The name Adolf comes from the name Adelwolf, which is derived from the Germanic elements "adal" - "noble" and "wolf" - "wolf".
Famous bearers
Bearers include Adolf von Baeyer (1835 - 1917), a German chemist who synthesized indigo (he won the Nobel Prize in Chemistry in 1905);
Adolf Wilbrandt (1837 - 1911), a German novelist and dramatist;
Adolf Wölfli (1864 - 1930), a Swiss artist.
