Ranulph

Gender：
Pronounced： [ - ]
Popularity：
Usage：Scottish

Meaning & History：

Variant of RANULF.

RANULF male Scottish

Scottish form of the Old Norse name Randúlfr, a cognate of RANDOLF. Scandinavian settlers and invaders introduced this name to Scotland in the Middle Ages.

RANDOLF male English

From the Germanic elements rand meaning "rim (of a shield)" and wulf meaning "wolf". The Normans brought this name to England, where there existed already an Old Norse cognate Randúlfr, which had been introduced by Scandinavian settlers. Randolf became rare after the Middle Ages, though it was revived in the 18th century (usually in the spelling Randolph).

Names related to Ranulph：

EQUIVALENTS

ANCIENT GERMANIC: Randulf

ANCIENT SCANDINAVIAN: Randúlfr

ENGLISH: Randolf, Randolph

SCOTTISH: Ranulf

DIMINUTIVES AND SHORT FORMS

ENGLISH: Randy

MEDIEVAL ENGLISH: Randel

OTHER FORMS

ENGLISH: Randal, Randall, Randell, Randy