Adolfo

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Italian, Portuguese, and Spanish Adolfo.

Proper noun

Adolfo

1. A male given name from Italian, Portuguese, or Spanish, equivalent to English Adolph.
   • 2019 December 19, Andrea May Sahouri, Gage Miskimen, Danielle Gehr, “Iowa man sentenced to 16 years for setting LGBTQ flag on fire”, in USA Today‎^[1], archived from the original on 27 August 2025:

     Adolfo Martinez, 30, of Ames last month was found guilty of a hate crime – a class "D" felony – third-degree harassment and reckless use of fire.

Cebuano

Etymology

Etymology tree

German Adolfbor.

Spanish Adolfobor.

Cebuano Adolfo

Borrowed from Spanish Adolfo.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʔaˈdolfo/ [ʔaˈd̪ol̪.fo]
• Hyphenation: A‧dol‧fo

Proper noun

Adolfo (Badlit spelling ᜀᜇᜓᜎ᜔ᜉᜓ)

1. a surname from Spanish, equivalent to English Adolph
2. a male given name from Spanish, equivalent to English Adolph

Italian

Alternative forms

• Adinolfo

Etymology

From Latin Adolphus, Adolfus, from earlier Adalulfus, from Old High German Adalwolf, from Proto-Germanic *Aþalawulfaz (literally “noble wolf”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /aˈdɔl.fo/, /aˈdol.fo/
• Rhymes: -ɔlfo, -olfo
• Hyphenation: A‧dòl‧fo, A‧dól‧fo

Proper noun

Adolfo m

1. a male given name from Proto-Germanic, equivalent to English Adolph

Portuguese

Pronunciation

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /aˈdow.fu/ [aˈdoʊ̯.fu]

 

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ɐˈdol.fu/ [ɐˈðoɫ.fu]

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ɐˈdol.fu/ [ɐˈðoɫ.fu]
  • (Southern Portugal) IPA^(key): /ɐˈdol.fu/ [ɐˈdoɫ.fu]

• Hyphenation: A‧dol‧fo

Proper noun

Adolfo m (plural Adolfos)

1. a male given name from the Germanic languages, equivalent to English Adolph

Proper noun

Adolfo m

1. a municipality of São Paulo, Brazil

Spanish

Alternative forms

• Adolpho (rare)
• Adulfo (archaic)

Etymology

Borrowed from German Adolf. First attested in mid-15th century, and popularized during the 19th century.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /aˈdolfo/ [aˈð̞ol.fo]
• Rhymes: -olfo
• Syllabification: A‧dol‧fo

Proper noun

Adolfo m

1. a male given name, equivalent to English Adolph

Derived terms

• Adolfito

Descendants

• → Cebuano: Adolfo
• → Tagalog: Adolfo

Tagalog

Etymology

Etymology tree

German Adolfbor.

Spanish Adolfobor.

Tagalog Adolfo

Borrowed from Spanish Adolfo.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /ʔaˈdolfo/ [ʔɐˈd̪ol.fo]
  • IPA^(key): (with nativization) /ʔaˈdolpo/ [ʔɐˈd̪ol.po]
• Rhymes: -olfo, (with nativization) -olpo
• Syllabification: A‧dol‧fo

Proper noun

Adolfo (Baybayin spelling ᜀᜇᜓᜎ᜔ᜉᜓ)

1. a male given name from Spanish, equivalent to English Adolph