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What (who) is Ralph - definition

MALE GIVEN NAME
Ralphis; Ralph (name); Ralf

Ralph         
·noun A name sometimes given to the raven.
Ralph         
To ralph is to vomit.
By uncanny concidence, pronouncing ralph in a long, drawn out fashion sounds like the sound made by someone vomiting
Charlie drank too many midis and is having a ralph in the garden.
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Ralph (pronounced ; or ,) is a male given name of English, Scottish and Irish origin, derived from the Old English Rædwulf and Radulf, cognate with the Old Norse Raðulfr (rað "counsel" and ulfr "wolf").Online Etymology Dictionary

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Ralph

Ralph (pronounced RALF or RAYF) is a male given name of English origin, derived from the Old English Rædwulf and Old High German Radulf, cognate with the Old Norse Raðulfr (rað "counsel" and ulfr "wolf").

The most common forms are:

  • Ralph, the common variant form in English, which takes either of the given pronunciations.
  • Rafe, variant form which is less common; this spelling is always pronounced , as are all other English spellings without "l".
  • Raife, a very rare variant.
  • Raif, a very rare variant.
  • Ralf, the traditional variant form in Dutch, German, Swedish, and Polish.
  • Ralfs, the traditional variant form in Latvian.
  • Raoul, the traditional variant form in French.
  • Raúl, the traditional variant form in Spanish.
  • Raul, the traditional variant form in Portuguese and Italian.
  • Raül, the traditional variant form in Catalan.
  • Rádhulbh, the traditional variant form in Irish.
Pronunciation examples for Ralph
1. How's Ralph?
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2. Rotten Ralph.
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3. No, Ralph.
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4. RALPH KING: Yeah.
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5. THOMAS HUYNH: Ralph Sawyer.
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Examples of use of Ralph
1. Parting ways: Francesca Annis and Ralph Fiennes Ralph Fiennes is to separate from Francesca Annis.
2. I would welcome the Democratic Party co–opting Ralph Nader instead of blaming Ralph Nader.
3. Ralph referred to Ralph Reed, former Christian Coalition leader whose name also shows up in other e–mails.
4. God bless him ________________________________ From: Ralph; Netherlands.
5. Additional reporting by Ralph Atkins in Frankfurt