Adolphe
/a.dɔlf/noun
A French masculine given name, equivalent to Adolf.
Did you know?The name goes back to a Germanic compound built from words for “noble” and “wolf,” and wolves were often prestige symbols in early Germanic naming traditions.
Etymological Timeline
Proto-Germanic
PGmc
*aþalaz
“noble, of noble descent”
Proto-Germanic
PGmc
*wulfaz
“wolf”
Early Germanic
Germanic
*Aþalawulfaz
“noble wolf”
Old High German
OHG
Adalwolf / Adalwulf
“noble wolf”
Old French
OF
Adolphe
“French form of the Germanic name”
Modern English
English
Adolph
“A masculine given name”