"Dolph" meaning in All languages combined

See Dolph on Wiktionary

Proper name [English]

Forms: Dolphs [plural]
Etymology: * As a Scandinavian/North Germanic, German, and Dutch surname, shortened from Adolf. * As an English surname, shortened from Delve with rounded vowel. * Also as an English surname, from Middle English delf (“quarry, pit”), related to the above. Etymology templates: {{der|en|gmq|-}} North Germanic, {{der|en|de|-}} German, {{der|en|nl|-}} Dutch, {{der|en|enm|delf|t=quarry, pit}} Middle English delf (“quarry, pit”) Head templates: {{en-proper noun|s}} Dolph (plural Dolphs)
  1. A surname.

Inflected forms

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