RALPH (NAME)

'Ralph'
Gender:	Male
Origin:	Old English
Meaning:	''"Counsel wolf"''

'Ralph' is an English, Scandinavian and German male given name, derived from Old Norse ''Raðulfr'' (''rað'' "counsel" + ''ulfr'' "wolf") through Old English ''Rædwulf'' and the longer form Radulf. ^[1] It is often pronounced but the traditional British pronunciation is . ^[2]
Variant forms include:

★ 'Ralph', the traditional variant form in the English language.

★ 'Raff', variant form which is a very rare male first name.

★ 'Rafe', variant form which is a very rare male first name; it is pronounced , the same as the traditional but infrequent pronunciation of ''Ralph''.

★ 'Ralf', the traditional variant form in the German and Swedish languages ''(although ''Ralph'' is also used as a given name in Swedish).

★ 'Raoul', the traditional variant form in the French language.

★ 'Raúl', the traditional variant form in the Spanish language.

★ 'Raul', the traditional variant form in the Portuguese language.

★ 'Raül', the traditional variant form in the Catalan language.
'Ralph' can also refer to:

★ Ralph (magazine), an Australian magazine

★ ralphing, American slang for vomiting

★ Ralph Records, original record label of The Residents

★ The Ralph Engelstad Arena, in Grand Forks, North Dakota (United States)

★ The Ralph Engelstad Arena, in Thief River Falls, Minnesota (United States)

★ RALPH (Reentrant Algorithmic Language Processor with H just for the H of it ^[3]), a compiler for the UNIVAC 1100 computers, that could compile either FORTRAN or MAD, depending on the option selected.

★ Raúl González, Spanish footballer

★ Ralph Wiggum, a fictional character in the animated sitcom ''The Simpsons''
'Raoul' can also refer to:

★ Raoul Island, the largest of the Kermadec Islands, New Zealand

★ Raoul, census-designated place (CDP) in Habersham County, Georgia, United States

★ ''Raoul'', song by alternative rock band The Automatic

★ ''Raoul'', a shouting tradition of the Cannes Film Festival at the beginning of big screenings, possibly referring to the film director Raúl Ruiz. ^[4]

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References

1. http://www.etymonline.com/index.php?term=Ralph
2. http://alt-usage-english.org/excerpts/fxwordsw.html
3. http://www.cc.gatech.edu/gvu/people/randy.carpenter/folklore/v6n2.html
4. http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/entertainment/4765551.stm