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Rudolph en · PROPN

Pronunciation

• (Southern-England) audio
• /ˈɹuːdɒ(l)f/

Etymology

Borrowed from German Rudolph, Rudolf (compare Proto-Germanic *Hrōþiwulfaz).

Meanings

1. A male given name from the Germanic languages.
   • Another Rubus character of particular interest is R. ursinus × idaeus, or boysenberry. This is a complex hybrid which came about as a cross between European raspberry (R. idaeus), common blackberry (R. fruticosus), and loganberry (Rubus × loganobaccus). The hyrbid was originally developed during the late 1920’s in California by a farmer named Rudolph Boysen. 2012 July 19, “Rubus Diversity and Obscurity…Batology!”, in The Fruit Nut, archived from the original on 30 Nov 2020:
2. A surname.
3. (abbreviation, alt-of, ellipsis) Ellipsis of Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer.
   alt of Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer
4. A given name for a caribou.

Forms

Deriveds

Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer · Rudolphine

Relateds

Rolf · Ruud · Rudy

Translations (29)

tl Rodolfo (male given name) · la Rudolfus (male given name) · sv Rolf (male given name) · pl Rudolf (male given name) · cmn 魯道夫 /鲁道夫 (male given name) · nl Rudolf (male given name) · fa رودولف (male given name) · iu ᕈᑑᓪᐱ (male given name) · pt Rodolfo (male given name) · la Rudolphus (male given name) · ru Рудо́льф (male given name) · nl Roelof (male given name) · es Rodolfo (male given name) · bar Rudoif (male given name) · lv Rūdolfs (male given name) · ka რუდოლფი (male given name) · da Rolf (male given name) · cy Rwdolff (male given name) · no Rudolf (male given name) · fr Rodolphe (male given name) · kl Ruutuulfi (male given name) · it Rodolfo (male given name) · ar رُودُولْف (male given name) · de Rudolf (male given name) · ceb Rodolfo (male given name) · el Ροδόλφος (male given name) · is Hrólfur (male given name) · bn রুডলফ (male given name) · et Rudolf (male given name)