Details for the forename Randolph

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Randolph (male)


Variants:	Randal (M) Randall (M) Randulphus (M) Ranulf (M)
Pet Name(s):	Randy (M)
Can be spelt:	Randolf (M)

Source(s):	English Parish Register freereg.rootsweb.com The Oxford Names Companion, OUP "Scottish Forenames" - Donald Whyte, FGH, FSG
Notes:	English from Old English/Old German "shield-wolf". Introduced into Britain by the Normans. There is a suggestion that Randolph and Ranulf are cognate or even synonymous names. The Rootsweb list of Latinised names separates them: Ranulf is Latinised to Ranulphus, and Randolph to Randulphus. The closeness of these names suggest that there may be confusion in the older records, or in the interpretation of them.