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adolf

/ˈeɪdɑlf/

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What does adolf mean?

proper noun

  1. A male given name from the Germanic languages, variant of Adolph.

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IPA pronunciation

/ˈeɪdɑlf/

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Just after his release the family moved to Chicago and Adolf soon put himself in touch with certain social agencies.
William Healy; Mary Tenney HealyPathology of Lying, Accusation, and Swindling: A Study in Forensic PsychologyProject Gutenberg ebook #449
“She is married to a German prince—Prince Adolf, of Silberstadt-Schreckenstein. He is not the reigning prince; he is a younger brother.”
Henry JamesThe EuropeansProject Gutenberg ebook #179
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A few days later the last member of the wintering party -- Adolf Henrik Lindstrom -- joined us, and with his arrival our arrangements might be regarded as complete.
Roald AmundsenThe South Pole; an account of the Norwegian Antarctic expedition in the "Fram," 1910-1912 — Volume 1Translated by Arthur G. ChaterProject Gutenberg ebook #3414
It has, also recently been ascertained on sufficient evidence, by Adolf Müller, that the cuckoo occasionally lays her eggs on the bare ground, sits on them and feeds her young.
Charles DarwinThe Origin of Species by Means of Natural Selection Or, the Preservation of Favoured Races in the Struggle for Life, 6th EditionProject Gutenberg ebook #2009
Between the killer and the cowboy standing up for his rights or merely shooting out the lights for fun, there was as much difference as between Adolf Hitler and Winston Churchill.
J. Frank (James Frank) DobieGuide to Life and Literature of the Southwest, with a Few ObservationsProject Gutenberg ebook #314