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Rolf is almost unique, Rolfi has a stump to Arconate in Milan, one in Brescia and Roncadelle, Rodengo-Saiano and one in Foggia, Rolfini is specific to Ferrarese and Ravenna, and Rolfo is decidedly Piedmontese, from Turin, Villafranca Piemonte and Vinovo and Cuneese, of Dogliani, Bra and Alba, should all derive, either directly or through hypochoristic, from the medieval Germanic name Rulfus, or even from the apheresis of names such as Gairulfus, Warulfus, Teuderulfus and the like. Additions provided by Stefano Ferrazzi The origin of these surnames should be sought in the medieval name Rolfo, the Italianization of the German staff ROHLF or Rohloff, which consists of a contraction of the original Rudolf (see Ridolfi). In conclusion, therefore, these are the cognitive-ominizations of the personal names of the ancestor.
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