Rudolph

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Rudolph

  • /ˈɹuːdɒ(l)f/

Where it comes from

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

proper noun Rudolf

  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
  2. A surname.
  3. abbreviation, ellipsis Ellipsis of Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer
  4. A given name for a caribou.

Thesaurus

Closest in meaning: adolf, santa, rodolfo, rudolf, rudi, rodolph, rudy, ludolph, rudyard, ralph, randolph, adolph, rollo, ronald, rolf, roderick

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name male given name

EspañolRodolfo
中文魯道夫 /鲁道夫 Lǔdàofū
PortuguêsRodolfo
FrançaisRodolphe
DeutschRudolf
ItalianoRodolfo
ΕλληνικάΡοδόλφος Rodólfos
РусскийРудо́льф Rudólʹf
العربيةرُودُولْف rūdūlf

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"Rudolph." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/rudolph. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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Rudolph. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/rudolph

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"Rudolph." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/rudolph.

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@misc{rudolph_2026,
  title = {Rudolph},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/rudolph},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}