Boy · Germanic (Old Norse or Old English)
Randolph
Say it: RAN-dolf
Meaning
From Germanic rand 'shield rim' and wulf 'wolf'.
Likelythe main view, with some doubt.
Its wave through time
Fading since the 1950s
In the United States
- 49,439 babies given this name since 1880
- At its height in 1952, about 1 in 1,100 boys
- 28 babies in 2020
Through the ages
Used by
The family of the name
Other spellings: Randal, Randy
| German | Randolf |
|---|---|
| Latin | Randulfus |
Famous bearers
- Thomas Randolph, Earl of Moray
- Lord Randolph Churchill, politician
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Where this comes from
- The Domesday Book (1086) source
- Royal and noble genealogies
- United States Social Security birth records, 1880 to today source
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