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'Rolf' is a male given name. It originates in the Germanic name ''Hrolf'', itself a contraction of ''Hrodwulf'', 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, Icelandic Viking Jarl

★ Rolf Berend, German politician

★ Rolf Ekéus, Swedish diplomat

★ Rolf Gindorf (born 1939), German sexologist

★ Rolf Gölz (born 1962), German road and track cyclist

★ Rolf Harris, Australian painter

★ Rolf Singer (1906–1994), German mycologist

★ Rolf Wideröe (1902–1996), Norwegian particle physicist
Also:

★ Dr. Ida P. Rolf, American physiologist and inventor of Rolfing

★ Rowlf the dog