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Dolphus

What does Dolphus mean?

Dolphus Pronunciation of Dolphus as a name for boys is an Old German name, and Dolphus means "noble, majestic wolf". Dolphus is a variant form of Adolph (Old German). Dolphus is also a derivative of Dolph (Old German).

STARTS/ENDS WITH Do-, -us

ASSOCIATED WITH noble, wolf

Variations

VARIANTS Dollphus, Dollfuss, Dollfus

ALTERNATIVE FORM VIA ADOLPH, DOLPH Adolphus

CREATIVE FORMS
(male)

(female)


MIDDLE NAME PAIRINGS
Dolphus Anas (D.A.), ..

How popular is Dolphus?

Dolphus is a rare given name for males but a somewhat popular surname for all people (#96480 out of 150436, Top 64%). (2000 U.S. DEMOGRAPHICS)

Dolphus was first listed in 1880-1889 and reached its peak position of #680 in the U.S. then, but is not listed at the moment. (2018 U.S. SSA RECORDS)

Top 2000 baby names ranking of Dolphus name in U.S.

Top 100 baby names ranking of Dolphus outside U.S.

Which version is better?

Prominent alternative forms of Dolphus appearing in the Top 2000 are Adolph, Adolphus and Dolph. Usage of these relations of Dolphus was at its apex 138 years ago (MEDIAN #542), but now, versions such as Adolph have become somewhat dated.



Top 2000 baby names ranking of Dolphus, Adolph, Adolphus, Dolph in U.S.

Top 100 baby names ranking of Dolphus and related baby names outside U.S.

Similar Names

Suggested similar-sounding names are Adelphus, Alpheus, Aonghus, Delius, Delphin, Delphinus, Donahue, Donatus, Donohue, Josephus, Ponthus, Rochus, Rudolphus and Sophus. Like Dolphus, these names are not frequently used.

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