70%RatingSave Gender Masculine Usage English Pronounced Pron. RAYF [key·IPA] Meaning & HistoryExpand Links Variant of Ralph. This form became common during the 17th century, reflecting the usual pronunciation. Related NamesFamily Tree·Details VariantsRalf, RalphDiminutiveRalphieOther Languages & CulturesRadulf(Ancient Germanic) Raül(Catalan) Ralf(Danish) Raul(Estonian) Raoul(French) Ralf, Ralph(German) Raul, Raoul(Italian) Ráðúlfr(Old Norse) Raul(Portuguese) Raul(Romanian) Raúl(Spanish) Ralf, Ralph(Swedish) User SubmissionRafe PopularityDetails Last ranked #269 in 2020 England and Wales Last ranked #809 in 1880 United States People think this name isRate·Details classic upper class strong strange serious Categories A Song of Ice and Fire characters, animals, canines, currently out of the US top 1000, fauna, variants, William Faulkner characters, wisdom, wolf Entry updated July 2, 2008
