Given name
Ādolfs
Ādolfs is a masculine given name from Germanic. It is used in Latvian.
Meaning & origin
Ādolfs’s family of names
In Latvian usage, Ādolfs shares a linguistic root with the Lithuanian form ADOLFAS. In Latvian usage, Ādolfs has a conventional equivalent in the German form Adolf. In Latvian usage, Ādolfs has a conventional equivalent in the English form Adolph.
Inner ring: spellings · outer: across languages.
Around the world
Ādolfs has relatives in 4 languages. Lines run from its Proto-Germanic roots to each of them.
3 related names in 4 languages. Point at a dot, or tab to the map and use the arrow keys.
Spellings & scripts 1
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
Across languages 3
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
People named Ādolfs
- Ādolfs AlunānsLatvian actor, stage director and playwright (1848–1912)
- Ādolfs BļodnieksPrime Minister of Latvia (1889-1962)
- Ādolfs SīmanisLatvian footballer (1909-1979)
- Ādolfs ĀbeleLatvian conductor and composer (1889-1967)
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