Ralph
[rælf]Meaning
from the Old Norse elements rað "counsel" and ulfr "wolf"
Background Story
Ralph is a male name of English origin, derived from the Old English Rædwulf and Old High German Radulf, cognate with the Old Norse Raðulfr. Behind the Name describes it as a contracted form of the Old Norse name Rǫlfr, or its Norman form Radulf, introduced to England by Scandinavian settlers before the Norman Conquest and afterwards bolstered by Norman influence. In the Middle Ages it was variously spelled Rauf, Rafe or Ralf, and the Ralph spelling became more common in the 18th century.
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