English Explanatory Dictionary

Rudolph

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. A male given name from the Germanic languages.
  2. A surname.
  3. Ellipsis of Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer.
  4. A given name for a caribou.

Pronunciation

/ˈɹuːdɒ(l)f/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-Rudolph.wav

Word forms

Rudolph Rudolf

Etymology

Borrowed from German Rudolph, Rudolf (compare Proto-Germanic *Hrōþiwulfaz).

Related words

Rolf Rudy Ruud

Derived words

Rudolphine Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer

Translations

Arabic: رُودُولْف Bengali: রুডলফ Cebuano: Rodolfo Chinese Mandarin: 魯道夫 /鲁道夫 Danish: Rolf Dutch: Rudolf Dutch: Roelof Estonian: Rudolf French: Rodolphe Georgian: რუდოლფი German: Rudolf Bavarian German: Rudoif Greek: Ροδόλφος Greenlandic: Ruutuulfi Icelandic: Hrólfur Inuktitut: ᕈᑑᓪᐱ Italian: Rodolfo Latin: Rudolphus Latin: Rudolfus Latvian: Rūdolfs Norwegian: Rudolf Persian: رودولف Polish: Rudolf Portuguese: Rodolfo Russian: Рудо́льф Spanish: Rodolfo Swedish: Rolf Tagalog: Rodolfo Welsh: Rwdolff
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