Ralph (name)

Ralph ( /ˈrælf/ or UK /ˈreɪf/)^[1] 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.^[2]

The most common forms are:

• Ralph, the common variant form in the English language.
• Ralph, as traditionally pronounced /ˈreɪf/:

Other forms of the name are:

• Raef, variant form which is a very rare male first name.^[3]
• Rafe, variant form which is a rare male first name; it is pronounced /ˈreɪf/, 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.^[4]
• 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.

See also

• Radulf (disambiguation)

References