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

Israel has only executed two people in its history - one of them the infamous Nazi official Adolf Eichmann, who played an important role in perpetrating the Holocaust.

From BBC • Mar. 30, 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

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

Media investigations have revealed Kast's German-born father was a member of Adolf Hitler's Nazi party and a soldier during World War II.

From Barron's • Jan. 21, 2026

In their place, the soldiers hung portraits of Adolf Hitler.

From "Hitler Youth: Growing Up in Hitler's Shadow" by Susan Campbell Bartoletti