Adolphus: The same as the Old German name Atalphus, which Wachter renders "helper of happiness," from od, "happiness," and hull, "help or helper." It is commonly defined as "noble wolf." Danish, Adolf; Dutch, Adolf; French, Adolphe; German, Adolf or Adolph; Italian, Adolfo; Latin, Adolphus; Spanish, Adolfo; Swedish, Adolf.

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