Given name · Greek
Αδόλφος
Αδόλφος (Adólfos) is a masculine given name from Ancient Greek, ultimately from Germanic. It is used in Greek.
GreekWritten in Greek script. In English: Adolph.
Meaning & origin
Where it comes from
Αδόλφος comes from Ancient Greek, and ultimately from Germanic.
Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)
How it developed
In Greek usage, Αδόλφος developed from Adolphus.
Αδόλφος’s family of names
In Greek usage, Αδόλφος developed from the Latin form Adolphus. In Greek usage, Αδόλφος has a conventional equivalent in the Spanish form Adolfo. In Greek usage, Αδόλφος has a conventional equivalent in the English form Adolph.
Inner ring: spellings · outer: across languages.
Around the world
Αδόλφος has relatives in 6 languages. Lines run from its Proto-Germanic roots to each of them.
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Spellings & scripts 1
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
Across languages 5
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
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