Ralph

Ralph (pronounced /rælf/ RALF; or, more rarely, /reɪf/ RAYF,[1]) is an English, Irish, Scottish, Dutch, Scandinavian, and German masculine given name, derived from the Old Norse Raðulfr (rað "counsel" and ulfr "wolf") through Old English Rædwulf and the longer form Radulf.[2] It is also a surname and often a nickname of Rudolph, a name deriving from two stems: Hrōþi, Hruod, Hróðr or Hrōð, meaning "fame", "glory" , and olf meaning "wolf".

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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/.
• Raife, 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, Swedish and Polish languages.
• Ralfs, the traditional variant form in the Latvian language.
• 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.