Rolfe may refer to:
People
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Rolfe (surname) The uncommon English surname Rolfe derives ultimately from the Old Scandinavian and Germanic pre 5th century personal name "Hrodwulf". This was composed of the elements "hrod", meaning "renown", and "wulf", a wolf. In Norse the contracted form was ...
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Robert Allen Rolfe
Robert Allen Rolfe (1855, Wilford, Nottinghamshire – 1921, Richmond, Surrey) was an English botanist specialising in the study of orchids. For a time he worked in the gardens at Welbeck Abbey. He entered Kew in 1879 and became second assistant. ...
, botanist for whom "Rolfe" is the standard abbreviation
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Rolfe (given name) Rolfe is a masculine given name which is borne by:
* Rolfe Humphries (1894–1969), American poet
* Rolfe Kanefsky (born 1969), American screenwriter and director
* Rolfe Kent (born 1963), British composer
* W. Rolfe Kerr (born 1935), an emeritus ...
Places
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Rolfe, Iowa
Rolfe is a city in Pocahontas County, Iowa, United States. The population was 509 at the time of the 2020 census.
This city was named after the Englishman John Rolfe, who married Pocahontas in Jamestown, Virginia.
History
Rolfe was platted in 1 ...
, United States, a city
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Rolfe, West Virginia
Rolfe is an unincorporated community in McDowell County, West Virginia, United States. Rolfe is east of Northfork
''Northfork'' is a 2003 film directed by Michael Polish and written by Michael and Mark Polish. It premiered at the Sundance ...
, United States, an unincorporated community
Entertainment
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Rolfe Photoplays
Rolfe Photoplays Inc. was an American motion picture production company established by musical entertainer B.A. Rolfe. Its productions were primarily filmed on the East Coast, usually in and around Fort Lee, New Jersey, although the company also ...
, an American motion picture production company
* Rolfe DeWolfe, the animatronic ventriloquist in
The Rock-afire Explosion
The Rock-afire Explosion was an animatronic character band that appeared in ShowBiz Pizza Place restaurants from 1980 to 1992. Since 1992, independent companies and people have been preserving it and one can still view the show in various location ...
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Rolfe's Chop House Rolfe's Chop House is a Manhattan eating establishment located in the Financial District at 90 Fulton Street, established in 1848.
Rolfe's Chop House is a memorable piece of the history of New York City.
Earlier, the eatery was located in the Dra ...
, a New York City eating establishment
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Rolfe Barn
The Rolfe Barn is a historic barn at 16 Penacook Street in the Penacook village of Concord, New Hampshire. The property was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2007. The barn was first added to the New Hampshire State Register of ...
, Concord, New Hampshire, United States, on the National Register of Historic Places
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Rolf Rolf is a male given name and a surname. It originates in the Germanic name ''Hrolf'', itself a contraction of ''Hrodwulf'' ( Rudolf), a conjunction of the stem words ''hrod'' ("renown") + ''wulf'' ("wolf"). The Old Norse cognate is ''Hrólfr''. A ...
, a male given name and surname
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Rolfes Rolfes may refer to:
Surname
*Christine Rolfes (born 1967), American politician
* Hans Rolfes (1894–1935), German flying as
* Herman Rolfes (born 1936), Canadian politician
*Simon Rolfes (born 1982), German footballer
Given name
* Rolfes Robert ...
, a surname and given name
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Rolfing
Rolfing () is a form of alternative medicine originally developed by Ida Rolf (1896–1979) as Structural Integration.
Rolfing is marketed with unproven claims of various health benefits. It is based on Rolf's ideas about how the human body's " ...
, a holistic health discipline named after Ida P. Rolf
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