Randall (given name)

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Randall is a male given name.

Contents 1 Origins 2 People 3 Fictional Characters 4 See also

[edit] Origins

• Randall or Randolph are both derived from the Old English Randwulf or Old Norse Randólfr ("shieldwolf"), from rand (ON rönd) "the rim of a shield" and wulf (ON úlfr) "wolf", a kenning meaning "hunter or enemy of the shield", i.e. "sword".

As a given name Randal and Randall peaked in popularity in 1955 with 1800 babies per million. Both names combined currently rank at under 100 babies per million.

[edit] People

• Randall Bal, an American backstroke swimmer
• Randall Cunningham, NFL quarterback
• Randall Jarrell, American poet
• Randall Garrett, American science fiction author
• Randall Goff, Australian water polo player
• Randall Keith Orton, professional wrestler currently working for World Wrestling Entertainment
• Randall Stuart "Randy" Newman, famed singer/songwriter
• Randall Munroe, Creator of xkcd
• Randall William "Randy" Rhoads American Guitarist
• Randal L. Schwartz, Writer on computer technologies
• Randall ShirleyTravel journalist and editor of Canada's gay and lesbian travel magazine, Out In Canada.
• Randall Shughart, a sniper killed in action during the Battle of Mogadishu and posthumously awarded the Medal of Honor
• Randall Wallace, an American screenwriter, producer, and director. He was Oscar nominated for the Best Original Screenplay with his script for Braveheart.
• Randall Edwards coolest man alive

[edit] Fictional Characters

• Randal Graves is a character in Kevin Smith's Clerks and Clerks II.
• Randall Boggs is a character and the main antagonist from the Pixar movie Monsters Inc. (2001) and is voiced by Steve Buscemi.
• Lt. Randall Disher is a recurring character on the comedy/detective television show Monk.
• Randall Flagg is a recurring "supervillain" in a multitude of novels by Stephen King.

[edit] See also

• Randy