I'm sure very few Germans would be willing to name their child Adolf. This name was tainted with infamy because of the reputation of one of the most notorious men to have ever lived in
world history, Adolf Hitler. Whenever the name Adolf is mentioned, I always see a man with a pressed hair and a Charlie Chaplin-like mustache. As everyone already knows, Adolf Hitler is the man responsible for the death of millions of Jews in one of history's
most disastrous events, the Holocaust. The name Adolf has a beautiful and positive meaning, really; it means " noble, magestic wolf" in German.
Even though this name may have negative connotations because of Hitler, the name Adolf is also associated with religion. In the 13th Century there lived a German Saint named Adolf. He became a Canon in Cologne and in 1216 he became the bishop of Osnabruck. Saint Adolphus of Osnabruck was known to many for being active in numerous charity activities.
When he was appointed as Canon of Cologne, he resigned because he wanted to become a monk at the
Cistercian monastery. I guess the name Adolf has a somewhat bipolar nature; infamous for mass murder and popular for being charitable.
Even if you're a German or not, I bet you do know who Adolf Hitler is. Hitler is the founder and leader of the National Socialism or much fondly known as Nazism. The tyrant leader is the son of an Austrian customs official named Alois Hitler. But there we
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