Rolf

Rolf

Rolf is a male given name. It originates in the Germanic name "Hrolf", itself a contraction of "Hrodwulf" (Rudolf), a conjunction of the stem words "hrod" ("renown") + "wulf" ("wolf"). The Old Norse cognate is "Hrólfr".

Notable Rolfs/Hrolfs include:

* Hrólf Kraki, legendary king of Denmark
* Hrolf Ganger, Norwegian Jarl
* Rolf Berend, German politician
* Rolf Ekéus, Swedish diplomat
* Rolf Gindorf (born 1939), German sexologist
* Rolf Gölz (born 1962), German road and track cyclist
* Rolf Harris, Australian entertainer
* Rolf Singer (1906–1994), German mycologist
* Rolf Wideröe (1902–1996), Norwegian particle physicist
* Rolf Jordan (born 1969), English artist
* Rolv Wesenlund, Norwegian actor.

Also:

* Dr. Ida P. Rolf, American physiologist and inventor of Rolfing
* Rowlf the dog
* Rolf, Son of a Shepherd, from the cartoon Ed, Edd n Eddy
* Rolph


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