Adolph

Germanic masculine name

Adolph is a masculine given name of German origin, meaning "noble wolf." The name was common in Europe and America through the early twentieth century but fell sharply out of use after World War II due to association with Adolf Hitler.

Today it appears mainly among older generations or in historical contexts: Adolph Coors founded the brewing company in 1873.

name

Adolfo

Spanish male given name

Wilhelm · Heinrich · Ludwig · Otto · Wolfgang · Alaric · Dietrich · Siegfried · Ulrich · Leopold

historical

Thirty Years War

1618-1648 European religious conflict

basketball coach · Broadway · painter

Germanic

Teutonic

Of ancient German peoples

Saxon · Lombard · Visigoth · patronymic · medieval · aristocratic · dynastic · royal · Bavarian · Prussian

decline

obsolete

No longer in use

abandoned · avoided · replaced · stigmatized · tainted · disused · unfashionable · dated · outmoded · historic

Categories
Opposites
name cultural acceptability

AdolphJames

Traditional masculine name

Michael · William · John · David · Alexander

name connotations

AdolphGandhi

Indian independence leader

Winston · Jesus · Buddha · Abraham · Lincoln

Phrases
Family

Adolf

Familiarity
Top 500,000
Profile
Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Negative · Everyday, not technical · Rated PG