Adolphus

ah-DOL-fus3 syllables

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Noble and brave; derived from Old High German. (German)

What does Adolphus mean?

German: Noble and brave; derived from Old High German.. The name Adolphus comes from the Old High German elements 'adal' meaning 'noble' and 'wulf' meaning 'wolf'.

Is Adolphus a good dog name?

Not yet rated. Say it out loud a few times in your best across-the-park voice before you commit.

Adolphus in the Pets in the City community

We don't have publishable popularity figures for Adolphus in our Auckland community. This does not tell us how common the name is.

From anonymised, aggregated records of dogs at our 5 Auckland centres. Our community, not a national census.

What kind of dog does Adolphus suit?

Classic

Human name

Suggestions only — plenty of dogs happily wear names that break every rule.

Our entirely unscientific pack opinion

What the Overnight Guests Will Whisper About Adolphus

The other pups said, 'Adolphus must be a brave knight! But with that noble name, we’d better keep our stick games fair—no jousting with the chew toys!'

Names similar to Adolphus

Abagael — A variant of Abigail, meaning 'my father's joy'.Abagail — A variant of Abigail, meaning 'my father is joy'.Abayomi — Yoruba name meaning 'bringer of joy'.Abbiegail — Variant of Abigail, meaning 'my father's joy'.Abbigail — Means 'my father is joyful' in Hebrew.Abdalla — An Arabic name meaning 'servant of God'.Abdulloh — Variant of Abdullah, meaning 'servant of God'.Abegail — Variant of Abigail, meaning 'my father is joy'.

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