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What does Rolf mean?
Rolf 
as a boys' name is of Old German origin, and the meaning of Rolf is "famous wolf". Variant of Rudolph. Used occasionally in Scandinavian countries. Also form of Ralph.
STARTS WITH Ro-
ASSOCIATED WITH famous, wolf, scandinavian
Variations
VARIANTS Rolfe, Rolle, Rollo, Rolph, Rowland
ALTERNATIVE FORMS VIA RUDOLPH Dolph, Raoul, Rodolfo▼, Rolphe, Rudi, Rudolf, Rudolfo, Rudy
CREATIVE FORMS(male)
(female)
MIDDLE NAME PAIRINGS
Rolf Oziel (R.O.), ..
How popular is Rolf?
Rolf is a somewhat prominent first name for men (#1167 out of 1220, Top 96%) and an even more prominent last name for all people (#12022 out of 150436, Top 8%). (2000 U.S. DEMOGRAPHICS)
Rolf was first listed in 1910-1919 and reached its peak rank of #912 in the U.S. during 1950-1959, but is not listed at the moment. (2018 U.S. SSA RECORDS)
Which version is better?
Popular variation forms of Rolf listed in the Top 2000 are Rudy (#822 LAST YEAR), Ralph (#951), Rodolfo (#1084), Dolph, Raoul, Rollo, Rowland, Rudolf, Rudolfo and Rudolph. Adoption of these relations of Rolf was widespread among parents during the years 1910-1919 (ADOPTION OF 0.9%) and is now significantly diminished, with versions such as Ralph falling out of fashion.
Similar Names
Rolf is alike in pronunciation to Ralf. Other suggested similar-sounding names are Adolf, Alf, Dolf, Eyolf, Odolf, Raff, Ranolf, Roald, Roan, Rob▼, Robb, Robi, Roch, Rock, Rod▼, Rodd, Rodolf, Roe, Rog, Roi, Roley, Rolly, Rome, Ron▼, Ronn, Rory▲, Ross▼, Roth, Roul, Row, Rowe, Rowl, Rowly, Roy▼, Royle, Udolf, Ulf, Wolf, Woolf and Wulf. These names tend to be less commonly used than Rolf.
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