Ralph
♂French boy's name
A French boy's name of English origin.
At a glance
| Gender | Masculine |
|---|---|
| Origin | English |
Origin and meaning
Proto-Indo-European *Hreh₁dʰ-der. Proto-Germanic *rēdaz Proto-Indo-European *wl̥kʷós? Proto-Indo-European *wĺ̥kʷos Proto-Germanic *wulfaz Proto-Germanic *Rēdawulfaz Proto-West Germanic *Rādawulf Old English Rǣdwulf Middle English Radulf English Ralph From Middle English Radulf, from Old English Rǣdwulf (also as Raulf), from Proto-West Germanic *Rādawulf, from Proto-Germanic *Rēdawulfaz. Reinforced by similar forms brought to England, e.g. Old Norse Ráðúlfr, then in the Norman form Old French Radulf, Radulph. For the sense relating to vomiting, see ralph.
Where it is mostly given
- Great Britain
- Ireland
- United States
- Malta
- Belgium
- Luxembourg
- Netherlands
- East Frisia
- Germany
- Austria
Source: Wiktionnaire (CC BY-SA 4.0).