Rudolph name meaning

Gender: Unisex, both Boy and Girl
Origin: Old High German and Germanic
Usage: English, Finnish, Swedish, Danish and Norwegian
Pronunciation: r(u)-dol-ph
Meaning: Fame, Wolf and Famous Wolf
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What does Rudolph mean?

Loved and All time favorite unisex name Rudolph means "Fame, Glory and Wolf or Famous Wolf" and is substantially used in Norwegian, English, Finnish, Danish and Swedish is of Old High German and Germanic origin.

Rudolph is a variation of widely accepted Rodolphe. Rodolphe is variant form of illustrous and ceaseless Rudolph. Illustrous and Ceaseless Rodolphe specifically is used in French came from Germanic and Old High German, meaning of Rodolphe is "Glory and Wolf, Fame and Wolf".

Rudolph is celebrated on June 21st.

How do I pronounce Rudolph?

r(u)-dol-ph is the most common way to pronounce two syllabled Rudolph. Some people pronounce it as rud(o)-lph.

Variants of Rudolph

Hruodolf, Rudolphus, Dolfe, Rodolphe, Randolph, Randolphe, Ralph, Radolf, Radulf, Ralf, Rolfe, Rand, Rando, Randolf, Radolphus, Rolf, Rafe, Rudolf, Ralff, Rædwulf

Names that rhyme with Rudolph

How popular is the name Rudolph?

Rudolph was a popular name in United States. Over 53417 babies have been given the name in 164 years. When at the peak of its usage in 1927, the moniker grabbed the 110th spot and 1686 baby boys were given the name.

However after 164 years, the name is currently sliding down on the charts. In addition to that, the given name has been in the top 500 baby names a staggering 92 times Rudolph is a unique baby name in France, it had been in use since 1902 and was last seen in 2009, during its 69 years of usage, it was able to reach the top 400 names.

In 1904, it achieved its highest ever ranking of 351 on boy names chart when 33 babies were named Rudolph. There are over 580 babies that have been given the name Rudolph in France.

Rudolph is a rare baby name in England and Wales and may not be used now. But Rudolph is a popular baby name in South Africa where every 1 in 6000 have the name as well as in Jamaica.

At least, 70000 people globally have been given the name as per our estimate.

YearBoysGirls
RankBirthsRankBirths
2018328134
2017293340
2016333833
2015285441
2014257747
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Rudolph in Nordic countries

CountriesMenWomen
First NameSecondary NameFirst NameSecondary Name
Netherlands20731600040
Finland46000

Numerological aspects of Rudolph

People are afraid of you sometimes because of your hard-core beliefs and independence. You like to organize and manage things, events, and people. You love your family but never show it. You never take love relationships seriously in order to avoid disappointment. You are looking for your higher purpose. To you, if something works out, fine. If it doesn't, fine again. People come to you when they need an objective opinion about almost everything, except romance.

Other names similar to Rudolph, for would be moms

  •  Tawana - Famed Tawana is originated from Germanic is used principally in Hindi and English, Tawana means "Vandals and A Slavic Name for the Tribal Group" is bestowed upon both boys and girls. Tawana is derived from Wanda. . In 1976, desirable Tawana was the 500th most popular name among baby girl names in United States
  •  Adan - Of Celtic and Hebrew origin, Customary Adan is used in Italian and Tamil used for both sexes, Adan means "Molded from [Red] Earthman or Man"
  •  Magdalene - Used commonly in English, Norwegian and Finnish unfading and prevalent, Magdalene means "Bitter or The Biblical Mary Magdalene Came from Magdala Area Near the Sea of Galilee" is of Hebrew origin is aimed at both sexes
  •  Cristian - Widely Accepted unisex name Cristian means "The Anointed One or Christian Woman" which is dominantly used in Danish and Spanish has origin in Latin
  •  Gayle - Used in Danish and Marathi durable and well-known, Gayle came from English, Middle and Hebrew used as a gender insensitive name, Gayle means "Stranger, Beautiful Woman or Happy"
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Famous people named Rudolph

  • Rudolph Ackermann, Anglo-German bookseller, inventor, lithographer
  • Rudolph Boysen, California horticulturist
  • Rudolph Goclenius, German scholastic philosopher
  • Rudolph I of Burgundy, was King of Upper Burgundy
  • Rudolph II of Burgundy, a member of the Elder House of Welf
  • Rudolph Martin Anderson, American born Canadian zoologist and explorer
  • Rudolph Ruzicka, Czech-born American wood engraver, etcher
  • Rudolph Augustus, Duke of Braunschweig-Wolfenbüttel, a member of the House of Welf
  • Rudolph Flowers, Belizean soccer player
  • Rudolph Goclenius the Younger, German physician and professor of physics
  • Rudolph Ganz, Swiss-born American pianist, conductor, composer
  • Rudolph Karstadt, German entrepreneur
  • Rudolph Hering, founder of modern environmental technology
  • Rudolph Loewenstein, Polish-Jewish psychoanalyst
  • Rudolph Feilding, 9th Earl of Denbigh, British peer and officer
  • Rudolph Anders, German character actor
  • Rudolph F. Zallinger, American-based Austrian-Russian artist notable for his mural 'The Age of Reptiles' at Yale University's Peabody Museum of Natural History
  • Rudolph Yanovskiy, Russian philosopher, professor, Ph
  • Rudolph August Witthaus, American toxicologist, born in New York City
  • Rudolph Matas,
  • Rudolph Tesing, American wrestler
  • Rudolph Brasch, Australian rabbi and author
  • Rudolph Scholz, American rugby union player
  • Rudolph Dittrich, German entomologist specialising in Coleoptera
  • Rudolph Pariser, physical and polymer chemist
  • Rudolph Koenig, German physicist
  • Rudolph A. Marcus, Canadian-born chemist
  • Rudolph Minkowski, German-American astronomer
  • Rudolph Schoenheimer, German/ U.S. biochemist
  • Rudolph Peters, MC MID FRS
  • Rudolph Snellius, Dutch linguist and mathematician
  • Rudolph Valentino, Italian actor in the United States
  • Rudolph Rummel, was professor of political science
  • Rudolph of France, elected King of France
  • Rudolph Schadow, German sculptor
  • Rudolph Cartier, Austrian television director, filmmaker
  • Rudolph Schindler, architect
  • Rudolph Lambart, 10th Earl of Cavan, British Army officer and Chief of the Imperial General Staff
  • Rudolph Walker, Trinidadian actor
  • Rudolph Moshammer, German fashion designer
  • Rudolph III of Burgundy, or "the Pious" ; – 6 September 1032) was King of Burgundy
  • Rudolph Dirks, was one of the earliest and most noted comic strip artists
  • Rudolph Isley, American singer-songwriter and is one of the founding members of The Isley Brothers
  • Rudolph Hiemstra, South African Air Force commander
  • Rudolph B. Davila, United States Army officer
  • Rudolph Fisher, African-American physician, radiologist, novelist, short story writer
  • Rudolph Maté, Polish-Hungarian-American cinematographer
  • Rudolph Zander, politician from Alberta, Canada
  • Rudolph Altrocchi, scholar of Italian language and literature and a university professor
  • Rudolph A. Weinert, politician from Seguin, Texas
  • Rudolph G. Tenerowicz, politician from the U.S. state of Michigan
  • Rudolph Hargrave, served as a justice of the Oklahoma Supreme Court
  • Rudolph Nickolsburger, Hungarian footballer
  • Rudolph Hennig, politician from Alberta, Canada
  • Rudolph T. Randa, United States District Judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Wisconsin
  • Rudolph Lewis, South African road racing cyclist
  • Rudolph Dunbar, Guyanese conductor, clarinetist, and composer

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