what is the meaning of the name ralph
Ralph (pronounced / rælf / RALF; or, more rarely, / reɪf / RAYF,) 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. It is also a surname.