Rudolph (name)

Rudolph or Rudolf (French:Rodolphe, Italian, Portuguese and Spanish:Rodolfo) or Rodolphe is a male first name, and, less commonly, a surname. It is a Germanic name deriving from two stems. One being "Rod" or "Hrōð", meaning "fame", and "olf" meaning "wolf" (see also Hroðulf; cf. Adolf)