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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.”


Example Sentences

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“While only 873 couples tied the knot in April 1945, including Adolf and Eva Hitler, née Braun, that number rises to 2,710 by June.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 17, 2026

In March, the US National Archives posted online the digital scans of roughly 12 million membership cards from Adolf Hitler's Nazi party.

From Barron's • Jun. 5, 2026

Israeli politicians supporting the law say it will allow for a trial of historic significance, comparing it to that of the Nazi war criminal Adolf Eichmann.

From BBC • May 12, 2026

On the wall in my den are my father’s medals: a Purple Heart and a Bronze Star from when the United States sent my father, Marcelo Villanueva, and others like him, to fight Adolf Hitler.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 7, 2026

The man raises his dark eyes to look at Adolf Hitler's portrait, as if invoking the Führer's blessing over his class.

From "The Boy Who Dared" by Susan Campbell Bartoletti

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