Adolphus - Meaning of Adolphus

What does Adolphus mean?

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Adolphus

[ 3 syll. a-dol-(p)hus, ad-olph-us ] The baby boy name Adolphus is pronounced as aa-DAAL-FahS- †. Adolphus' language of origin is Germanic, and it is used mainly in the French, Latinized, and Scandinavian languages. Adolphus is a form of the English and German Adolf.

See also the related categories, french, germanic (german), and scandinavian.

Adolphus is unusual as a baby name for boys. Its usage peaked modestly in 1910 with 0.013% of baby boys being named Adolphus. Its ranking then was #537. The baby name has since fallen out of favor, and is of only sporadic use now. Among all boy names in its group, Adolphus was nevertheless the most widely used in 2018.

Baby names that sound like Adolphus include Adolfus, Adelfus, Adelphus, and Atahualpa.

† English pronunciation for Adolphus: AA as in "odd (AA.D)" ; D as in "day (D.EY)" ; L as in "lay (L.EY)" ; F as in "fee (F.IY)" ; AH as in "mud (M.AH.D)" ; S as in "see (S.IY)"

A famous person named Adolphus is Explorer, Adolphus Greely, born 27 March 1844 - 20 October 1935, Newburyport, Massachusetts.