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 realized that geniuses are made, not born,” says Hungarian chess master Anna Rudolf, “if they are educated in the right way.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 5, 2026

One of the leading German geographers of the era, Karl Haushofer, was a father figure to Rudolf Hess and Adolf Hitler.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 31, 2025

Rudolf himself died in 1945 after having spent most of the war - like many other German refugees - interned by the British on the Isle of Man.

From BBC • Oct. 18, 2025

The Nazi officer made commandant of the concentration camp, Rudolf Höss, brought the motto Arbeit Macht Frei - works sets you free - from another camp where he had worked, at Dachau in Germany.

From BBC • Jan. 16, 2025

And he bought some books that were many decades old, such as Rudolf von Bilguer’s Handbuch and Wilhelm Steinitz’s Modern Chess Instructor.

From "Endgame" by Frank Brady