"Ralph" meaning in English

See Ralph in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Proper name

IPA: /ɹælf/, /ɹeɪf/ (note: older UK) Audio: en-us-ralph.ogg
Rhymes: -ælf, -eɪf Etymology: 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. Etymology templates: {{root|en|ine-pro|*h₂er-}}, {{inh|en|enm|Radulf}} Middle English Radulf, {{inh|en|ang|Rǣdwulf}} Old English Rǣdwulf, {{inh|en|gmw-pro|*Rādawulf}} Proto-West Germanic *Rādawulf, {{inh|en|gem-pro|*Rēdawulfaz}} Proto-Germanic *Rēdawulfaz, {{cog|non|Ráðúlfr}} Old Norse Ráðúlfr, {{cog|fro|Radulf}} Old French Radulf Head templates: {{en-proper noun}} Ralph
  1. A male given name from the Germanic languages. Categories (topical): English given names, English male given names Translations (male given name): رَالْف (rālf) (Arabic), র্যালফ (royaloph) (Bengali), Ралф (Ralf) (Bulgarian), Raül [masculine] (Catalan), 拉爾夫 (Chinese Mandarin), 拉尔夫 (Lā'ěrfū) (Chinese Mandarin), Ralf (Danish), Rolfo (Esperanto), Raul (Estonian), Rauli (Finnish), Raoul (French), რალფი (ralpi) (Georgian), რაული (rauli) (Georgian), რუდოლფი (rudolpi) (Georgian), Ralf (German), Ραλφ (Ralf) (Greek), ראלף (ralf) (Hebrew), Raul [masculine] (Italian), ラルフ (rarufu) (Japanese), 랄프 (ralpeu) (Korean), Ralfs [masculine] (Latvian), Ralfas (Lithuanian), رالف (râlf) (Persian), Ralf [masculine] (Polish), Raul (Portuguese), Ральф (Ralʹf) (Russian), Ралф [Cyrillic, masculine] (Serbo-Croatian), Ralf [Roman, masculine] (Serbo-Croatian), Raúl (Spanish), Ralf (Swedish), Rolf (Swedish), ราล์ฟ (râaf) (Thai), Ральф (Ralʹf) (Ukrainian)
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  2. A surname originating as a patronymic.
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  3. (slang) Fictional person used in references to vomiting. Tags: slang
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  4. An unincorporated community in Harding County, South Dakota, United States. Categories (place): Places in South Dakota, USA, Places in the United States, Unincorporated communities in South Dakota, USA, Unincorporated communities in the United States
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  5. An unincorporated community in Webster County, West Virginia, United States. Categories (place): Places in West Virginia, USA, Places in the United States, Unincorporated communities in West Virginia, USA, Unincorporated communities in the United States
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The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: Rawle [surname] Derived forms: talk to Ralph on the big white telephone
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      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "fro",
        "2": "Radulf"
      },
      "expansion": "Old French Radulf",
      "name": "cog"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "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.",
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {},
      "expansion": "Ralph",
      "name": "en-proper noun"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "English",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "name",
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    {
      "categories": [
        "English given names",
        "English male given names",
        "English male given names from Germanic languages",
        "English terms with quotations"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "ref": "c. 1590–1592 (date written), William Shakespeare, “The Taming of the Shrew”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount, published 1623, →OCLC, [Act IV, scene i]:",
          "text": "There were none fine but Adam, Ralph, and Gregory: / The rest were ragged, old, and beggarly",
          "type": "quote"
        },
        {
          "ref": "1998 The Spectator, 7 March 1998, page 55 (\"Dear Mary...\")",
          "text": "Regarding the correct pronunciation, especially of the name Ralph: according to a friend at the BBC, the possibilities of this name - either aristocratic 'Rafe' or vulgar, almost Australasian 'Ralff' - lie in its potential for wilful mispronunciation against type. I saw him cast confusion into an over-confident studio guest by introducing him as 'Sir Rafe Halpern'. This was nothing to the consternation, almost disintegration of the personality, of the artistic, aloof actor brought on as 'Rolf Fiennes' ('Fiennes', naturally, pronounced superbly)."
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "A male given name from the Germanic languages."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "given name",
          "given name"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "English surnames",
        "English surnames from patronymics"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "A surname originating as a patronymic."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "surname",
          "surname"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "English slang",
        "English terms with usage examples"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "He's outside calling Ralph [i.e. vomiting].",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Fictional person used in references to vomiting."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "vomit",
          "vomit#English"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(slang) Fictional person used in references to vomiting."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "slang"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "en:Places in South Dakota, USA",
        "en:Places in the United States",
        "en:Unincorporated communities in South Dakota, USA",
        "en:Unincorporated communities in the United States"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "An unincorporated community in Harding County, South Dakota, United States."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "Harding County",
          "Harding County#English"
        ],
        [
          "South Dakota",
          "South Dakota#English"
        ],
        [
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          "United States#English"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "en:Places in West Virginia, USA",
        "en:Places in the United States",
        "en:Unincorporated communities in West Virginia, USA",
        "en:Unincorporated communities in the United States"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "An unincorporated community in Webster County, West Virginia, United States."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "Webster County",
          "Webster County#English"
        ],
        [
          "West Virginia",
          "West Virginia#English"
        ],
        [
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          "United States#English"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ɹælf/"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-ælf"
    },
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      "audio": "en-us-ralph.ogg",
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    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ɹeɪf/",
      "note": "older UK"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-eɪf"
    }
  ],
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    {
      "tags": [
        "surname"
      ],
      "word": "Rawle"
    }
  ],
  "translations": [
    {
      "code": "ar",
      "lang": "Arabic",
      "roman": "rālf",
      "sense": "male given name",
      "word": "رَالْف"
    },
    {
      "code": "bn",
      "lang": "Bengali",
      "roman": "royaloph",
      "sense": "male given name",
      "word": "র্যালফ"
    },
    {
      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "roman": "Ralf",
      "sense": "male given name",
      "word": "Ралф"
    },
    {
      "code": "ca",
      "lang": "Catalan",
      "sense": "male given name",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "Raül"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "sense": "male given name",
      "word": "拉爾夫"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "roman": "Lā'ěrfū",
      "sense": "male given name",
      "word": "拉尔夫"
    },
    {
      "code": "da",
      "lang": "Danish",
      "sense": "male given name",
      "word": "Ralf"
    },
    {
      "code": "eo",
      "lang": "Esperanto",
      "sense": "male given name",
      "word": "Rolfo"
    },
    {
      "code": "et",
      "lang": "Estonian",
      "sense": "male given name",
      "word": "Raul"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "male given name",
      "word": "Rauli"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "male given name",
      "word": "Raoul"
    },
    {
      "code": "ka",
      "lang": "Georgian",
      "roman": "ralpi",
      "sense": "male given name",
      "word": "რალფი"
    },
    {
      "code": "ka",
      "lang": "Georgian",
      "roman": "rauli",
      "sense": "male given name",
      "word": "რაული"
    },
    {
      "code": "ka",
      "lang": "Georgian",
      "roman": "rudolpi",
      "sense": "male given name",
      "word": "რუდოლფი"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "male given name",
      "word": "Ralf"
    },
    {
      "code": "el",
      "lang": "Greek",
      "roman": "Ralf",
      "sense": "male given name",
      "word": "Ραλφ"
    },
    {
      "code": "he",
      "lang": "Hebrew",
      "roman": "ralf",
      "sense": "male given name",
      "word": "ראלף"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "male given name",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "Raul"
    },
    {
      "code": "ja",
      "lang": "Japanese",
      "roman": "rarufu",
      "sense": "male given name",
      "word": "ラルフ"
    },
    {
      "code": "ko",
      "lang": "Korean",
      "roman": "ralpeu",
      "sense": "male given name",
      "word": "랄프"
    },
    {
      "code": "lv",
      "lang": "Latvian",
      "sense": "male given name",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "Ralfs"
    },
    {
      "code": "lt",
      "lang": "Lithuanian",
      "sense": "male given name",
      "word": "Ralfas"
    },
    {
      "code": "fa",
      "lang": "Persian",
      "roman": "râlf",
      "sense": "male given name",
      "word": "رالف"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "male given name",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "Ralf"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "male given name",
      "word": "Raul"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "Ralʹf",
      "sense": "male given name",
      "word": "Ральф"
    },
    {
      "code": "sh",
      "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
      "sense": "male given name",
      "tags": [
        "Cyrillic",
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "Ралф"
    },
    {
      "code": "sh",
      "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
      "sense": "male given name",
      "tags": [
        "Roman",
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "Ralf"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "male given name",
      "word": "Raúl"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "male given name",
      "word": "Ralf"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "male given name",
      "word": "Rolf"
    },
    {
      "code": "th",
      "lang": "Thai",
      "roman": "râaf",
      "sense": "male given name",
      "word": "ราล์ฟ"
    },
    {
      "code": "uk",
      "lang": "Ukrainian",
      "roman": "Ralʹf",
      "sense": "male given name",
      "word": "Ральф"
    }
  ],
  "word": "Ralph"
}

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