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Ruodolf

“fame, renown”·“wolf”

Ruodolf is a masculine given name. It is used in Old High German.

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Meaning & origin

What it means

Ruodolf is built from elements meaning “fame, renown” and “wolf”.

Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)

How it developed

Built from Old High German *ruod (“fame, renown”) + wolf.

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The story

First recorded early 9th C. <small class='ce-date'>CE</small>.

Ruodolf’s family of names

In Old High German usage, Ruodolf shares a linguistic root with the Old Dutch form Ruothulf. In Old High German usage, Ruodolf has a related form in Hruadolf. In Old High German usage, Ruodolf has a related form in Hruadolf.

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Around the world

Ruodolf has relatives in 3 languages.

Old High German

4 related names in 3 languages. Point at a dot, or tab to the map and use the arrow keys.

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Nicknames & forms 2

Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.

Across languages 2

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

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