Rolf
See also: rolf
English
editEtymology
editFrom Old Norse Hrólfr, and from its Old French 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
edit- IPA(key): /ɹɒlf/
Audio (Southern England): (file) - Rhymes: -ɒlf
Proper noun
editRolf
- A male given name from the Germanic languages.
- A surname originating as a patronymic.
Related terms
editAnagrams
editDanish
editEtymology
editProper noun
editRolf
- a male given name
German
editEtymology
editMedieval German contraction of Rudolf. Later associated with modern Scandinavian Rolf.
Pronunciation
editAudio: (file)
Proper noun
editRolf
- a male given name, popular in Germany from the 1920's to the 1950's
Related terms
editNorwegian Nynorsk
editEtymology
editLearned borrowing from Old Norse Hrólfr where <f> has been misinterpreted as /f/. See Rolv.
Proper noun
editRolf m
- a male given name, variant of Rolv
References
edit- Kristoffer Kruken, Ola Stemshaug (1995) Norsk personnamnleksikon, Oslo: Det Norske Samlaget, →ISBN
- Statistisk sentralbyrå, Namnestatistikk: 12 029 males with the given name Rolf living in Norway on January 1st 2022, with the frequency peak in the 1920s. Accessed on 9th December, 2022.
Swedish
editEtymology
editPronunciation
editAudio: (file)
Proper noun
editRolf c (genitive Rolfs)
- a male given name
Derived terms
edit- Roffe (diminutive)
Related terms
editReferences
edit- Roland Otterbjörk: Svenska förnamn, Almqvist & Wiksell 1996, →ISBN
- [1] Statistiska centralbyrån and Sture Allén, Staffan Wåhlin, Förnamnsboken, Norstedts 1995, →ISBN: 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.
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