Given name
Hrólfur
Hrólfur is a masculine given name from Old Norse. It is used in Icelandic.
Original Old NorseHrólfr
Meaning & origin
Hrólfur’s family of names
In Icelandic usage, Hrólfur shares a linguistic root with the Norwegian Nynorsk form ROLV. In Icelandic usage, Hrólfur has a conventional equivalent in the Spanish form Rodolfo. In Icelandic usage, Hrólfur has a conventional equivalent in the English form Rudolph.
Inner ring: spellings · outer: across languages.
Around the world
Hrólfur has relatives in 4 languages. Lines run from its Old Norse roots to each of them.
Old Norsewhere Hrólfur comes from · 1 name
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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