Ludolph as a Baby Name. Meaning and Origin of Ludolph

What is the meaning of the name Ludolph ?

The baby name Ludolph is a Male name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced /ˈluːdɔlf/ (LOO-dolf).

Ludolph is Germanic in Origin.

Ludolph is a Germanic masculine name rooted in Old Saxon/Old High German liut "people" + wulf "wolf," yielding the sense "people's wolf" - a guardian or champion symbolized by the wolf. The spelling with ph reflects Low German and Dutch orthography; the simpler Ludolf and the older Liudolf are common historical forms, with Latinized Ludolphus appearing in medieval records.

The name was borne by prominent figures in the early Middle Ages, including Liudolf of Saxony (d. 866), progenitor of the Ottonian dynasty, and Liudolf, Duke of Swabia (930-957), son of Emperor Otto I. It also appears in ecclesiastical history with Saint Ludolph of Ratzeburg. In the Netherlands, the mathematician Ludolph van Ceulen (1540-1610) lent his name to "Ludolph's number" for pi. Variants and short forms include Ludolf, Liudolf, Ludolphus, and Ludo; Dolf or Ulf may occur as informal diminutives.

⚙ Ludolph is a rare find. There are only 15 recorded uses of it in our data, from 1 country.