what is the meaning of the name ralph
Ralph Ralph (pronounced /rælf/ RALF; or, more rarely, /reɪf/ RAYF,[1]) is an English, Irish, Scottish, Dutch, Scandinavian and German masculine given name, derived from the Old Norse Raðulfr (rað "counsel" + ulfr "wolf") through Old English Rædwulf and the longer form Radulf.[2] It is also a surname.