Ralph

Ralph \ral-(p)(h), ra-l-ph\ is a boy's name. It consists of 5 letters and 1 syllable.

The baby boy name Ralph is pronounced in English as RAELF or REYF, in German as RAALF ¹.

¹ Pronunciation for Ralph: R as in "race (R.EY.S)" ; AE as in "at (AE.T)" ; L as in "lay (L.EY)" ; EY as in "ate (EY.T)" ; F as in "fee (F.IY)" ; AA as in "odd (AA.D)"

What is the origin of Ralph?

Ralph is used predominantly in the English and German languages, and its origin is Germanic. The name's meaning is wise and strong. Two-element name from the elements 'rad' meaning counsel, advice ; 'wulf' meaning wolf. Radolf (Germanic), Radulf (Germanic), Raedwulf (Old English), and Rathulfr (Old Norse) are original forms of Ralph. The old forms Radulf and Raedwulf existed before the Norman Conquest. Ralf developed as a short form of Radulf in the medieval times, when the forms Ralf and Rauf were most popular. In the 17th century Rafe was the most widely used, however it was overtaken by the modern form Ralph in the 18th century, the '-ph' spelling derived from Greek classical influence. In addition, Ralph is a variant of the name Rudolph meaning (English) in the German language. The name baby name Ralphina (English) is the female form of Ralph. Ralph is a widely used name; it has 29 variants that are used in both English and other languages.

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The following famous people share the name Ralph:

• Activist Ralph Nader, born 27 February 1934, Winsted, Connecticut
• Actor Ralph Fiennes, born 22 December 1962, Suffolk, England
• Author Ralph Ellison, born 1 March 1914 - 16 April 1994, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
• Philosopher Ralph Waldo Emerson, born 25 May 1803 - 27 April 1882, Boston, Massachusetts.

List of baby names that sound like Ralph:

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The baby name Ralph fun facts:

The name Ralph in reverse order is "Hplar".

The numerological value of the name Ralph is number 1, which means initiating action, pioneering, leading, independent, attaining, individual.

How popular is Ralph?

Ralph is in the top names in USA.