Roelof

Roelof is a masculine first name with Old High German origins. It represents the Dutch variant of Rudolf and means 'the glorious wolf' or 'the honorable wolf'.

What does the name Roelof mean?

Roelof is a boy's name that traces back to Old High German roots. The name is considered the Dutch form of Rudolf and carries the meanings 'the glorious wolf' or 'the honorable wolf'. It is composed of the Old High German terms hruod, meaning 'glory' or 'honor', and wolf, meaning 'wolf'. In the Middle Ages, Roelof, along with its many variants, was a popular first name among nobles and princes. The numerous variants of the name include Hruodolf, Hrodulf, and Hruodulf (Old High German), Rudolph (English), Rudolphus, Rudolfo, Ridolfo, and Rudolpho (Italian), Rudolphe (French), Rudolfs (Latvian), Rudolfas (Lithuanian), Rudek (Polish and Czech), Rodolf (German and Dutch), Rodolfo (Italian and Spanish), Rodolphus (Latin), Roelf (Frisian and Dutch), Roluf (Low German), Roelef, Roele, Rolof, Roolof, and Roloff (Frisian), Rezso (Hungarian), Ruutolffi, Ruutolhvi, and Ruutolppi (Finnish), Rudolv (Swedish), Rodolphos and Rodolfos (Greek), Ruud (Dutch), Dusch, Riedi, Ruosch (Romansh), Rodolphe, Raulf, and Roux (French), Rudloff, Dolf, and Roff (German). Short forms include Rul (German), Rud (Danish and Swedish), Rolff (Danish), Rolph (English), Rulf (Scandinavian), Rufo (Spanish), Rulle (Swedish), Rolfe, Rolphe, Rutz (Old German), Rolo (Spanish), Rolle, and Roel (Dutch). Pet forms include Rudi, Rudy, Rudey, Rudie, Ruedi, and Ruodi (Swiss), Rude (Slavic), Ruda (Czech), Rolfi, and Rudo.

Where does the name Roelof come from?

The name Roelof has Old High German roots and means 'the glorious wolf' or 'the honorable wolf'.

How do you pronounce Roelof?

Roelof is pronounced as 'Ro-löf'.

When is the name day of Roelof?

The name day for Roelof is celebrated on April 17, June 26, July 15, and November 6.

Popularity

In Germany, Roelof is a rather rare name. So far, it has not made it onto the German name popularity lists. The best ranking for Roelof in the Netherlands was in 1937, when it reached 41st place. In the last ten years, the name has been given about 110 times there, placing it at 782nd in the ten-year statistics. From 1930 to 2024, it ranks 80th in the Netherlands.

Famous people

• Pieter Roelof Bos (Dutch cartographer)
• Roelof Bisschop (historian from the Netherlands)
• Roelof de Jong-Posthumus (German writer)
• Roelof Dednam (badminton player from South Africa)
• Roelof Frankot (painter from the Netherlands)
• Roelof Hordijk (fencer from Indonesia)
• Roelof Huysman (scholar from the Netherlands)
• Roelof Klein (rower from the Netherlands)
• Roelof Kruisinga (Dutch politician)
• Roelof Luynenburg (Dutch rower)
• Roelof Nelissen (Dutch bank manager)
• Roelof van Lennep (German tennis player)
• Roelof van Vries (Dutch painter)
• Roelof Wunderink (racing driver from the Netherlands)