Meaning and Origin of: Adolf

Boy name origins & meanings

  • German : Noble wolf

Boy name variations

Adolph
Adolfo
Adolphe
Adolphus
Adolfus

Family name origins & meanings

  • German, Dutch, and Scandinavian : from the Germanic personal name Atha-ulf, which was widely adopted in other languages throughout central Europe; it is composed of the Old High German elements ad- (as in adal ‘noble’) + (w)ulf ‘wolf’.