Rudolf
/ˈruː.dɔlf/noun
A male given name of Germanic origin.
Did you know?The name comes from ancient Germanic name-elements, where *hruod* meant “fame” and *wulf* meant “wolf,” a classic warrior-name formula meant to evoke status and ferocity.
Etymological Timeline
Proto-Germanic
PGmc
*Hrōþiwulfaz
“a compound personal name meaning “fame-wolf””
Old High German
OHG
Hruodolf
“a Germanic personal name built from “fame” + “wolf””
Old Norse
ON
Hróðólfr
“a borrowed or cognate personal name with the same name-elements”
Old French
OF
Rodolphe
“a continental Romance form of the Germanic name”
Modern English
English
Rudolf
“the modern form of the given name”