adolphus
/ədˈɔlfəs/
Word Rarity
Rare
Frequency: 2.51 in modern English
14
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
3
Syllables
8
Unique Chars
Meaning
Example Sentences
- "Would any man named Adolphus - any man called Dolly! - object to being called something else?"
- "Sometimes as a child I used to wonder why my brother was called after the man whose very name we were later taught to fear. But then who knows what goes on inside the minds of ambitious, proud Ibo fathers? As most Ibo boys born around that time were called Adolphus after the German leader, Adol is still a fairly common name among the Ibos of Nigeria."
Etymology
Origin
- Source language: Latin
Word Breakdown
- Root: Adolphus