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 [ syll. dol-(p)hus, do-lph-us ] The boy name Dolphus is pronounced DAALF-ahS KEY. Dolphus is of Germanic origin and it is used mainly in the English language. Dolphus is an English short form of the German Adolf. Dolphus is also a short form of the English Rudolph. Dolphus is also a short form of the English Randolph. Dolphus is unusual as a baby name for boys. Its usage peaked in 1901 with 0.006% of baby boys being given the name Dolphus. Its ranking then was #877. The baby name has since declined in popularity, and is used only on a very modest scale now. Among all boy names in its group, Dolphus was nonetheless the most popular in 2008. KEY: approx pronunciation for Dolphus: D as in "dee (D.IY)" ; AA as in "odd (AA.D)" ; 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)"   |
