Rudolph (name)

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Rudolph
Given Name
Gender Male
Origin German
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Rudolph or Rudolf (French: Rodolphe, Italian and Spanish: Rodolfo) is a male first name, and, less commonly, a surname. It is a Germanic name deriving from 2 stems. One being "Rod" or "Hrôdh", meaning "fame", and "olf" meaning "wolf" (see also Hroðulf). Roughly the name's original meaning was "famous wolf".

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