Adolphus

Latin
"noble wolf"

Adolphus Origin and Meaning

The name Adolphus is a boy's name of Latin, Swedish origin meaning "noble wolf".

This softer version of Adolf is sadly still off-limits due to the connotations with Hitler.

# 903 in the US

Adolphus Rank in US Top 1000

Famous People Named Adolphus

  • Adolphus Washington Greely
    American polar explorer
  • Adolphus Busch
    German,American cofounder of Anheuser,Busch
  • Adolphus Williamson Green
    American cofounder of Nabisco
  • Adolphus Charles Alexander Albert Edward George Philip Louis Ladislaus Cambridge
    Prince of Teck, 1st Marquess of Cambridge
  • Adolphus Druiding
    German,American architect
  • Adolphus "Dolly" Jones
    Kittitian footballer and runner
  • Adolphus William Ward
    English historian
  • Gustavus Adolphus
    King of Sweden

Adolphus in Pop Culture

  • Adolphus Tetterby
    struggling news,vendor in The Haunted Man (1848) by Charles Dickens
  • Gustavus Adolphus College
    St. Peter, Minnesota