Rudolf Diesel Name Origin
/ROO-dolf DEE-zuhl/-
German (European) 60% -
Austrian (European) 25%
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Swiss (European) 15%
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Name Details
- First Name: Rudolf
- Last Name: Diesel
- Name Order: Western
- Gender: Male
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.
Name Trends
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).