English

Proper noun

Rolf

1. A male given name.
2. A patronymic surname​.

Related terms

• (male given names) Rollo, Rudolph
• (surnames) Rolph, Rowlings, Ruffles

Anagrams

• flor
• ROFL

Danish

Etymology

Old Norse Hrólfr.

Proper noun

Rolf

1. A male given name.

German

Etymology

Medieval German contraction of Rudolf. Later associated with modern Scandinavian Rolf.

Proper noun

Rolf

1. A male given name.

Usage notes

• Popular given name in Germany from the 1920s to the 1950s.

Related terms

• Rudi
• Rudolf

Norwegian

Alternative forms

• Rolv

Etymology

From Old Norse Hrólfr. Cognate with German Rudolf and English Rudolph.

Proper noun

Rolf

1. A male given name.

References

• Kristoffer Kruken - Ola Stemshaug: Norsk personnamnleksikon, Det Norske Samlaget, Oslo 1995, ISBN 82-521-4483-7
• Statistisk sentralbyrå, Namnestatistikk: 14 855 males with the given name Rolf living in Norway on January 1st 2011, with the frequency peak in the 1920s. Accessed on April 29th, 2011.

Swedish

Etymology

From Old Norse Hrólfr.

Proper noun

Rolf

1. A male given name.

Related terms

• Rudolf

References

• Roland Otterbjörk: Svenska förnamn, Almqvist & Wiksell 1996, ISBN 91-21-10937-0
• Statistiska centralbyrån and Sture Allén, Staffan Wåhlin, Förnamnsboken, Norstedts 1995, ISBN 9119551622: 55 992 males with the given name Rolf living in Sweden on December 31st, 2010, with the frequency peak in the 1930s. Accessed on 19 June 2011.

English

Alternative forms

• Rolf

Verb

rolf ‎(third-person singular simple present rolfs, present participle rolfing, simple past and past participle rolfed)

1. (transitive) To apply the Rolfing massage technique to.

Anagrams

• flor
• ROFL