Rodolph Forename

142,184th
Most Common
name in the World

Approximately 2,661 people bear this name

Most prevalent in:
DR Congo
Highest density in:
Gabon

Rodolph Forename Definition:

Occ. RODOLF (cf. Randolf Randolph). Teutonic, ‘wolf-fame,’ it is a contraction of the Norse Hrothwulf (lit., ‘fame (of) wolf’), which soon became Hrolfr, which finally became Rolf (or Rolph). Likewise, Rudolf is a variant, properly and mainly Ger.

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Rodolph Forename Distribution

PlaceGenderIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
DR Congo
99%
 
4861:151,9097,214
Saudi Arabia-3501:88,0369,509
Gabon
100%
3211:5,8671,120
United States
100%
2791:1,299,41624,960
Philippines
99%
 
2341:453,03215,618
France
100%
1841:361,2524,533
Haiti
100%
1691:63,4734,014
Cameroon
100%
1551:139,4236,584
Ivory Coast
100%
1251:184,6079,379
Benin
100%
881:120,1806,948
Jamaica-441:65,5283,342
Brazil
100%
371:5,790,16686,250
England
100%
211:2,647,75830,513
Canada-181:1,840,74328,401
Belize
100%
141:25,3082,585
Panama
100%
141:279,0409,506
Congo
100%
111:455,3828,101
Belgium
100%
111:1,044,54912,446
United Arab Emirates-101:715,19924,449
Qatar
100%
101:236,96022,379
South Africa
100%
81:6,816,581127,931
Switzerland
100%
61:1,368,91614,223
Saint Kitts and Nevis-51:10,9721,354
French Polynesia-41:69,4762,352
Ethiopia
100%
41:24,390,03319,296
Senegal
100%
41:3,645,33917,621
India
100%
41:303,719,4932,628,057
Togo-41:1,809,8105,654
Nigeria
100%
41:44,391,090271,718
Venezuela
100%
31:10,067,298111,314
Burkina Faso
100%
31:6,126,49060,119
China-31:455,351,92789,064
Denmark-31:1,883,16617,701
Costa Rica
100%
21:2,383,97418,662
Czechia
100%
21:5,328,0818,108
Saint Lucia
100%
21:88,9085,280
Sweden
100%
21:4,928,95452,965
Guyana-11:763,26224,238
United States Virgin Islands-11:109,7474,493
Ukraine-11:45,499,90832,056
Trinidad and Tobago-11:1,361,41934,512
Thailand
100%
11:70,065,813391,235
Germany
100%
11:96,677,87695,912
Netherlands-11:16,902,08343,152
Lebanon-11:5,627,57119,299
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
100%
11:111,5807,062
Madagascar-11:23,629,4086,628
Russia-11:144,233,704184,271
Mali-11:16,977,7558,714
Poland-11:38,027,1129,241
Mexico-11:124,144,427140,512
Peru
100%
11:31,791,454110,866
Monaco
100%
11:38,4662,379
Norway-11:5,132,32937,513

Rodolph (323) may also be a surname.

Rodolph Forename Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Occ. RODOLF (cf. Randolf Randolph). Teutonic, ‘wolf-fame,’ it is a contraction of the Norse Hrothwulf (lit., ‘fame (of) wolf’), which soon became Hrolfr, which finally became Rolf (or Rolph). Likewise, Rudolf is a variant, properly and mainly Ger., as is Rudolph, from the French form, Rodolphe.

Name This Child (1959) by Eric Partridge

Another spelling of Rudolph. See Randolph.

Prænomina (1882) by Richard Stephen Charnock

Teutonic (masculine) - Counsel and help.

What is Your Name? (1863) by Sophy Moody

A Teutonic name, meaning: Famous wolf: famed hero: famous ruler.

Dictionary of Given Names with Origins and Meanings (1934) by Flora Haines Loughead

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