[irishjuggler]

I often wonder what became of the generation of little German/Austrian “Adolfs” born in the ‘30s early ‘40s. Did they stick with the name or go with something different? I knew a Benito named for Mussolini. He went by “Ben.”

[Fai Mao]

“I knew a Benito named for Mussolini. He went by “Ben.””

We took a package tour in Italy several years ago. the tour guide made it a point to to show us all the great things Mussolini did.

[Hiddigeigei]

"I often wonder what became of the generation of little German/Austrian "Adolfs" born in the ‘30s early ‘40s."
"Adolf" is a fairly common name in Germanic speaking countries (Germany, Austria, Luxembourg, Sweden, etc.) It was one of the middle names of my paternal great grandfather who was born and died before Hitler came along. As a child before WWII I went to a barber named Mussolini. I heard him say to my mother, "My names is Mussolini. Let HIM change HIS name."