Do Europeans Still Name Their Kids Adolf?

The historic name was shredded in the wake of World War II

Grant Piper

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Adolf II, Prince of Schaumburg-Lippe. (2022, August 9). In Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adolf_II,_Prince_of_Schaumburg-Lippe

For hundreds of years, the name Adolf was popular and respected in northern Europe. The name Adolf graced dozens of monarchs, including multiple kings of Sweden. There are even four canonized saints that had the name, Adolf. Unfortunately, the name was ruined by one leader who placed it on the…

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Grant Piper

Professional writer. Amateur historian. Husband, father, Christian.