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Rudolph

/ˈɹuːdɒ(l)f/ · name

Meaning

  1. Ellipsis of Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer.
  2. A surname.
  3. A given name for a caribou.
  4. A male given name from the Germanic languages.

Etymology / origin

Borrowed from German Rudolph, Rudolf (compare Proto-Germanic *Hrōþiwulfaz).

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