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Adolph

/ˈæ.dɒlf/US/ˈeɪ.dɔlf/

Adolph proper noun: a male given name from the Germanic languages.

Proper noun

Adolph (plural Adolphs)

  1. A male given name from the Germanic languages.
    • It was reminiscent of the rallies held by Adolph Hitler during the 1930s-1940s before adoring crowds in Nazi Germany. At many of these Nazi rallies, the German participants swore personal allegiance to their nation’s leader-Adolph Hitler over and above their own Nation-Germany.2020 November 19, Richard Weintraub, “Trump's use of 'Newspeak' to explain away virus puts Americans at risk | For What It's Worth”, in Pocono Record
  2. A surname.

Adolph meaning in Pashto, Arabic, Persian and Vietnamese

Adolph in Pashto

male given name
اډولف

Adolph in Arabic

male given name
أَدُولْف ʔadūlf

Adolph in Persian

male given name
آدولف âdolf

Adolph in Vietnamese

male given name
A-đôn-phơ

Forms of Adolph

pluralAdolphs
alternative formAdolf

Origin of Adolph

Variant spelling of Adolf.

Questions about Adolph

What does Adolph mean?
Adolph means a male given name from the Germanic languages.
What is Adolph in Pashto?
Adolph in Pashto is اډولف. See Adolph meaning in Pashto.
What part of speech is Adolph?
Adolph is a proper noun.
How do you pronounce Adolph?
Adolph is pronounced /ˈeɪ.dɔlf/ (US).

Words near Adolph in the dictionary

  1. Adolfo
  2. Adolfs
  3. Adolfson
  4. Adolfsson
  5. Adolophine
  6. Adolph
  7. Adolphe
  8. Adolphes
  9. Adolpho
  10. Adolphs
  11. Adolphson

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