Brief Life History of Rudolf
When Rudolf Wuermli was born on 19 July 1746, in Bichelsee, Thurgau, Switzerland, his father, Jacob Würmli, was 41 and his mother, Maria Hubmann, was 37. He died on 27 November 1747, in his hometown, at the age of 1.
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1705–1764 Male
1709–1750 Female
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1734–1796 Male
1735–1735 Male
1738–1800 Male
1741– Female
1744–1751 Male
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Name Meaning
From a Latinized version, Rudolphus, of the Germanic name Hrōdwulf ( see Rolf ). It was introduced to the English-speaking world from Germany in the 19th century. Rudolf was a hereditary name among the Habsburgs, the Holy Roman Emperors and rulers of Austria, from the Emperor Rudolf I ( 1218–91 ) to the Archduke Rudolf , Crown Prince of Austria-Hungary, who died in mysterious circumstances at his country house at Meyerling in 1889 . Rudolf Rassendyll was the central character of Anthony Hope's adventure stories The Prisoner of Zenda ( 1894 ) and Rupert of Hentzau ( 1898 ), in which he is an English gentleman who bears a great physical resemblance to the King of Ruritania, to whom he is distantly related. He successfully impersonates the king for reasons of state. In the early 20th century the popularity of this name was further enhanced by the American silent-film actor Rudolph Valentino ( 1895–1926 ), born in Italy as Rodolfo di Valentina d'Antonguolla . It has not been used much in recent times, perhaps being inextricably associated with ‘the red-nosed reindeer’ of the Christmas song.
Dictionary of First Names © Patrick Hanks and Flavia Hodges 1990, 2003, 2006.
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