Adolf

[ ad-olf, ey-dolf; German ah-dawlf ]

/ ˈæd ɒlf, ˈeɪ dɒlf; German ˈɑ dɔlf /

a male given name: from Germanic words meaning “noble” and “wolf.”

Also Ad·olph, Ad·olphe, A·dol·phus

[uh-dol-fuh s] /əˈdɒl fəs/.

Example sentences from the Web for adolf

He had as a helpful ally in this Adolf Hitler, who kept refusing to believe the Normandy landings were the main landings.

Blood in the Sand: When James Jones Wrote a Grunt’s View of D-Day |James Jones |November 15, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
The third group came in the 1930s because of Adolf Hitler: Anni Albers, Ruth Adler Schnee, Marcel Breuer.

How Jews Created American Modernism |Andrew Romano |August 1, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
She insists, laughing, that her grandfather looked better in his britches than Adolf Hitler did in his.

The Price of Being a Patton: Wrestling With the Legacy of America’s Most Famous General |Tim Teeman |May 26, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
Singer said that he based the character a bit on Adolf Hitler.

Simon Kinberg on ‘X-Men: Days of Future Past,’ ‘The Fantastic Four’ Reboot, and Black Superheroes |Marlow Stern |May 25, 2014 |DAILY BEAST

What could go wrong sending out a "humorous parody" of Adolf Hitler complaining about his Obamacare?

Major GOP Donor Sends Out Obamacare Hitler Parody |Ben Jacobs |April 7, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
Adolf, bishop of Cologne, was devoured by mice or rats in 1112.

Character Sketches of Romance, Fiction and the Drama, Vol 1 |The Rev. E. Cobham Brewer, LL.D.
There was no cargo at all to go aboard, except mail and things like Adolf Lautier's old film and music tapes.

Four-Day Planet |Henry Beam Piper
Adolf sent a very long, slow jet of tobacco smoke into the air and watched it fade.

Sergeant Silk the Prairie Scout |Robert Leighton
Adolf took a bottle of champagne—from a cupboard and held nippers to it.

Villa Rubein and Other Stories |John Galsworthy
That's the general picture of the little surprise we'll have for Adolf Hitler tomorrow night.

Dave Dawson with the Commandos |R. Sidney Bowen