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Adolf

Adolf proper noun: a male given name from the Germanic languages, variant of Adolph.

Proper noun

Adolf (plural Adolfs)

  1. A male given name from the Germanic languages, variant of Adolph.
    • The house in Austria where Adolf Hitler was born will be converted into a human rights training center for police officers, Austria’s Interior Ministry announced Wednesday.2023 May 24, Amarachi Orie and Chris Stern, “Hitler’s Austrian birthplace to become human rights training center”, in CNN

Forms of Adolf

pluralAdolfs

Origin of Adolf

From Old High German adal (“noble”) + wulf (“wolf”). Doublet of Ethelwolf from Old English Æþelwulf.

Questions about Adolf

What does Adolf mean?
Adolf means a male given name from the Germanic languages, variant of Adolph.
What part of speech is Adolf?
Adolf is a proper noun.

Words near Adolf in the dictionary

  1. adolescent
  2. adolescently
  3. adolescents
  4. adolesces
  5. adolescing
  6. Adolf
  7. Adolfo
  8. Adolfs
  9. Adolfson
  10. Adolfsson
  11. Adolophine

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