Adolphine is a female
name
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. It is the female equivalent of the male name
Adolf
Adolf (also spelt Adolph or Adolphe, Adolfo, and when Latinised Adolphus) is a given name with German origins.
The name is a compound derived from the Old High German ''Athalwolf'' (or ''Hadulf''), a composition of ''athal'', or ''adal'', mean ...
. It is far more rare than the male one.
Prominent people with this name
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Adolphine Fletcher Terry (1882–1976), American political and social activist
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Adolphine Kok (1879–1928), Dutch lawyer
''Adolpha''
Another female equivalent of ''Adolf'' is Adolpha.
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Louise Adolpha Le Beau, German pianist and composer. 1850-1927 Grand Duchy
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Adolpha Wykeham Holt, Honorary Member of the
Order of the British Empire
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(OBE)
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Adolpha Van Meerhaeghe, film actress
See also
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Adolf
Adolf (also spelt Adolph or Adolphe, Adolfo, and when Latinised Adolphus) is a given name with German origins.
The name is a compound derived from the Old High German ''Athalwolf'' (or ''Hadulf''), a composition of ''athal'', or ''adal'', mean ...
*
Dolf (disambiguation)
Dolf is a Dutch masculine given name, often a short form (hypocorism) of Adolf, which may refer to:
* Dolf Brouwers (1912–1997), Dutch comedian, singer, and television actor
* Dolf Jansen (born 1963), comedian, presenter of the Radio 2 program ...
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