Adolphus

English Etymology From en la Adolphus. en Adolph. Proper noun en male Germanic languages, a Latinized variant of en Adolph. en 1906 George Bernard Shaw Major Barbara: Act III Would any man named Adolphus - any man called Dolly! - object to being called something else? en 1986 Buchi Emecheta Head Above Water. An Autobiography. p.11 Sometimes as a child I used to wonder why my brother was called after the man whose very name we were later taught to fear. But then who knows what goes on inside the minds of ambitious, proud Ibo fathers? As most Ibo boys born around that time were called Adolphus after the German leader, Adol is still a fairly common name among the Ibos of Nigeria. Translations male given name Adolph Anagrams en adhlopsu hold up as Latin Etymology Latinization of la gem Adolph. Pronunciation Proper noun Adolphus<2> la male Germanic languages Adolphus, latinization of Adolph Declension Adolphus<2> Descendants en Adolphus