Rudolph

Rudolph \ru-dol-(p)(h), rud-o-lph\ is a boy's name. It consists of 7 letters and 2 syllables.

The baby boy name Rudolph is pronounced RUW-DuhLF ¹.

¹ Pronunciation for Rudolph: R as in "race (R.EY.S)" ; UW as in "two (T.UW)" ; D as in "day (D.EY)" ; UH as in "look (L.UH.K)" ; L as in "lay (L.EY)" ; F as in "fee (F.IY)"

What is the origin of Rudolph?

Rudolph is of Germanic origin and it is used mainly in English. The name Rudolph means 'famous wolf'. Two-element name from hruod and wulf with the meanings 'fame' and 'wolf' respectively. Hrodwulf (Germanic), Hruodolf (Germanic), and Rudolphus (Latinized) are old forms of the name. The name is derived form Rudolphus, itself Latinized from the Germanic Hruodolf. As a family name, it was borne by many members in the ruling house of Habsburg, such as Rudolph I (1218-1291), and Holy Roman Emperors such as Rudolf II (1552-1612). It was first introduced to England from Germany in the 19th century, and popularized by Anthony Hope's successful adventure tales The Prisoner of Zenda (1894) and Rupert of Hentzau (1898), which feature a main character named Rudolf. The name later received another popularity boost from the fame of the Italian silent-movie actor and pop icon Rudolph Valentino (Rodolfo d'Antonguolla, 1895-1926). It was later brought to public attention by the Christmas song Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer (1964), which has probably not increased the adoption of the name. Rudolph is a widely used name; it has 38 variant transcriptions that are used in both English and foreign languages. English variant transcriptions of the name include Rodolfo name (also used in Italian and Spanish), Rodolph pronounciation, short names for Rodolpho, Rolf meaning (also used in German and Scandinavian), meaning of Rolfe (also used in Scandinavian), Rollo meaning, name Rolph (also used in Scandinavian), Rudee name popularity, name Rudey meaning, Rudie meaning of name, and Rudolphus pronounciation. Other English variant transcriptions include the shortenings baby name Dolf (also used in German, and Scandinavian), meaning of Dolph (also used in Dutch, German, and Scandinavian), and short names for Dolphus, and the diminutive Rudy name (also used in Spanish). Variation transcriptions used in foreign languages include Dodek name variations (Polish), nicknames for Dolfe (Slavic), name Dolfi meaning (Slavic), Ralph name variations (German), short names for Rezso (Hungarian), Rodolf name variations (Dutch and German), Rodolphe meaning and origin (French), Roelof name popularity (Dutch), Rolo pronounciation (Spanish), Ruda name popularity (Czech), name Rude meaning (Slavic), name Rudek origin (Czech and Polish), baby name Rudolfo (Italian and Spanish), meaning of Rudolfs (Latvian), short names for Rudolphe (French), name Rudolpho origin (Italian), Ruedi definition (German), name Rufo origin (Spanish), meaning of Ruodi (German), and Rutz name popularity (German). The shortening Ruud name variations (Dutch), and the diminutive short names for Rudi (German, Hungarian, Slavic, and Spanish) are other foreign variant transcriptions.

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The baby name Rudolph fun facts:

The name Rudolph in reverse order is "Hplodur".

The numerological value of the name Rudolph is number 4, which means a foundation, order, service, struggle against limits, steady growth.

How popular is Rudolph?

Rudolph is not in the top boy names in USA.