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Adolph - Origin and Meaning of the name

Meaning of the name Adolph

[ 2 syll. a-dol-(p)(h), ad-o-lph ] The boy name Adolph is pronounced as EYDaoLF KEY. Adolph is used chiefly in English and German. It is derived from Germanic origins. Adolph is a spelling variant of the name Adolf (German).

Adolph is an unusual baby boy name. Its usage peaked modestly in 1915 with 0.072% of baby boys being named Adolph. It had a ranking of #178 then. The baby name has steeply slipped in popularity since then, and is today of infrequent use. Among all boy names in its family, Adolph was nevertheless the most commonly used in 2008.

A baby name that sounds like Adolph is the name Adolf (German).

KEY: Pronunciation for Adolph: EY as in "ate (EY.T)" ; D as in "dee (D.IY)" ; AO as in "ought (AO.T)" ; L as in "lee (L.IY)" ; F as in "fee (F.IY)"


 
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