Gender: Masculine
Usage: German, Dutch, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, Czech, Hungarian, Polish, Germanic [1]
Pronounced: A-dawlf(German, Dutch) A-dolf(Czech) AW-dolf(Hungarian)
From the Old German name
Adalwolf, which meant
"noble wolf" from the elements
adal "noble" and
wolf. It was borne by several Swedish kings as a first or second name, most notably by Gustav II Adolf in the 17th century. Association with Adolf Hitler (1889-1945), the leader of the Nazi party in Germany during World War II, has lessened the use of this name.