Ralph

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title: "Ralph" type: doc version: 1 created: 2026-02-28 author: "Wikipedia contributors" status: active scope: public tags: ["masculine-given-names", "english-masculine-given-names", "irish-masculine-given-names", "scottish-masculine-given-names", "german-masculine-given-names", "dutch-masculine-given-names", "norwegian-masculine-given-names", "swedish-masculine-given-names", "danish-masculine-given-names", "given-names-derived-from-animals"] topic_path: "geography/ireland" source: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ralph" license: "CC BY-SA 4.0" wikipedia_page_id: 0 wikipedia_revision_id: 0

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FieldValue
nameRalph
genderMale
meaning"Wolf counsel"
originOld Norse, Old English
related namesRaul, Raoul, Ralphie, Rudolph
see alsoRobert, Roland, Roger, Rose, Roderick, Rodney, Raymond
imageSiege_of_Norwich_castle_from_Project_Gutenberg's_The_Siege_of_Norwich_Castle,_by_Matilda_Maria_Blake._2012.jpg
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| name = Ralph | gender = Male | meaning = "Wolf counsel" | region = | origin = Old Norse, Old English | related names = Raul, Raoul, Ralphie, Rudolph |see also = Robert, Roland, Roger, Rose, Roderick, Rodney, Raymond |image=Siege_of_Norwich_castle_from_Project_Gutenberg's_The_Siege_of_Norwich_Castle,_by_Matilda_Maria_Blake._2012.jpg|caption=Ralph de Gael}} Ralph (pronounced or ) is a male name of English origin, derived from the Old English Rædwulf and Old High German Radulf, cognate with the Old Norse Raðulfr (rað "counsel" and ulfr "wolf").

The most common forms are:

  • Ralph, the common variant form in English, which takes either of the given pronunciations.
  • Rafe, variant form which is less common; this spelling is always pronounced .
  • Raif, a very rare variant.
  • Ralf, the traditional variant form in Dutch, German, Swedish, and Polish.
  • Ralfs, the traditional variant form in Latvian.
  • Raoul, the traditional variant form in French.
  • Raúl, the traditional variant form in Spanish.
  • Raul, the traditional variant form in Portuguese and Italian.
  • Raül, the traditional variant form in Catalan.
  • Rádhulbh, the traditional variant form in Irish.
  • Rauf, a Turkish variant and the name of Rauf Denktas. He was the founder of Northern Cyprus.

First name

Middle Ages

Modern world

Surname

Fictional characters

References

eo:Rolfo fr:Raoul la:Radulphus pt:Ralf

References

  1. "AUE: FAQ excerpt: Words whose spelling has influenced their pronunciation". Alt-usage-english.org.
  2. [http://www.etymonline.com/index.php?term=Ralph Online Etymology Dictionary]
  3. "'H.M.S. Pinafore' at Russell Thursday through Sunday".

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