Definitions

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  • proper noun A male given name, a rare spelling variant of Adolph. Very rarely given to children after World War Two, because of the association with Adolf Hitler.

Etymologies

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From Old High German adal ("noble") and wolf, wulf ("wolf").

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Examples

  • I am amazed, he wrote, that sometimes even the name Adolf Hitler escapes me.

    The Great Escape Kati Marton 2006

  • I am amazed, he wrote, that sometimes even the name Adolf Hitler escapes me.

    The Great Escape Kati Marton 2006

  • The name Adolf Hitler was never mentioned in our history classes.

    Floating in My Mother’s Palm Ursula Hegi 1990

  • The name Adolf Hitler was never mentioned in our history classes.

    Floating in My Mother’s Palm Ursula Hegi 1990

  • His life ended the long and fabled career of the name Adolf, which had included the stories of Adolph Zukor, Adolphe Menjou, Adolph Ochs, and Adolph Coors.

    Becoming Adolf Cohen, Rich 2007

  • Quite a few boys in the grades above us were called Adolf—a name that had been popular for babies born in the early war years—but we had no Adolfs in our class or in the younger grades.

    Floating in My Mother’s Palm Ursula Hegi 1990

  • Quite a few boys in the grades above us were called Adolf—a name that had been popular for babies born in the early war years—but we had no Adolfs in our class or in the younger grades.

    Floating in My Mother’s Palm Ursula Hegi 1990

  • I feel for the people stuck with the name Adolf during and after Hitler's horrific reign.

    KentNewsNet.com 2009

  • "Adolf" - to 40 years in prison after he was convicted of murder, cruel treatment, plunder and inhumane acts.

    Institute for War & Peace Reporting: 2008

  • The 1933 Reichstag Fire was a key event in Adolf Hitler’s ascendency to power.

    Think Progress » BREAKING: Former Enron CEO Ken Lay is dead. 2006

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