Rudolf Diesel Name Origin

/ROO-dolf DEE-zuhl/

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Name Origin

The name Rudolf is of Germanic origin, meaning 'famous wolf'. Diesel is a surname of German origin, famously associated with the inventor Rudolf Diesel who developed the diesel engine in the late 19th century.

This chart shows how many babies were given the name Rudolf each year, based on data from the U.S. Government's Social Security Administration (SSA).

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