Dolphus - Meaning of Dolphus

What does Dolphus mean?

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Dolphus

[ 2 syll. dol-(p)hus, do-lph-us ] The baby boy name Dolphus is pronounced as DAAL-FahS †. Dolphus is of Germanic origin and it is used mainly in the English language.

Dolphus is an English contraction of the English and German Adolf.

Dolphus is also a contraction of the English Randolph.

Dolphus is also a contraction of the English Rudolph.

See also the related category germanic (german).

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 2018.

† Pronunciation for Dolphus: D as in "day (D.EY)" ; AA as in "odd (AA.D)" ; L as in "lay (L.EY)" ; F as in "fee (F.IY)" ; AH as in "mud (M.AH.D)" ; S as in "see (S.IY)"