Meaning: Its source is adal wolf, an Ancient Germanic name meaning "Majestic wolf."

Languages: This boy's name is used in Italian and Spanish.

Popularity: The name Adolfo ranked 546th in popularity for males of all ages in a sample of 2000-2003 Social Security Administration statistics and 567th in popularity for males of all ages in a sample of the 1990 US Census.

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.