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

He was playing a piano in the house once occupied by Rudolf Höss, the camp’s commandant, which has been purchased by the nonprofit Counter Extremism Project and turned into the Auschwitz Research Center on Hate, Extremism and Radicalization.

From The Wall Street Journal

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