Rudolph (name)

For other uses, see Rudolph.
Rudolph
King Rudolf the First of the German Habsburg Dynasty
Pronunciation/ruːdɒlf/
German: [ˈʁuːdɔlf]
GenderMale
Origin
Word/nameIndo-European
Germanic
Meaning"fame-wolf", "glory-wolf"
Region of originGermanic countries (Germany, England, Scotland, the Netherlands, Scandinavian region)
Other names
DerivedHrōþiwulfaz
Related namesRudy (Nickname), Rodolfo, Ridolfo, Rolf, Ralph, Raul, Raoul, Rūdolfs
See alsoRobert, Roland, Roger, Rose, Roderick, Rodney, Raymond

Rudolph or Rudolf (French: Rodolphe or Raoul, Italian, Portuguese and Spanish: Rodolfo) or Rodolphe is a male first name, and, less commonly, a surname. It is an ancient Germanic name deriving from two stems: Hrōþi, Hruod, Hróðr or Hrōð, meaning "fame", "glory" "honour", "renown", and olf meaning "wolf" (Hrōþiwulfaz). [1]

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Royalty and nobility

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Religious figures

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Wartime figures and military leaders

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  • Rudolf Freiherr Stöger-Steiner von Steinstätten, Colonel-General in the Austro-Hungarian army, the last Imperial Minister for War to the Austro-Hungarian Empire during World War I
  • Rudolph Lambart, 10th Earl of Cavan, British Army officer and Chief of the Imperial General Staff
  • Rodolfo Graziani, prominent Italian military officer in the Kingdom of Italy's Regio Esercito (Royal Army) and the Minister of National Defence of the Italian Social Republic
  • Rudolph B. Davila, United States Army officer who received the Medal of Honor for his heroic actions in the European theatre during World War II
  • Rudolph Bierwirth, General officer in the Australian Army
  • Rudolf Anderson (1927–1962), U.S. Air Force pilot and first recipient of the Air Force Cross
  • Rudolf von Bünau, German general in the Wehrmacht during World War II and one of the chief commanders of Vienna Offensive
  • Rudolf von Brudermann, general of Austria-Hungary during the First World War who led the Austro-Hungarian 3rd army during the Battle of Galicia
  • Karl Rudolf Gerd von Rundstedt, German field marshal in the Wehrmacht of Nazi Germany
  • Rudolf Berthold (1891–1920), German World War I air ace
  • Rudolph Douglas Raiford, American World War II combat officer
  • Rudolf Christoph Freiherr von Gersdorff, German army officer who attempted to assassinate Adolf Hitler by suicide bombing on 21 March 1943, leader of the unit, soldiers of which discovered the mass graves of the Soviet-perpetrated Katyn massacre
  • Rudolf Schmundt, German officer in the Wehrmacht and adjutant to Adolf Hitler during World War II, later tried to unsuccessfully assassinate Hitler
  • Rudolf Viest, Slovak military leader, commander of the 1st Czechoslovak army during the Slovak National Uprising
  • Rudolf Frank, German Luftwaffe military aviator and night fighter ace during World War II
  • Rudolf von Eschwege, German World War I flying ace who was the German Empire's only fighter pilot operating on the Macedonian Front
  • Rudolf Veiel, German Panzer general during World War II, one of the principal commanders of Battle of Greece
  • Rudolf Sieckenius, German Generalmajor during World War II, one of the principal commanders of Battle of Berlin
  • Rudolf von Slatin, Anglo-Austrian soldier and administrator in Sudan
  • Rudolf Jordan, Nazi Gauleiter in Halle-Merseburg and Magdeburg-Anhalt
  • Hans-Rudolf Rösing, German U-boat commander in World War II
  • Rudolph Hiemstra, South African Air Force commander
  • Rudolf Schmidt, general in the Wehrmacht of Nazi Germany during World War II
  • Rodolfo P. Hernández, United States Army soldier
  • Rudolf Perešin, Croatian fighter pilot serving in the Yugoslav Air Force (JRZ) during Croatian War of Independence
  • Rudolf Toussaint, German army officer, one of the principal commanders of Prague uprising
  • Rudolf Meister, German general in the Luftwaffe during World War II
  • Rudolf Maister (1874–1934) Slovene military officer, poet and political activist, one of the leading perpetrators of Marburg's Bloody Sunday, one of the principal commanders of Austro-Slovene conflict in Carinthia

Nazis

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  • Rudolf Diels, German Nazi SS official and Director of German secret police Gestapo from 1933 to 1934
  • Rudolf Brandt (1909–1948), German Nazi SS officer and leader of the Jewish skull collection project
  • Rudolf Hess (1894–1987), Deputy Führer in Nazi Germany, one of the leaders of Beer Hall Putsch, best known for his solo flight to Scotland
  • Rudolf Höss (1900–1947), German Nazi first commandant of Auschwitz concentration camp
  • Rudolf Lange, Nazi German SS officer and one of the major perpetrators of the Holocaust, commander of Salaspils concentration camp, one of the leading perpetrators of Jelgava massacre and Rumbula massacre
  • Rudolf Spanner, Director of the Danzig Anatomical Institute during World War II who set up a process to produce soap made from human corpses
  • Rudolf Rahn, Nazi German politician and Plenipotentiary to the Italian Social Republic

Multi-fields

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  • Rudolf Steiner, Austrian philosopher, social reformer, architect, and esotericist

Literature

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Movie industry

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In science and technology

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Musicians

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  • Rudolf Friml (1879–1972), American composer and pianist
  • Rudolf Baumgartner, Swiss conductor and violinist
  • Rudolf Bing (1902–1997), Austrian-American opera impresario
  • fr:Rodolphe Burger, French composer
  • Rudolf Friml (1879–1972), composer of operettas, musicals songs and piano pieces, and a pianist
  • Rudolph Ganz, Swiss-born American pianist, conductor, composer, and music educator
  • Rodolfo "Fito" Páez (born 1963), Argentine singer-songwriter
  • Rudolph Isley (1939–2023), American singer-songwriter and is one of the founding members of The Isley Brothers
  • Rudolf Schenker (born 1948), German guitarist and founding member of heavy metal band Scorpions
  • Rudolph Lewis, British bass-baritone
  • Rudolf Fischer, German musician
  • Wage Rudolf Supratman (1903–1938), Indonesian songwriter, and the composer who wrote both the melodies and lyric of the anthem Indonesia Raya
  • Rudolf Kuki (1944 - 2013), violin and guitar player from Slovakia
  • Rudolf Kuki (born 1971), oboe, saxophone and piano player from Slovakia
  • Rudolf Kuki (born 2006), singer, pianist and Hammond organist from Slovakia

Political figures

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Middle name

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Dancers

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Other

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Fictional

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Surname

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Athletes

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In film and television

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In science and technology

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  • Arthur Rudolph (1906–1996), German rocket scientist who helped develop the V-2 and the Saturn V
  • Emanuel David Rudolph (1927–1992), American botanist, lichenologist, and historian of botany

In music

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Other

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See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Is Rudolph A Girl Or A Boy?". www.onsecrethunt.com. 31 May 2022. Retrieved 6 August 2023.
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