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Rolf
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rolf
English
Etymology
From en non Hrólfr, and from its en fro - equivalent, cognates of Rudolph. Brought to England by the Normans, survived in surnames and was revived in the 19th century, partly due to its modern Scandinavian cognate.
Pronunciation
en /ɹɒlf/
en LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-Rolf.wav Southern England
en ɒlf 1
Proper noun
- s
en male Germanic languages.
en patronymics.
Derived terms
en Rolfing
Related terms
(male given names) Rollo, Rudolph
(surnames) Rolph, Rowlings, Ruffles
Anagrams
en flor ROFL flor flor.
Danish
Etymology
da non Hrólfr.
Proper noun
da proper noun
da male
German
Etymology
Medieval German contraction of de Rudolf. Later associated with modern Scandinavian no Rolf.
Pronunciation
de De-Rolf.ogg <<Germany>> (<<Berlin>>)
Proper noun
de proper noun
de male in Germany from the 1920's to the 1950's
Related terms
de Rudi
de Rudolf
Norwegian Nynorsk
Etymology
nn non Hrólfr where <f> has been misinterpreted as /f/. See nn Rolv.
Proper noun
nn proper noun m
nn male Rolv
References
m 12 029 1920s 9th December 2022
Swedish
Etymology
From sv non Hrólfr.
Pronunciation
sv LL-Q9027 (swe)-Moonhouse-Rolf.wav
Proper noun
c
sv male
Derived terms
sv Roffe diminutive
Related terms
sv Rudolf
References
Roland Otterbjörk: Svenska förnamn, Almqvist & Wiksell 1996, 91-21-10937-0
Statistiska centralbyrån and Sture Allén, Staffan Wåhlin, Förnamnsboken, Norstedts 1995, 9119551622: 55 992 males with the given name Rolf living in Sweden on December 31st, 2010, with the frequency peak in the 1930s. Accessed on 19 June 2011.