Rolf
pronunciation
How to pronounce Rolf in British English:
UK 
How to pronounce Rolf in American English:
US
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- Noun:
- Norse chieftain who became the first duke of Normandy (860-931)
Word Origin
- Rolf
- masc. proper name, introduced in England by the Normans, from Old Norse Hrolfr, related to Old High German Hrodulf, literally "wolf of fame" (see Rudolph). Rolfing (1972) as a deep massage technique is named for U.S. physiotherapist Ida P. Rolf (1897-1979), and first attested 1958, as Rolf Technique.
Example
- 1. One of them was rolf bae , killed when he was stuck by a falling serac .
- 2. Professor rolf cremer , dean of the china europe international business school ( ceibs ) in shanghai has predicted that at least seven chinese business schools will be considered in the elite within a few years .
- 3. Micro-action : read vagabonding : an uncommon guide to the art of long-term world travel by rolf potts
- 4. But recent work ( arxiv : 1104.0679 ) by martin winkler and rolf kappl of the technical university of munich has put the matter under further scrutiny .
- 5. Psychology prize : anita eerland , rolf zwaan and tulio guadalupe , for their study entitiled leaning to the left makes the eiffel tower seem smaller .