Rūdolfs

See also: Rudolfs

Latvian

Etymology

First recorded in 1545. From Middle High German Ruodolf, from Old High German *Ruodolf, *Hruodwolf, from Proto-West Germanic *Hrōþiwulf, from Proto-Germanic *Hrōþiwulfaz. Cognate with German Rudolf and English Rudolph.

Proper noun

Rūdolfs m

  1. a male given name

References

  • Klāvs Siliņš: Latviesu personvārdu vārdnīca. Riga "Zinātne" 1990, →ISBN
  • [1] Population Register of Latvia: Rūdolfs was the only given name of 1895 persons in Latvia on May 21st 2010.
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