Rolf

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Rolf is a male given name. It originates in the Germanic name Hrolf, itself a contraction of Hrodwulf (Rudolf), a conjunction of the stem words hrod ("renown") + wulf ("wolf"). The Old Norse cognate is Hrólfr.

Notable Rolfs/Hrolfs include:

• Hrólf Kraki, legendary king of Denmark
• Hrolf Ganger, Norwegian Jarl
• Rolf Berend, German politician
• Rolf Ekéus, Swedish diplomat
• Rolf Jarl, Swedish actor.
• Rolf Gindorf (born 1939), German sexologist
• Rolf Gölz (born 1962), German road and track cyclist
• Rolf Harris, Australian entertainer
• Rolf Singer (1906–1994), German mycologist
• Rolf Wideröe (1902–1996), Norwegian particle physicist
• Rolf Jordan (born 1969), English artist
• Rolv Wesenlund, Norwegian actor.

Also:

• Dr. Ida P. Rolf, American physiologist and inventor of Rolfing
• Rowlf, a Muppet dog
• Rolf, Son of a Shepherd, from the cartoon Ed, Edd n Eddy
• Rolph

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