Given name · also Swedish

Aadolf

“wolf”

Aadolf is a masculine given name from Swedish, ultimately from Germanic. It is used in Finnish.

Meaning & origin

What it means

Aadolf goes back to a word meaning “wolf.”

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Where it comes from

Aadolf comes from Swedish, and ultimately from Germanic.

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How it developed

From Swedish Adolf.

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Aadolf’s family of names

In Finnish usage, Aadolf shares a linguistic root with the English form Adolf. In Finnish usage, Aadolf has a related form in Adolph. In Finnish usage, Aadolf has a related form in Adolphus.

Walk Aadolf’s family in the name graph

AadolfAdolphAlfAdolphusAdolfeAatolviAatolppiAdolfAdolpheAlviina

Inner ring: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.

Hover or tab through the constellation to see how each name is related. Bigger dots are names more people in the U.S. share.

Around the world

Aadolf has relatives in 5 languages. Lines run from its Proto-Germanic roots to each of them.

FinnishProto-Germanic

9 related names in 5 languages. Point at a dot, or tab to the map and use the arrow keys.

Each dot marks where a language is rooted, not where people with the name live today. Bigger dots hold more names. Language locations from Glottolog (CC BY 4.0); map from Natural Earth.

Across languages 3

Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.

Similar names

If you love Aadolf, these share its style, era, origin or sound, from outside its own family.

Germanic

Uuelolf

“art, craft”

No U.S. birth series

>99% boys

Germanic

Arnulf

“eagle” · “wolf”

No U.S. birth series

>99% boys

Germanic

Fastolf

“firm, steadfast” · “wolf”

No U.S. birth series

>99% boys

Germanic

Maorolf

“Moor, dark skinned person” · “wolf”

No U.S. birth series

>99% boys

Germanic

Aldgils

“old, wise” · “hostage”

No U.S. birth series

>99% boys

Germanic

Arnolds

Arnolds is a masculine given name from Germanic. It is used in Latvian.

No U.S. birth series

>99% boys

Germanic

Atto

Atto is a masculine given name, possibly from German, ultimately from Gothic. It is used in English and Italian.

No U.S. birth series

>99% boys

Germanic

Agil

“fear”

No U.S. birth series

>99% boys

Sibling ideas

Names that share Aadolf’s feel without repeating its first letter or rhyming with it.

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