Adolfas is a masculine Lithuanian given name, derived from the German
Adolf
Adolf (also spelt Adolph or Adolphe, Adolfo, and when Latinised Adolphus) is a given name with German origins.
The name is a compound derived from the Old High German ''Athalwolf'' (or ''Hadulf''), a composition of ''athal'', or ''adal'', mean ...
. Notable people with the name include:
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Adolfas Akelaitis (1910–2007), Lithuanian high jumper
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Adolfas Aleksejūnas (born 1937), Lithuanian middle-distance runner
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Adolfas Jucys (1904–1974), Lithuanian theoretical physicist and mathematician
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Adolfas Mekas (1925–2011), Lithuanian film director, and brother of Jonas Mekas
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Adolfas Ramanauskas
Adolfas Ramanauskas (March 6, 1918 – November 29, 1957), code name Vanagas (), was a one of the leaders of the Lithuanian partisans and the anti-Soviet Resistance in Lithuania during World War II, resistance. In 2018, the Seimas of Lithuania po ...
(1918–1957), American-born Lithuanian anti-Soviet partisan
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Adolfas Šleževičius (1948–2022), former Prime Minister of Lithuania
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Adolfas Tautavičius (born 1925), Lithuanian archaeologist and Habilitated Doctor
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Adolfas Urbšas (1900–1973), Lithuanian and Soviet military officer
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Adolfas Valeška (1905–1994), Lithuanian stained glass artist, painter, stage designer, and museum director
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Adolfas Varanauskas (1934–2007), Lithuanian shot putter
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Adolfas Večerskis (born 1949), Lithuanian movie and stage actor, director and translator
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Adolf
Adolf (also spelt Adolph or Adolphe, Adolfo, and when Latinised Adolphus) is a given name with German origins.
The name is a compound derived from the Old High German ''Athalwolf'' (or ''Hadulf''), a composition of ''athal'', or ''adal'', mean ...
Lithuanian masculine given names
Masculine given names