Given name & surname · also German
Ludolph
“people”·“wolf”
Ludolph is a masculine given name from German, ultimately from Proto-Germanic.
Original GermanLudolf
Meaning & origin
What it means
Ludolph is built from elements meaning “people” and “wolf”.
Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)
Where it comes from
Ludolph comes from German, and ultimately from Proto-Germanic.
Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)
How it developed
In English usage, Ludolph developed from LUDOLF.
Ludolph’s family of names
In English usage, Ludolph developed from the German form LUDOLF. In English usage, Ludolph has a related form in LUDOLF.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
People named Ludolph
- Ludolph van CeulenGerman-Dutch mathematician (*1540 – †1610)
- Ludolph Christian TreviranusGerman botanist (1779-1864)
- Ludolph of RatzeburgPremonstratensian Bishop of Ratzeburg and saint1200–1250
- Ludolph Anne Jan Wilt Sloet van de BeeleDutch politician (1806–1890)
- Ludolph BerkemeierDutch painter (1864-1931)
- Ludolph Hendrik van OyenDutch Army general (1898–1953)
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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