# Rolf

> English word · Proper noun · IPA /ɹɒlf/ · frequency rank #21,348

## Definitions
1. A male given name from the Germanic languages.
2. A surname originating as a patronymic.

## Etymology
From Old Norse Hrólfr, and from its Old French equivalent, cognates of Rudolph. Brought to England by the Normans, survived in surnames and was revived in the 19th century, partly due to its modern Scandinavian cognate.

## Easily confused with
- **row** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/rolf-vs-row)
- **Roy** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/rolf-vs-roy)
- **Ron** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/rolf-vs-ron)
- **ROM** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/rolf-vs-rom)
- **rot** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/rolf-vs-rot)
- **ROS** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/rolf-vs-ros)
- **roo** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/rolf-vs-roo)
- **RSL** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/rolf-vs-rsl)
- **room** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/rolf-vs-room)
- **rule** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/rolf-vs-rule)
- **rose** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/rolf-vs-rose)
- **roll** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/rolf-vs-roll)
- **roof** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/rolf-vs-roof)
- **Rome** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/rolf-vs-rome)
- **root** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/rolf-vs-root)
- **Ross** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/rolf-vs-ross)
- **rope** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/rolf-vs-rope)
- **rows** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/rolf-vs-rows)
- **Rosa** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/rolf-vs-rosa)
- **Rory** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/rolf-vs-rory)

## Common misspellings (5)
`orlf`, `rlof`, `rolff`, `rollf`, `rrolf`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/rolf