Rolph

Gender：
Pronounced： [ RAHLF ]
Popularity：
Usage：English (Rare)

Meaning & History：

Variant of ROLF.

ROLF male German, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, English

From the Germanic name Hrolf (or its Old Norse cognate Hrólfr), a contracted form of Hrodulf (see RUDOLF). The Normans introduced this name to England but it soon became rare. In the modern era it has occasionally been used in the English-speaking world as a German import.

RUDOLF male German, Dutch, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, Polish, Czech, Hungarian, Slovene, Croatian, Russian, Armenian

From the Germanic name Hrodulf, which was derived from the elements hrod "fame" and wulf "wolf". It was borne by three kings of Burgundy, as well as several Habsburg rulers of the Holy Roman Empire and Austria. Anthony Hope used this name for the hero in his popular novel 'The Prisoner of Zenda' (1894).

Names related to Rolph：

EQUIVALENTS

ANCIENT GERMANIC: Hrodulf, Hrolf

ANCIENT SCANDINAVIAN: Hrólfr, Hróðólfr

ANGLO-SAXON: Hroðulf, Hrothulf

ARMENIAN: Rudolf

CROATIAN: Rudolf

CZECH: Rudolf

DANISH: Rolf, Rudolf

DUTCH: Rodolf, Roelof, Rudolf

ENGLISH: Rodolph, Rolf, Rollo, Rolo, Rudolph

FRENCH: Rodolph, Rodolphe