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 [ syll. a-dol-(p)hus, ad-olph-us ] The boy name Adolphus is pronounced AEDowLF-ahS KEY. Adolphus' language of origin is Germanic, and it is used mainly in the Latinized and Scandinavian languages. Adolphus is a variant form of the German Adolf. Adolphus is unusual as a baby name for boys. Its usage peaked modestly in 1910 with 0.013% of baby boys being named Adolphus. Its ranking then was #537. The baby name has since fallen out of favor, and is of only sporadic use now. Among all boy names in its group, Adolphus was nevertheless the most widely used in 2008. Baby names that sound like Adolphus include the Latinized Adelphus and the Scandinavian Adolfus. A famous person named Adolphus is Explorer, Adolphus Greely, born 27 March 1844 - 20 October 1935, Newburyport, Massachusetts. KEY: approx English pronunciation for Adolphus: AE as in "at (AE.T)" ; D as in "dee (D.IY)" ; OW as in "oat (OW.T)" ; L as in "lee (L.IY)" ; F as in "fee (F.IY)" ; AH as in "hut (HH.AH.T)" ; S as in "sea (S.IY)"   |
