阿道夫是讲印欧语系日耳曼语族诸语言的名族中一个常见的名，它由Adolf翻译而来，Adolf有时也拼写成Adolph、 Adolphus。现在西方国家已经很少用该名。

阿道夫是从古高地德语Athalwolf演变而来，Athalwolf是athal（或拼写成adal，意思是高贵的）与wolf（狼）的合体。Athalwolf与盎格鲁-撒克逊名字Æthelwulf是同源的。

Adolf, also spelled Adolph and sometimes Latinised to Adolphus, is a given name used in German-speaking countries, in Scandinavia, in the Netherlands and Flanders and to a lesser extent in various Central European countries. Adolphus can also appear as a surname, as in John Adolphus, the English historian.