While the masculine form Ralph was always quite popular, the feminine form was extremely rare outside of French-speaking contexts, where the diminutive form was the most common.
- England
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- Early Modern English
- ● 1555 Raphe StAnthonlin p. 11
- Middle French
- ◑ 1587 Rauline WCS p. 89;
1591 Rauline ibid. p. 49;
1592 Rauline ibid. p. 50;
1594 Rauline ibid. p. 51;
1598 Rauline ibid. p. 52
- France
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- Middle French
- ◑ 1562 Rauline RegPCC-1 p. 12;
1563 Rauline ibid. p. 31;
1564 Raullette ibid. p. 52,
Raulline ibid. p. 62;
1565 Raulette ibid. p. 162,
Rauline ibid. p. 109,
Raullette ibid. p. 133;
1566 Rauline ibid. p. 196,
Raullette ibid. p. 257;
1567 Rauline ibid. p. 278,
Raulline ibid. p. 337;
1568 Raulette ibid. p. 378,
Rauline ibid. p. 415;
1570 Rauline ibid. p. 427;
1571 Rauline ibid. p. 456;
1572 Rauline ibid. p. 491
Cite as: S.L. Uckelman. "Ralphe". In S.L. Uckelman, ed. The Dictionary of Medieval Names from European Sources, Edition 2023, no. 1. http://dmnes.org/2023/1/name/Ralphe.