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Adolphus

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

Proper noun

Adolphus

  1. A male given name from the Germanic languages, a Latinized variant of Adolph.
    • Would any man named Adolphus - any man called Dolly! - object to being called something else?1906, George Bernard Shaw, Major Barbara: Act III
    • Sometimes as a child I used to wonder why my brother was called after the man whose very name we were later taught to fear. But then who knows what goes on inside the minds of ambitious, proud Ibo fathers? As most Ibo boys born around that time were called Adolphus after the German leader, Adol is...1986, Buchi Emecheta, Head Above Water. An Autobiography. p.11

Origin of Adolphus

From Latin Adolphus. Doublet of Adolph.

Questions about Adolphus

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

Words near Adolphus in the dictionary

  1. Adolphes
  2. Adolpho
  3. Adolphs
  4. Adolphson
  5. Adolphsons
  6. Adolphus
  7. Adolvsson
  8. Adonai
  9. Adonara
  10. Adonean
  11. Adonia

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