Ralph

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Ralph
Gender	Male
Origin
Word/name	Old Norse, Old English
Meaning	counsel wolf
Other names
Related names	Raul, Ralphie, Raoul

Ralph (pronounced ralf /rælf/; or, more traditionally, rayf /reɪf/^[1]) is an English, Irish, Scottish, Dutch, Scandinavian and German masculine given name, derived from the Old Norse Raðulfr (rað "counsel" + ulfr "wolf") through Old English Rædwulf and the longer form Radulf.^[2] It is also a surname.

The most common forms are:

Ralph, the common variant form in the English language, traditionally pronounced /reɪf/ but now commonly /rælf/, as spelled

Other forms of the name are:

Rafe, variant form which is a relatively rare male first name; it is pronounced /reɪf/.
Raef, variant form which is a very rare male first name (e.g. Raef Bjayou)
Raife, variant form which is a very rare male first name (e.g. Raife Wellsted)
Raff, variant form which is a very rare male first name
Raif, variant form which is a very rare male first name^[3]
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 and Italian languages
Raül, the traditional variant form in the Catalan language
Rádhulbh, the traditional variant form in the Irish language

Given name

Ralph is a masculine given name, derived from Old Norse Ráðúlfr meaning literally "counsel wolf"

Middle Ages

Ralph the Timid (died 1057), pre-Conquest Norman earl of Hereford, England
Ralph d'Escures (died 1122), Abbot of Séez, Bishop of Rochester and Archbishop of Canterbury
Ralph Neville (died 1244), Archbishop of Canterbury
Ralph de Maidstone (died 1245), Bishop of Hereford
Ralph Baldock (died 1313), Bishop of London and Lord Chancellor of England in 1307
Ralph Stratford (c. 1300-1354), Bishop of London
Ralph de Neville, 1st Earl of Westmorland (1364–1425), English peer
Ralph Percy (died 1464), English knight

Modern world

Ralph Abercromby (1734–1801), Scottish soldier and politician
Ralph Abernathy (1927–1990), American civil rights leader, minister and a close associate of Martin Luther King, Jr.
Ralph Abraham (mathematician) (born 1936), American mathematician
Ralph Abraham (politician) (born 1954), member of the US House of Representatives
Ralph Adams Cram (1863–1942), American architect of collegiate and ecclesiastical buildings
Ralph Allen (disambiguation)
Ralph Backstrom (born 1937), Canadian retired National Hockey League player
Ralph Bakshi, American director of animated and live-action films
Ralph Bass (1911–1997), American rhythm and blues record producer and talent scout for several independent labels
Ralph Beard (1927-2007), American basketball player
Ralph F. Beermann (1912–1977), American politician, member of the US House of Representatives
Ralph Bellamy (1904–1991), American actor
Ralph Blane (1914–1995), American composer, lyricist and performer
Ralph Branca (1926-2016), American Major League Baseball pitcher
Ralph Brown, English actor and writer
Ralph Bunche (1903–1971), American political scientist, academic and diplomat
Ralph Burns (1922–2001), American songwriter, bandleader, composer, conductor, arranger and bebop pianist
Ralph Byrd (1909–1952), American actor
Ralph Carmichael, composer and arranger of secular pop music and contemporary Christian music
Ralph Chaplin (1887–1961), American writer, artist and labor activist
Ralph Chase (1902–1989), American football player
Ralph Connor (1860-1937), Canadian novelist and church leader
Ralph Connor (scientist) (1907-1990), American chemist
Ralph D. Cornell (1890–1972), American landscape architect
Ralph Cudworth (1617–1688), English philosopher, the leader of the Cambridge Platonists
Ralph DeLoach (born 1957), American football player
Ralph Earl (1751–1801), American painter known for his portraits
Ralph Edwards (disambiguation)
Ralph Ellison (1913–1994), American novelist, literary critic and scholar
Ralph Waldo Emerson (1803—1882), American essayist, lecturer and poet
Ralph Fiennes (born 1962), English actor and director
Ralph Foster (disambiguation)
Ralph E. Gomory (born 1929), American applied mathematician and IBM executive
Ralph Horween (1896–1997), American football player for Harvard Crimson and in the NFL, centenarian
Ralph Ince (1887–1937), American pioneer film actor, director and screenwriter
Ralph Isselhardt (1910–1972), American football player
Ralph Jarvis (born 1965), American player of gridiron football
Ralph Johnson (disambiguation)
Ralph Kiner (1922-2014), American Hall-of-Fame Major League Baseball player
Ralph Klein (1942–2013), Canadian politician, Premier of Alberta
Ralph Klein (basketball) (1931–2008), Israeli basketball player and coach
Ralph Kuncl, American neurologist and academic
Ralph Lauren (born 1939), American fashion designer
Ralph Macchio (born 1961), American actor
Ralph McQuarrie (1929–2012), American conceptual designer and illustrator, noted for his work in the Star Wars trilogy
Ralph Michael (1907-1994), English actor
Ralph Morgan (1883–1956), American actor
Ralph Morgan (rugby) (c.1920–2009), Welsh rugby union and league player
Ralph Nader (born 1934), American political activist, author, lecturer and attorney
Ralph Nichols (1910–2001), English badminton player
Ralph Nichols (American football) (1874-1949), American politician and college football player and head coach
Ralph Percy, 12th Duke of Northumberland (born 1956), English landowner
Ralph Sadler (1507-1587), English diplomat, Privy Councillor, Secretary of State and Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster
Ralph Shortey, American politician
Ralph Stanley (born 1927), American bluegrass/traditional music performer
Ralph A. Vaughn (1907–2000), African-American academic, architect and film set designer
Ralph Wammack, American politician, Missouri senator
Ralph Vaughan Williams (1872–1958), English composer
Ralph Wilson (1918–2014), founder and owner of the Buffalo Bills National Football League team
Ralph Yarborough (1903-1996), American politician, longtime Senator from Texas
Ralph Young (disambiguation)
Ralph Young (singer) (1918–2008), American singer and actor

Surname

Bo Ralph (born 1945), Swedish linguist
Brian Ralph (born 1973), American cartoonist
Caleb Ralph (born 1977), New Zealand rugby union footballer
Damani Ralph (born 1980), Jamaican football player
David Ralph (born 1972), Scottish field hockey forward
Dicky Ralph (1908–1989), Welsh international rugby player
Elena Ralph (born 1984), Miss Israel 2005
Glencora Ralph (born 1988), Australian water polo player
Hanna Ralph (1888–1978), German actress
J. Ralph (born 1975), American composer, singer/songwriter and producer
Josh Ralph (born 1991), Australian athlete
James Ralph (died 1762), American-born English political writer, historian and reviewer
James Ralph (cricketer) (born 1975), English cricketer
Jessie Ralph (1864–1944), American actress
Kharis Ralph (born 1992), Canadian former ice dancer
Mark Ralph (born 1980), Scottish field hockey player
Michael Ralph (born c.1963), American actor and comedian
Nathan Ralph (born 1993), English footballer
Richard Ralph (born 1946), British ambassador
Richard Ralph (Missouri politician), American politician, Missouri senator
Shea Ralph (born 1978), American basketball player and coach
Sheryl Lee Ralph (born 1956), American actress and singer

Fictional characters

Ralph Cifaretto, on The Sopranos
Ralph Kramden, portrayed by Jackie Gleason on The Honeymooners
Ralph Wiggum, on The Simpsons
Ralph Malph, on Happy Days
Ralph Furley, on Three's Company
Ralph Jones, title character of King Ralph, a 1991 American comedy film starring John Goodman
the title character of Ralph 124C 41+, a 1911 science fiction novel
Ralph, the main character of the novel Lord of the Flies
Ralph, in the Wolf and Sheepdog Warner Bros. cartoons
Raffish Ralph, fin the Berenstain Bears cartoon series
Ralph, from the comic strip Drabble
Ralph, from the comic strip Sally Forth
Ralph Dring, in the UK sitcom Dear John
Ralph Drang, in the US sitcom Dear John
Wreck-It Ralph, the title character of the 2012 Disney computer animated film Wreck-It Ralph
Ralph "Ralphie" Parker, main character/narrator of the 1983 Christmas movie A Christmas Story
Ralph Theodore Guard, a security guard at Warner Bros. in the animated series Animaniacs
Ralph, a giant wolf monster from the video game Rampage
Ralph in Rotten Ralph children's picture books
The title character from the children's novel The Mouse and the Motorcycle
Ralph Rackstraw in the comic opera H.M.S. Pinafore

References

↑ AUE: FAQ excerpt: Words whose spelling has influenced their pronunciation
↑ Online Etymology Dictionary
↑ http://info.gcsu.edu/tip/archives/2007/H.M.S.PinaforeatRussellTh.html Raif Rackstraw from H.M.S. Pinafore

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