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Rolf is a male given name
Given name

A given name is a personal name that specifies and differentiates between members of a group of individuals, especially in a family, all of whose members usually share the same family name ....
. It originates in the Germanic
Germanic languages

The Germanic languages are a group of related languages that constitute a branch of the Indo-European languages language family. The common ancestor of all the languages in this branch is Proto-Germanic, spoken in approximately the mid-1st millennium BC in Pre-Roman Iron Age....
 name Hrolf, itself a contraction of Hrodwulf (Rudolf), a conjunction of the stem words hrod ("renown") + wulf ("wolf").






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Rolf is a male given name
Given name

A given name is a personal name that specifies and differentiates between members of a group of individuals, especially in a family, all of whose members usually share the same family name ....
. It originates in the Germanic
Germanic languages

The Germanic languages are a group of related languages that constitute a branch of the Indo-European languages language family. The common ancestor of all the languages in this branch is Proto-Germanic, spoken in approximately the mid-1st millennium BC in Pre-Roman Iron Age....
 name Hrolf, itself a contraction of Hrodwulf (Rudolf), a conjunction of the stem words hrod ("renown") + wulf ("wolf"). The Old Norse
Old Norse

Old Norse is a North Germanic languages that was spoken by inhabitants of Scandinavia and inhabitants of their overseas settlements during the Viking Age, until about 1300....
 cognate
Cognate

Cognates in linguistics are words that have a common etymology origin.An example of cognates within the same language would be English shirt vs....
 is Hrólfr.

Notable Rolfs/Hrolfs include:

  • Hrólf Kraki
    Hrólf Kraki

    Hr?lfr Kraki, Hro?ulf, Rolfo, Roluo, Rolf Krage was a legendary Danish king who appears both in Anglo-Saxons and in Scandinavian tradition....
    , legendary king of Denmark
    Denmark

    Denmark is a Scandinavian country in northern Europe and the senior member of the Kingdom of Denmark. It is the southernmost of the Nordic countries....
  • Hrolf Ganger, Norwegian Jarl
  • Rolf Berend
    Rolf Berend

    Rolf Berend is a Germany politician and Member of the European Parliament for Thuringia. He is a member of the conservatism Christian Democratic Union, part of the European People's Party....
    , German politician
  • Rolf Ekéus
    Rolf Ekéus

    Carl Rolf Ek?us is a Sweden diplomat. From 1978 to 1983, he was a representative to the Conference on Disarmament in Geneva, and he has worked on various other disarmament committees and commissions....
    , Swedish diplomat
  • Rolf Jarl, Swedish actor.
  • Rolf Gindorf
    Rolf Gindorf

    Rolf Gindorf is a Germany sexology. He is also a member of Mensa....
     (born 1939), German sexologist
  • Rolf Gölz
    Rolf Gölz

    Rolf G?lz is a retired road bicycle racing and track cyclist from Germany, who was a professional rider from 1985 to 1993. He represented West Germany at the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, California, where he won the silver medal in the men's individual pursuit, behind America's Steve Hegg....
     (born 1962), German road and track cyclist
  • Rolf Harris
    Rolf Harris

    Rolf Harris Order of the British Empire, Order of Australia , is an Australian musician, singer, composer, Painting, and Presenter....
    , Australian entertainer
  • Rolf Singer
    Rolf Singer

    Rolf Singer was a Germany-born mycologist and one of the most important taxonomy of gilled mushrooms in the 20th century.After receiving his Ph.D....
     (1906–1994), German mycologist
  • Rolf Wideröe
    Rolf Wideröe

    Rolf Wider?e , Norway particle physics, was born in Oslo. In 1920, he studied physics in Karlsruhe, Germany. In 1924, he returned to Norway, but went back to Karlsruhe in 1925....
     (1902–1996), Norwegian particle physicist
  • Rolf Jordan (born 1969), English artist
  • Rolv Wesenlund
    Rolv Wesenlund

    Rolv Helge Wesenlund is a Norway comedian, singer, musician , writer, and actor. He's most famous for having portrayed the title character in the movies B?r B?rson, B?r B?rson II, and the TV series Fleksnes Fataliteter....
    , Norwegian actor.


Also:

  • Dr. Ida P. Rolf, American physiologist and inventor of Rolfing
    Rolfing

    Rolfing is a common name used for the system of Structural Integration manipulative therapy founded by Ida Pauline Rolf in the 1950s. The terms Rolfing and Rolfer are trademarks of The Rolf Institute of Structural Integration ....
  • Rowlf the dog
  • Rolf, Son of a Shepherd, from the cartoon Ed, Edd n Eddy
  • Rolph
    Rolph

    Rolph is a surname, and may refer to:* George Rolph* James Rolph* John Rolph * Sue Rolph* Thomas RolphSee also* Rolf...