Adolphus
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Adolphus is a masculine given name of German origin, historically borne by several notable figures including brewers, nobles, and rulers.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Adolphus canonical | 4 |
Statements (43)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
given name
ⓘ
masculine given name ⓘ |
| associatedWithOccupationOfBearers |
brewer
ⓘ
noble ⓘ ruler ⓘ |
| associatedWithRegionOfBearers |
British monarchy
GENERATED
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German states GENERATED ⓘ Scandinavia GENERATED ⓘ |
| canBeAnglicizedAs | Adolph NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| category |
German masculine given names
ⓘ
Masculine given names ⓘ |
| etymologicalComponent |
adal (noble)
ⓘ
wulf (wolf) ⓘ |
| gender | masculine ⓘ |
| hasCognate | Æðelwulf NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasDiminutiveForm |
Dolf
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Dolph NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasLatinizedFormOf | Adolf NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasNameDayInCountry | Sweden NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasNotableBearer |
Adolphus Busch
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Adolphus Egerton Ryerson NERFINISHED ⓘ Adolphus Frederick, King of Sweden NERFINISHED ⓘ Adolphus Greely NERFINISHED ⓘ Prince Adolphus, Duke of Cambridge NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasOriginInLanguageFamily | Germanic languages NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasVariant |
Adolf
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Adolfo NERFINISHED ⓘ Adolph NERFINISHED ⓘ Adolphe NERFINISHED ⓘ Adolpho NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageOfOrigin | German ⓘ |
| meaning | noble wolf ⓘ |
| nameType | first name ⓘ |
| semanticField |
animals (wolf)
ⓘ
nobility ⓘ |
| usageTrend | declined in 20th century in many countries ⓘ |
| usedInCountry |
Germany
ⓘ
United Kingdom ⓘ United States of America ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| usedInHistoricalPeriod |
19th century
ⓘ
Early modern period NERFINISHED ⓘ Middle Ages NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| writingSystem | Latin alphabet ⓘ |
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.