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Baby Name Ralph |
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| Meaning of Ralph - What does the name Ralph means? |
| Pronunciation: |
| ralf |  |
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| Gender: |
Boy Name |
| Origin: |
English |
| Name Meaning: |
From the Old Norse RaSulfr, Rathulfr, a compound name composed of the elements rod, rath (counsel) and ulfr (wolf). The name, introduced by the Scandinavians, was reinforced by the Normans, who brought in the Germanic cognate Radulf, which is from the elements rod. (counsel) and wulf (wolf)- The English developed their own cognate, Raedwulf, from the Old English elements rsed (counsel) and wulf (wolf). The name evolved into Rauf, Raff, and Rafe in the Middle Ages, Ralf in the 16th century, and Ralph in the 18th century. Raf is the pronunciation in common use, but the pronunciation ralf can also be found |
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English, German, Irish |
| Variants: | Rafe, Ralf |
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