Randolph

Randolph \ran-dol-(p)(h), ra-ndo-lph\ is a boy's name. It consists of 8 letters and 2 syllables.

The baby boy name Randolph is pronounced as RAENDuhLF ¹.

¹ Pronunciation for Randolph: R as in "race (R.EY.S)" ; AE as in "at (AE.T)" ; N as in "knee (N.IY)" ; D as in "day (D.EY)" ; UH as in "look (L.UH.K)" ; L as in "lay (L.EY)" ; F as in "fee (F.IY)"

What is the origin of Randolph?

Randolph is used predominantly in the English language and its origin is Germanic. The name's meaning is strong defender. Derived from the elements 'rant' meaning shield edge ; 'wulf' meaning wolf. Dolph (English), Dolphus (English), Randulfus (Latinized), Randwulf (Old English), and Rannulfr (Old Norse) are older forms of Randolph. The Domesday Book recorded the name as the Latinized Randulfus. The old forms of the name later gave rise to English forms such as Randall and Randel in the Middle Ages. The modern '-ph' altered spelling of the name developed during the revival of the name in the 19th century, amidst a vogue for Greek classical names. The term Randy has been used as a slang for a lecher in the US, but it has apparently not deterred the adoption of the name. The name Randi pronounciation (English and Scandinavian) is the female version of Randolph. The name Randolph is widely used; it has 28 variants that are used in both English and other languages.

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The following famous people share the name Randolph:

• Actor Randolph Mantooth, born 19 September 1945, Sacramento, California
• Author Randolph Bourne, born 30 May 1886 - 22 December 1918, Bloomfield, New Jersey.

List of baby names that is pronounced like Randolph:

short names for Randolf (German), Randulf meaning of name (German and Scandinavian), meaning of Randwolf, name Randwulf meaning, Randolfo pronounciation, Randolphe name variations, name Randolpho meaning, and Randulfo pronounciation.

The baby name Randolph fun facts:

The name Randolph in reverse order is "Hplodnar".

The numerological value of the name Randolph is number 7, which means analysis, understanding, knowledge, awareness, studious, meditating.

How popular is Randolph?

Randolph is not in the top boy names in USA.