Ralph (name)
For other uses, see Ralph.
| Ralph | |
|---|---|
| Gender | Male |
| Origin | |
| Word/name | Old Norse, Old English |
| Meaning | counsel wolf |
| Other names | |
| Related names | Raul, Ralphie, Raoul |
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Ralph (pronounced ralf /rælf/; or, more traditionally, rayf /reɪf/[1]) is an English, Dutch, Scandinavian and German male given name, derived from Old Norse Raðulfr (rað "counsel" + ulfr "wolf") through Old English Rædwulf and the longer form Radulf.[2]
The most common forms are:
- Ralph, the common variant form in the English language, traditionally pronounced /reɪf/ but now commonly /rælf/, as spelled
Other forms of the name are:
- Rafe, variant form which is a relatively rare male first name; it is pronounced /reɪf/, the same as the traditional but infrequent English pronunciation of Ralph.
- Raef, variant form which is a very rare male first name (e.g. Raef Bjayou).
- Raff, variant form which is a very rare male first name.
- Raif, variant form which is a very rare male first name.[3]
- Ralf, the traditional variant form in the Dutch, German and Swedish languages (although Ralph is also used as a given name in German and Swedish).
- Raoul, the traditional variant form in the French language.
- Raúl, the traditional variant form in the Spanish language.
- Raul, the traditional variant form in the Portuguese language.
- Raül, the traditional variant form in the Catalan language.
- Rádhulbh, the traditional variant form in the Irish language.
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