Ralph
m.
Proto-Germanc *Rēdawulfaz, from Proto-Germanic *rēdą + Old High German wolf, Gothic wulf 'wolf'.
The name of a 7th C king of Thuringia.
The same root gave rise to Raoul in France.
- Belgium
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- Latin
- ● 1212x1213 Radulphus (nom) OvdFB 2
- England
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- Latin
- ● 1189 Radulfi (gen) GASurv p. 94,
Radulfus (nom) ibid. p. 80,
Radulphus (nom) ibid. p. 119,
Rodulphus (nom) ibid. p. 100;
1279–80 Radulphi (gen) WaHR-SK p. 26,
Radulpho (abl) ibid. p. 33,
Radulphus (nom) ibid. p. 34;
1298 Radulfus (nom) ComWil-vol1 p. 1;
1300 Radulphus (nom) ProcSuf-vol3 p. 245;
1327 Radulpho (abl) SaxhamSf p. 111;
1341 Radulphus (nom) ibid. p. 111;
1348 Radulpho (abl) SocAntNor-3-3 no. 9;
1381 Radulffo (abl) Suffolk1381 p. 100,
Radulfo (abl) ibid. p. 100,
Radulfum (acc) ibid. p. 135,
Radulfus (nom) ibid. p. 78,
Radulphi (gen) ibid. p. 91,
Radulpho (abl) ibid. p. 89,
Radulphus (nom) ibid. p. 129,
Raf (nom) ibid. p. 96;
1408 Radulphus (nom) GCCYork p.11;
1424–25 Radulphum (acc) EEW p. 55;
1439 Radulpho (dat) ibid. p. 120,
Radulphus (nom) ibid. p. 120
- Middle English
- ● 1417 Raufe EEW p. 28;
1426 Rolf ibid. p. 71;
1434 Rauf ibid. p. 99;
1439 Rauf ibid. p. 121
- English
- ● 1522 Ralf SaxhamSf p. 114;
1529 Raulf PP-HenV p. 5;
1530 Ralffe LIWill-III p. 10,
Rauff ibid. p. 45,
Raulf PP-HenV p. 23,
Rawff LIWill-III p. 45,
Rawffe ibid. p. 71,
Rayff ibid. p. 71;
1539 Raphe StAnthonlin p. 1;
1540 Raphe ibid. p. 2;
1541 Raphe ibid. p. 2;
1542 Raphe ibid. p. 3;
1543 Raffe BarnstapleBap p. 3,
Rauffe OrpingtonKe p. 75,
Rawfe ibid. p. 75;
1545 Raphe StAnthonlin p. 5;
1546 Raffe BarnstapleBap p. 5;
1547 Raffe ibid. p. 6;
1548 Raphe StAnthonlin p. 7;
1551 Raphe ibid. p. 9;
1552 Raphe ibid. p. 9;
1553 Raffe BarnstapleBap p. 8,
Raphe StAnthonlin p. 10;
1554 Rooffe ibid. p. 10;
1555 Rafe ibid. p. 11,
Raffe BarnstapleBap p. 9,
Raphe StAnthonlin p. 11;
1557 Raphe ibid. p. 12;
1558 Raphe SOmar-vol9 p. 1;
1559 Ralph BUmar-vol2 p. 59;
1560 Raphe StAnthonlin p. 13;
1561 Raphe ibid. p. 14;
1562 Raphe ibid. p. 15;
1563 Raffe ibid. p. 15,
Raphe ibid. p. 15;
1565 Raffe ibid. p. 17,
Raphe ibid. p. 17;
1566 Radulphe bruton-vol1 p. 35,
Raufe BUmar-vol1 p. 2;
1568 Raphe StAnthonlin p. 19;
1570 Raphe ibid. p. 21;
1571 Raphe BUmar-vol9 p. 5;
1572 Raife OrpingtonKe p. 4,
Raphe StAnthonlin p. 22;
1573 Raffe BUmar-vol1 p. 25,
Raife OrpingtonKe p. 4,
Raphe StAnthonlin p. 23;
1574 Radulphe bruton-vol1 p. 42;
1574/5 Raffa HAmar-vol9 p. 50;
1575 Radulph bruton-vol1 p. 7;
1576 Raphe StAnthonlin p. 25;
1577 Rafe ibid. p. 25,
Raph ibid. p. 25;
1579 Rafe BEmar-vol1 p. 10;
1580 Raphe BUmar-vol9 p. 6,
Rawe COmar-vol2 p. 122;
1581 Rafe ibid. p. 122;
1582 Ralph DEmar-vol2,
Raphe StAnthonlin p. 29;
1583 Ralph DEmar-vol2 p. 9,
Raphe StAnthonlin p. 29;
1584 Radulphe bruton-vol1 p. 45;
1585 Radulphe ibid. p. 8;
1586 Ralf BEmar-vol2 p. 96,
Ralfe CAmar-vol1 p. 4;
1588 Rafe OrpingtonKe p. 8,
Ralfe CAmar-vol1 p. 4,
Ralph COmar-vol2 p. 23;
1589 Radulph bruton-vol1 p. 49,
Rafe BEmar-vol1 p. 13,
OrpingtonKe p. 8,
Ralfe COmar-vol2 p. 72,
Raphe StAnthonlin p. 33;
1591 Ralph DEmar-vol2 p. 23,
Raphe StAnthonlin p. 34;
1592 Ralfe OrpingtonKe p. 9;
1593 Ralph StAnthonlin p. 36,
Raphe BUmar-vol9 p. 8,
Rauffe HAmar-vol9 p. 92;
1594 Ralfe StAnthonlin p. 37,
Ralph DEmar-vol2 p. 28;
1595 Ralph ibid. p. 31,
Raphe StAnthonlin p. 37,
Raufe HAmar-vol9 p. 92;
1596 Rafe OrpingtonKe p. 9;
1597 Rafe ibid. p. 9,
Raphe StAnthonlin p. 38
- France
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- Latin
- ● 862x876 Ranulfi (gen) InsMacon X;
1015 Radulphum (acc) NTDip-vol4 p. 225;
1047x1061 Radulfus (nom) CartNDSaintes XX;
1067 Radulfus (nom) ibid. XII;
1067x1074 Radulfus (nom) ibid. XIII;
1067x1086 Radulfus (nom) ibid. XIV;
1083 Raulphus (nom) St-Bernard-Romans 126;
1101x1129 Radulfo (abl) CartStPC XXXVI,
Radulfum (acc) ibid. XXXVI,
Radulfus (nom) ibid. XXII;
a1108 Radulfo (abl) ibid. XXI,
Radulfus (nom) ibid. XXI;
1112 Radulfi (gen) CartNDJosaphat I;
a1114 Radulfus (nom) CartStPC XXXI;
1115 Radulfus (nom) CartNDJosaphat VI;
1115x1149 Radulfus (nom) CartStPC X;
a1116 Radulfi (gen) ibid. XX;
1119 Radulphus (nom) CartNDJosaphat VII;
1120 Radulphus (nom) ibid. VIII;
1123 Rannulphi (gen) ibid. XII;
1127 Radulfi (gen) CartStPC XIX;
1135 Radulfus (nom) clairvaux-12thc 7,
Radulphi (gen) ibid. 6;
1138 Raudulfus (nom) CartNDdOurscamp LXXXIX;
1138x62 Radulfi (gen) clairvaux-12thc 81,
Radulfo (abl) ibid. 84,
Radulfus (nom) ibid. 74;
c1140 Radulfi (gen) CartNDdOurscamp LXXXIII,
Radulfus (nom) ibid. LXXXIII,
Raudulfi (gen) ibid. XCIX;
1141 Radulfi (gen) ibid. CXXXI;
1143 Radulfus (nom) clairvaux-12thc 10,
Radulphus (nom) ibid. 10;
1143x1146 Radulfus (nom) ibid. 12;
1144x1153 Radulphus (nom) ibid. 25;
1146 Radulfi (gen) CartNDdOurscamp CXII;
1147 Radulfi (gen) clairvaux-12thc 15,
Radulfus (nom) CartNDdOurscamp XCVII,
clairvaux-12thc 14,
Raudulfo (abl) CartNDdOurscamp XCVII;
1147x1162 Radulfus (nom) clairvaux-12thc 44;
c1150 Radulfi (gen) CartNDdOurscamp CXIII;
1154 Radulphi (gen) clairvaux-12thc 27;
c1156 Radulfi (gen) CartNDdOurscamp XXXII;
1160 Radulphi (gen) ibid. CXIV;
1162 Radulfi (gen) ibid. LXIII,
Radulfus (nom) clairvaux-12thc 40;
1163 Radulfi (gen) CartNDdOurscamp XCVI,
clairvaux-12thc 99,
Radulfus (nom) CartNDdOurscamp XCVI;
1163–64 Radulfus (nom) clairvaux-12thc 108;
1164 Radulfus (nom) ibid. 120;
1166 Radulfi (gen) CartNDdOurscamp XC;
c1170 Radulfi (gen) ibid. LXXXIV,
Radulfo (abl) ibid. XCIII;
1187 Radulfo (abl) ibid. LVII;
1199 Radulfus (nom) ibid. LXVII;
1207 Radulfi (gen) ibid. XLII,
Radulfo (abl) ibid. CXXIX,
Radulfus (nom) ibid. CXXIX;
1209 Radulfi (gen) ibid. LII,
Radulfus (nom) ibid. LII;
1214 Radulfi (gen) ibid. CXLI;
1221 Radulfus (nom) ibid. LXXIII;
1236 Radulfus (nom) ibid. L;
1243 Radulphus (nom) ibid. XLVIII;
1257 Radulpho (abl) ArrestReg-volI XXII, Pentecost,
Radulphus (nom) ibid. VI, St. Martin;
1258 Radulphi (gen) ibid. XXX, Candlemas,
Radulphus (nom) ibid. XXVII, Pentecost;
1260 Radulphi (gen) ibid. XXII, Ascension,
Radulpho (abl) ibid. X, Ascension,
Radulphum (acc) ibid. V, Ascension,
Radulphus (nom) ibid. X, Ascension;
1261 Radulphum (acc) ibid. VI, BMV;
1273 Raduphi (gen) RegToul-13thC p. 21;
1275 Radulfi (gen) CartNDdOurscamp XLIV;
1281 Radulfi (gen) ibid. CLII,
Radulphi (gen) ibid. CLII;
1285 Radulfi (gen) ibid. VII,
Radulfus (nom) ibid. I,
Radulphus (nom) ibid. I;
1300 Radulfus (nom) ibid. LXX,
Radulphi (gen) ibid. LXIX,
Radulphus (nom) ibid. LXIX;
1301 Radulfi (gen) MemPic-vol17 p. 209,
Radulfus (nom) ibid. p. 218,
Radulphi (gen) ibid. p. 176,
Radulphus (nom) ibid. p. 178;
1378 Radulphi (gen) hanquetvol1 58,
Radulpho (dat) ibid. 3
- Germany
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- Latin
- ● 963x1023 Hrodulf (nom) TradCorb §228;
1100 Radulphus (nom) quix-vol1 78;
1108 Radulfus (nom) ibid. 85;
1122 Radolfi (gen) ibid. 27;
1130 Radulfus (nom) ibid. 63;
1135 Radulphus (nom) ibid. 64;
1147 Radulphus ibid. 29;
1180 Radolfus (nom) ibid. 34;
1191 Radulphus (nom) ibid. 38;
1192 Radolphus (nom) ibid. 40
- Ireland
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- Latin
- ● 1216x1272 Radulpho (abl) POSDu VII
- Poland
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- Latin
- ● 1251 Radolphus (nom) hennes-vol1 141
- Scotland
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- Latin
- ● 1115 Radulfo (dat) ESC XXVIII;
c1120 Radulfo (abl) ibid. XXXV;
1120 Radulfo (dat) ibid. XXXVII,
Radulfus (nom) ibid. XXXVIII;
1122 Radulfus (nom) ibid. XLII;
1376 Radulpho (dat) morton-vol1 16
Cite as: N. Shiel, J. Uckelman, S.L. Uckelman. "Ralph". In S.L. Uckelman, ed. The Dictionary of Medieval Names from European Sources, Edition 2015, no. 2. http://dmnes.org/2015/2/name/Ralph.