Rudolf

Gender
Male (Masculine | Boy)
Meaning
The name Rudolf means “famous wolf”.
Scripts(How to write)
Рудольф(Russian)
Ռուդոլֆ(Armenian)
Pronunciation
ROO-dawlf(German, Slovak)
ROO-dolf(Czech, Hungarian)
RUY-dawlf(Dutch)

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Rudolf Name meanings & History

The name Rudolf originates from Germanic languages, specifically from the Old High German name ‘Hrodwulf’ which means ‘famous wolf’. The name Rudolf means “famous wolf”. From the Germanic name Hrodulf, which was derived from the elements hruod meaning "fame" and wolf meaning "wolf". It was borne by three kings of Burgundy and a king of West Francia, 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).

Zodiac Sign of Rudolf: Reason Aries

Synonyms of Rudolf:

R: Rational,Reason,Resourceful,Restless

U: Unity,Understanding,Utopia,Undermining,Universality

D: Demanding,Doting,Dutiful,Domestic,Determined,Daddy

O: Obstinate,Ostentatious,Obsolete,Organized,Obsessive

L: Lovely,Liaison,Luscious,Legal,Lover,Lazy,Languid

F: Fun-loving,Friendly,Festive,Fiery

Rudolf is:

  • a Class name
  • a Classic name
  • a Formal name
  • a Mature name
  • a Natural name
  • a Serious name
  • a Strange name
  • a Strong name
  • a Upper name

2.) RUDOLF (Male)

Usage: Scandinavian

Meanings: Derived from the obsolete Old High German Hrothwulf (famous wolf), a compound name composed of the elements hruod (fame) and wulf (wolf). Cognate: Rodolf, Roelof (Dutch); Rolfr, Ruodulf (Norwegian); Rolf (Swedish). Short: Ruud (Dutch). (ROO-DOLF)


3.) RUDOLF (Male)

Usage: Polish

Meanings: A borrowing from the German, Rudolf is an evolution of the Old High German Hrodulf (famous wolf), a compounding of the elements hruod (fame) and wulf (wolf). (ROO-DOLF)


4.) RUDOLF (Male)

Usage:

Meanings: A borrowing from the German, Rudolf is an evolution of the Old High German Hrodulf (famous wolf), a compounding of the elements hruod (fame) and wulf (wolf). (ROO-DAHLF)


5.) RUDOLF (Male)

Usage: Hungarian

Meanings: Derived from the Old High German Hrodulf (wolf fame, famous wolf), a compound name composed from the elements hruod (fame, famous) and wulf (wolf). Pet: Rudi. (ROO-DOLF)


6.) RUDOLF (Male)

Usage: German

Meanings: Evolution of the Old High German Hrodulf (wolf fame, famous wolf), a compound name composed from the elements hruod (fame) and wulf (wolf). The name was borne by Rudolf I of Hapsburg (1218-91), a German king and emperor of the Holy Roman Empire, and the founder of the Hapsburg dynasty. (ROO-DOLF)


7.) Rudolf (Male)

Usage: German

Meanings: (German) a form of Rudolph.

Other Forms: Rodolf, Rudolfe, Ruedolf


8.) Rudolf (Male)

Usage: German

Meanings: (German) wolf

Other Forms: Rodolf, Rudy


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