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Ralph

Updated July 3, 2024

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Boy name origins & meanings

Old English : Wolf; wise counsel

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Family name origins & meanings

English : from a Middle English personal name composed of Germanic rad ‘counsel’, ‘advice’ + wolf ‘wolf’. This was first introduced into England by Scandinavian settlers in the Old Norse form Ráðulfr, and was reinforced after the Conquest by the Norman form Ra(d)ulf. Compare German Rudolf.

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