Meaning:
Its source is adal wolf, an Ancient Germanic name meaning "Majestic wolf."
Popularity:
The name Adolph ranked 642nd in popularity for males of all ages in a sample of the 1990 US Census.
Though this name appears on the 1990 U.S. Census lists, it is used by only a small percentage of the general population.
Narrative:
This was the first name of Hitler. He was the 20th century German leader responsible for the bloodiest military conflict in the history of man and for the systematic murder of some 12 million persons in Europe during the 1940s.