Ralph (name)
Ralph ( /reɪf/ or /rælf/) is an English, Scandinavian and German male given name, derived from Old Norse Raðulfr (rað "counsel" + ulfr "wolf") through Old English Rædwulf and the longer form Radulf.
The most common forms are:
- Ralph, the common variant form in the English language, traditionally pronounced /reɪf/ but now commonly /rælf/, as spelt
Other forms of the name are:
- Raef, variant form which is a very rare male first name (e.g. Raef Bjayou).
- Rafe, variant form which is a rare male first name; it is pronounced /reɪf/, the same as the traditional but infrequent pronunciation of Ralph.
- Raff, variant form which is a very rare male first name.
- Raif, variant form which is a very rare male first name.
- 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.
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