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Adolfo
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English
Etymology
en it,pt,es Adolfo.
Proper noun
en male Italian,Portuguese,Spanish Adolph.
en Andrea May Sahouri, Gage Miskimen, Danielle Gehr Iowa man sentenced to 16 years for setting LGBTQ flag on fire w:USA Today https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2019/12/19/hate-crime-iowa-man-sentenced-prison-burning-lgbtq-flag/2705226001/ 2019-12-19 Adolfo Martinez, 30, of Ames last month was found guilty of a hate crime – a class "D" felony – third-degree harassment and reckless use of fire. https://web.archive.org/web/20250827011052/https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2019/12/19/hate-crime-iowa-man-sentenced-prison-burning-lgbtq-flag/2705226001/ 27 August 2025
Cebuano
Etymology
ceb :bor es:Adolfo + 1
Pronunciation
ceb A dol fo
Proper noun
+
ceb Spanish Adolph
ceb male Spanish Adolph
Italian
it:
Alternative forms
it Adinolfo
Etymology
From it la Adolphus, Adolfus genus, from earlier la Adalulfus, from it goh Adalwolf, from it gem-pro *Aþalawulfaz noble wolf.
Pronunciation
Adòlfo,Adólfo<r:DiPI>
Proper noun
m
it male Proto-Germanic Adolph
References
Portuguese
Pronunciation
Adôlfo
pt A dol fo
Proper noun
m +
pt male Germanic languages Adolph
Proper noun
m
pt municipality s/São Paulo c/Brazil
Spanish
Alternative forms
es Adolpho rare
es Adulfo archaic
Etymology
es :bor de:Adolf + 1 First attested in mid-15th century, and popularized during the 19th century.
Pronunciation
Proper noun
m
es male Adolph
Derived terms
es Adolfito
Descendants
ceb 1 Adolfo
tl 1 Adolfo
Tagalog
Etymology
tl :bor es:Adolfo + 1
Pronunciation
Proper noun
+
tl male Spanish Adolph