Rudolf

American  

[roo-dolf] / ˈru dɒlf /

noun

1. Max, 1902–1994, U.S. orchestra conductor, born in Germany.

2. Lake Rudolf, former name of Turkana.

3. a male given name, form of Rolf.

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Rudolf ¹ British  

/ ˈruːdɒlf /

noun

1. the former name (until 1979) of (Lake) Turkana

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Rudolf ² British  

/ ˈruːdɒlf /

noun

1. 1858–89, archduke of Austria, son of emperor Franz Joseph: he and his mistress committed suicide at the royal hunting lodge in Mayerling

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Example Sentences

It's also got a proper tree with decorations, there's a Rudolf reindeer toy and they've put some thought into all the splashes of red.

From BBC

In 2024 I helped the nonprofit Counter Extremism Project buy the house next door to Auschwitz, where camp commandant Rudolf Höss lived with his family.

From The Wall Street Journal

I got in and found myself sitting next to Rudolf Nureyev.

From The Wall Street Journal

With agents like that, Rudolf Abel hoped to build a new Soviet spy network in America.

From Literature

Rudolf Abel, a man who read physics textbooks for fun, understood the basic science.

From Literature