Adolf

American  

[ad-olf, ey-dolf, ah-dawlf] / ˈæd ɒlf, ˈeɪ dɒlf, ˈɑ dɔlf /

Also Adolph,

noun

1. a first name: from Germanic words meaning “noble” and “wolf.”

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Example Sentences

French social media has been inundated with "humorous" posts about the battle between the late German dictator Adolf Hitler and Ukraine's modern-day hero Volodymyr Zelensky.

From BBC • Mar. 18, 2026

In this regard, Mr. Rachel’s book exemplifies what the French controversialist Renaud Camus calls the second career of Adolf Hitler: the long hangover of inexplicable catastrophe.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 25, 2026

Turning the house where Adolf Hitler was born into a police station has raised mixed emotions in his Austrian hometown.

From Barron's • Feb. 21, 2026

In a footnote, she cited “The Dual State” by Jewish lawyer and writer Ernst Fraenkel, about Adolf Hitler creating a similar system in Germany.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 11, 2026

"Reich president Paul von Hindenburg has just formed a new government! Adolf Hitler, leader of the National Socialist Party, has been sworn into office as the new chancellor of the Reich!"

From "The Boy Who Dared" by Susan Campbell Bartoletti