Rudolf
[ˈruːdɒlf]Meaning
from the Germanic Hrodulf, from hruod "fame" and wolf "wolf"
Background Story
Rudolf comes from the Germanic name Hrodulf, formed from the elements hruod, meaning "fame", and wolf, meaning "wolf". It was borne by three kings of Burgundy and a king of West Francia, as well as several Habsburg rulers of the Holy Roman Empire and Austria. Anthony Hope used the name for the hero of his novel The Prisoner of Zenda in 1894. The name is used in Anglo-Saxon, Danish, English, French, Germanic, Italian, Latvian, Medieval English, Medieval French, Norwegian, Old Germanic and Old Norse, and English borrowed it from Czech and German.
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