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Gender Masculine
Usage English
Pronounced Pron. /ˈɹu.dɑlf/(American English) /ˈɹuː.dɒlf/(British English)

Meaning & History

English form of Rudolf, imported from Germany in the 19th century. Robert L. May used it in 1939 for his Christmas character Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer.