How did Hitler spell his first name?

[mobo85]

Sometimes, I see Hitler's first name as "Adolf." Other times, "Adolph." Sometimes, both.

My question is: What did Hitler himself use? I use "Adolf," personally, but I wonder if Hitler himself used Adolf, Adolph, or both.

[Dan Tana]

I think he went by his nickname...." Buddy "

[Zenster]

I believe the correct English spelling is:

"Sh!thead"

[Ike Witt]

Did everyone who had the last name Hitler change it after WWII?

[mobo85]

Originally posted by adam yax
Did everyone who had the last name Hitler change it after WWII?

I don't think so. I remember reading something about a person who's still living with the name Adolf Hitler.

[TampaFlyer]

Actually he usually went by his middle name, Kevin.

[DAVEW0071]

I use "Adolf," personally, but I wonder if Hitler himself used Adolf, Adolph, or both.

I didn't know your name was Adolf. You might wanna think about changing it. It's lost a lot of its charm since 1936 or so.

[Lance Turbo]

Originally posted by adam yax
Did everyone who had the last name Hitler change it after WWII?

According to whowhere (http://phone.whowhere.lycos.com/telephone.psrch?f-name=&name=hitler) there are a few left in the US.

[suranyi]

Originally posted by DAVEW0071
I use "Adolf," personally, but I wonder if Hitler himself used Adolf, Adolph, or both.

I didn't know your name was Adolf. You might wanna think about changing it. It's lost a lot of its charm since 1936 or so.

My grandfather's name was Adolf, and he kept all his life. (He died in 1984.) Not only was he Jewish, but he was a concentration camp survivor.

Ed

[jmullaney]

Hey, just don't mess with 'Dolf Lungren guys.

[Max Torque]

I've seen it listed as an error (for example, here at Movie-Mistakes.com (http://www.films.movie-mistakes.com/letters/i/indiana_jones.htm#crusade)) when, in Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade, Hitler autographs Indy's book using "Adolf" rather than the properly-German "Adolph". Lend that what credence you may.

[Guinastasia]

Isn't Adolf a rather common name though in German speaking countries and the like? Hell, wasn't there King Gustav Adolf of Sweden?

[Scribe]

John Toland's bio of Hitler has his birth certificate, which calls him "Adolfus". It's apparently issued by a parish priest, so Adolf is correct. FWIW, I've pretty well always seen it spelled with an f.

Apparently, he used Adolf throughout his life, and his signature of his first name ended with a line with a crossstroke, presumably forming a f.

[jcarbon]

He was dyslexic.

[DRY]

Originally posted by Guinastasia
Isn't Adolf a rather common name though in German speaking countries and the like? Hell, wasn't there King Gustav Adolf of Sweden?


Yes, Gustavus Adoplhus was a participant in the Thirty Years' War and was looked to as a savior among Protestants:

http://www.sihope.com/~loric/clann/gars.html

[Floater]

Originally posted by DRY
Originally posted by Guinastasia
Isn't Adolf a rather common name though in German speaking countries and the like? Hell, wasn't there King Gustav Adolf of Sweden?

Yes, Gustavus Adoplhus was a participant in the Thirty Years' War and was looked to as a savior among Protestants:


We've had two kings called Gustav Adolf (and another four called just Gustav/Gustaf), none of them called Gustavus Adoplhus. The older of them, Gustav II Adolf, is called Gustavus Adolphus by foreigners, though. Don't ask me why (on the other hand we tend to swedisize names of foreign regents, so I assume it's just fair).

In case you wonder about the numbering of Swedish kings we always put the number after the first name if they have more than one. Thus you get Carl XII, Carl XIV Johan (Jean Baptiste Bernadotte) and Carl XVI Gustaf (also called 'Cal Gustf' or 'knugen' (ie 'the knig' in English) because of his dyslexia).

[Johnny L.A.]

Just to answer the OP, Hitler's first name was spelled "Adolf" according to Webster's. It lists no alternate spelling.
I've seen it listed as an error (for example, here at Movie-Mistakes.com) when, in Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade, Hitler autographs Indy's book using "Adolf" rather than the properly-German "Adolph". Lend that what credence you may.
Unless the dictionary is wrong, I'd say the movie mistake listing is in error. I took 3 years of German in high school, and I don't remember seeing any German words that ended in "ph". Of course, that was a long time ago.

[AWB]

The IMDb says it's Adolf Hitler (http://us.imdb.com/Name?Hitler,+Adolf), but that he's sometimes credited as Adolph Hitler.

[DRY]

Originally posted by Floater
[QUOTE]We've had two kings called Gustav Adolf (and another four called just Gustav/Gustaf), none of them called Gustavus Adoplhus.


Mea culpa.

Note to self: It is REALLY bad form to make a typo when clarifying the spelling of someone's name. :eek:

[RickJay]

Originally posted by adam yax
Did everyone who had the last name Hitler change it after WWII?

I looked it up and yes, some people do use the name. It loses a lot of its impact, at least to me, if it isn't paired with "Adolf."

[Commander Fortune]

Originally posted by RickJay
Originally posted by adam yax
Did everyone who had the last name Hitler change it after WWII?

I looked it up and yes, some people do use the name. It loses a lot of its impact, at least to me, if it isn't paired with "Adolf."

How 'bout when it's paired with "Balasubramani"?** It's quite the mouthful then. I kinda like it though.

**coutesy of whowhere (http://phone.whowhere.lycos.com/telephone.psrch?f-name=&name=hitler) link posted above.

[Bubba Ray]

The official spelling is Adolf (no ph), it ist to mention that the german languae didn't make a strikt difference between f and ph in some words (eg. Telefon, Telephon, Delfin, Delphin).

[Major Feelgud]

I read somewhere that his real name wasn't Hitler, but Heidler or something like that. It got changed because of some kind of immigration mistake. I think there is some truth to that because Hitler doesn't sound Austrian or German.

Back to the OP, Adolf, Adolphe, Adolfus, etc. are all variations of the same name, like Maggie, Peggy, Margaret, etc.