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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… … Wikipedia
Rolf — (Морайра,Испания) Категория отеля: Адрес: Golden Valley 30, 03726 Морайра, Испания … Каталог отелей
rolf — rȯlfalso rȯf vt, often cap to practice Rolfing on rolf·er rȯl fəralso rȯ n, often cap Rolf rȯlf Ida P. (1896 1979) American biochemist and physiotherapist. Rolf received a doctorate in biochemistry and physiology. After working 12 years as a … Medical dictionary
Rolf — masc. proper name, introduced in England by the Normans, from O.N. Hrolfr, related to O.H.G. Hrodulf, lit. wolf of fame (see RUDOLPH (Cf. Rudolph)). Rolfing (1972) as a deep massage technique is named for U.S. physiotherapist Ida P. Rolf (1897… … Etymology dictionary
rolf — rolf; Rolf·ing; rolf·er; … English syllables
Rolf — steht für: Rudolf, Kurzform des Vornamens – dort auch zur Namenkunde und Personen des Namens Genuatief Rolf, ein Wettereignis im Mittelmeerraum November 2011 Diese Seite ist eine Begriffsklärung zur Unterscheidung mehrerer mi … Deutsch Wikipedia
Rolf — Rolf, Herzog der Normandie, s. Rollo … Kleines Konversations-Lexikon
Rolf — m English, German, and Scandinavian: a contracted version of an old Germanic personal name composed of the elements hrōd fame + wulf wolf. This is found in Old Norse as Hrólfr. As an English name, it represents in part a Norman importation of a… … First names dictionary
Rolf — Rolfer, n. /rawlf, rolf/, v.t. to massage using the techniques of Rolfing. [1965 70; after Ida P. Rolf (1897 1979), U.S. physiotherapist who invented the techniques] /rolf/, n. 1. Also called Rolf the Ganger /gang euhr/. Rollo (def. 1). 2. a male … Universalium
Rolf — Recorded in over fifty different spellings including as examples Rolf, Roffe, Ruff and Ruffell in England, Rudolf and Rotlauf in Germany, Rohlf in Switzerland, Ridulfo and Firidolfi in Italy, and Roelof in the Netherlands, this is a surname of… … Surnames reference
