actor and director *Adolfo Constanzo (1962–1989), American serial killer, drug trafficker, and cult leader *Adolfo Correia da Rocha (1907–1995), Portuguese writer and otolaryngologist *Adolfo Schwelm Cruz (1923–2012), Argentine racing driver *Adolfo Domínguez (born 1950), Spanish fashion designer *Adolfo Domínguez Gerardo (born 1991), Mexican footballer *Adolfo Gaich (born 1999), Argentine footballer *Adolfo Gregorio (born 1982), American footballer *Adolfo Guzman (soccer) (born 1995), American footballer *Adolfo Guzmán (1920–1976), Cuban pianist *Adolfo Hernández (born 1997), Mexican footballer *Adolfo Hirsch (born 1986), Argentine footballer *Adolfo Lima (born 1990), Uruguayan footballer *Adolfo Luxúria Canibal (born 1959), Portuguese musician and lawyer *Adolfo Machado (born 1985), Panamanian footballer *Adolfo Miranda (born 1989), Spanish footballer *Adolfo Muñoz (born 1997), Ecuadorian footballer *Adolfo Ovalle (footballer, born 1970), Adolfo Ovalle (born 1970), Chilean footballer *Adolfo Ovalle (footballer, born 1997), Adolfo Ovalle (born 1997), Chilean footballer *Adolfo Pérez Esquivel (born 1931), Argentine activist and Nobel Peace Prize winner *Adolfo Ríos (born 1966), Mexican footballer *Adolfo (designer), Adolfo Sardiña (1933–2021), Cuban-American fashion designer, known by his first name alone *Adolfo Sarti (1928–1992), Italian politician *Adolfo Suárez (1932–2014), Spanish politician, the first democratically elected Prime Minister of Spain during the Spanish transition to democracy *Adolfo Valencia (born 1968), Colombian footballer *Adolfo Veber Tkalčević (1825–1889), Croatian philologist, writer, and politician *Adolfo Vigorelli (1921–1944), Italian resistance fighter during World War II *Adolfo Zumelzú (1902–1973), Argentine footballer

Adolph

*Adolph Achille Gereau (1893–1994), Virgin Islands civil servant and founder of V.I. Republicans *Adolph Baller (1909–1994), Austrian-American pianist *Adolph Bieberstein (1902–1981), American football player *Adolph Caesar (1933–1986), American actor, voice-over artist, theatre director, dancer, and choreographer *Adolph von Carlowitz, German army General *Adolph Coors (1847–1929), American businessman and founder of Coors Brewery *A. J. DeLaGarza, Adolph "A.J." DeLaGarza (Adolfo Guzmán1987), American footballer *Adolph Deutsch (1897–1980), British-American composer, conductor, and arranger *Adolph Fischer (1858–1887), German labor union activist *Adolph Goldschmidt (1863–1944), German-Jewish art historian *Adolph Green (1914–2002), American lyricist and playwright *Adolph Hallis (1896–1987), South African pianist, composer, and teacher *Adolph Sutro (1830–1898), mayor of San Francisco *Adolph Jacobs (1939–2014), American guitar player *Adolph Joffe (1883–1927), Russian-Jewish diplomat *Adolph Johannes Brand (born 1934), South African pianist and composer known as Abdullah Ibrahim *Adolph Kissell (1920–1983), American football player *Adolph Kliebhan (1897–1963), American football player *Adolph Koldofsky (1905–1951), Canadian violinist *Adolph Kolping (1813–1865), German priest *Adolph Kukulowicz (1933–2008), Canadian ice hockey player *Adolph Malan (1910–1963), South African flying ace in World War II *Adolph Marx, birth name of American comic actor Harpo Marx (1888–1961) *Adolph Marix (1848–1919), American military officer and general *Adolph Mongo (born 1954), American political strategist and commentator *Adolph Ochs (1858–1935), American newspaper publisher *Adolph L. Reed Jr. (born 1947), American professor of political science and writer *Adolph Rupp (1901–1977), American college basketball coach *Adolph "Dolph" Schayes (1928–2015), American basketball player *Adolph G. Schwenk (1922–2004), American Marine general *Young Dolph, Adolph "Young Dolph" Thornton (1985–2021), American independent rap artist *Adolph Tidemand (1814–1876), Norwegian classical romantic painter *Adolph Treidler (1886–1981), American artist known for his illustrations, posters, commercial art, and wartime propaganda posters *Adolph von Carlowitz (1858–1928), German army commander during the First World War *Adolph P. Yushkevich (1906–1993), Russian mathematician *Adolph Zukor (1873–1976), Hungarian-Jewish American film mogul and founder of Paramount Pictures *Hubert Blaine Wolfeschlegelsteinhausenbergerdorff Sr. (1914–1997), American typesetter whose actual name starts with "Adolph"

Adolphe

*Adolphe Adam (1803–1856), French composer and music critic *Adolphe Alexandre Chaillet (1867–1914), French inventor of the Centennial Light *Adolphe Crémieux (1796–1880), French-Jewish lawyer and statesman *Adolphe Goldschmidt (1838–1918), German-Jewish co-inheritor of the Goldschmidt family bank *Adolphe Guillaumat (1863–1940), French Army general during World War I *Adolphe Hug (1923–2006), Swiss footballer *Adolphe Max (1869–1939), Belgian politician and mayor of Brussels *Adolphe Menjou (1890–1963), American actor and anti-Communist activist *Adolphe Muzito, Congolese politician who was Prime Minister of the Democratic Republic *Adolphe Nourrit (1802–1839), French opera singer *Adolphe Sax (1814–1894), Belgian musician and inventor of the saxophone *Adolphe Teikeu (born 1990), Cameroonian footballer *Adolphe Thiers (1797–1877), French Prime Minister, President, and historian *Adolphe Tohoua (born 1983), Ivorian footballer *Adolphe Willette (1857–1926), French painter and architect of the Moulin Rouge

Adolphus

*Doc Cheatham, Adolphus Anthony "Doc" Cheatham (1905–1997), American jazz trumpeter, singer, and bandleader *Adolphus Busch (1839–1913), American businessman and co-founder of Anheuser-Busch *Dolph Sweet, Adolphus Jean Sweet (1920–1985), American actor *Adolphus L. Fitzgerald (1840–1921), Justice of the Supreme Court of Nevada *Adolphus W. Green (1844–1917), American businessman and founder of Nabisco *Adolphus Grimes (1913–1998), American baseball player *Adolphus Jones (born 1984), Kittian and Nevisian track and field athlete and footballer *Adolphus Warburton Moore (A. W. Moore), British civil servant and mountaineer (1841–1887) *Adolphus Ofodile (born 1979), Nigerian footballer *Adolphus Busch Orthwein (1917–2013), American heir and business executive and formerly missing person *Adolphus Washington (born 1994), American football player

People with the surname Adolf or Adolphus

*Helen Adolf (1895–1998), Austrian–American linguist and literature scholar *

(1768–1845), English historian *John Leycester Adolphus (1795–1862), English lawyer, jurist and author

Fictional characters

*Adolphus, a character in ''The Adventures of Baron Munchausen'' *Adolphus, a character in ''The Adventures of Huck Finn (1993 film), The Adventures of Huck Finn'' *Adolphus Cusins, a character in ''Major Barbara'' by George Bernard Shaw *Adolphus Tips, the eponymous cat of ''The Amazing Story of Adolphus Tips'' by Michael Morpurgo *Dolph Starbeam, a character in the animated sitcom ''The Simpsons'' *Dolph, an antagonist on the animated series ''Alfred Jodocus Kwak'' *Adolf Kamil and Adolf Kaufmann, title characters of the manga ''Adolf (manga), Adolf'' by Osamu Tezuka *Saint Adolphus, a character in Ken Follett's ''The Pillars of the Earth'' *Adolf Verloc, a character in Joseph Conrad's ''The Secret Agent'' *Adolf K. Weismann, also known as List of K characters#Yashiro Isana, Yashiro Isana, is the main protagonist in the anime series ''K'' *Adolf Wolf, a character in ''Blitz Wolf'' *Adolphe Pescarolo, principal of Shuchiin Academy in ''Kaguya-sama: Love Is War'' *Adolf, one of the main villains in Armour of God II: Operation Condor *Adolfo Pirelli a minor antagonist in Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street (2007 film)

References

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