Ralph

Meaning

  1. A male given name from the Germanic languages.
  2. A surname originating as a patronymic.
  3. (slang) Fictional person used in references to vomiting.
  4. An unincorporated community in Harding County, South Dakota, United States.
  5. An unincorporated community in Webster County, West Virginia, United States.

Synonyms

barf
chuck
disgorge
hurl
puke
regurgitate
retch
throw up
upchuck
vomit
yak
Raphael
chunder

toss one’s cookies

Frequency

B2
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ɹælf/
Etymology

Inherited from Middle English
Radulf
Inherited from Old English
Rǣdwulf
Cognate with Old Norse
Ráðúlfr
Cognate with Old French
Radulf
In summary

From Middle English Radulf, from Old English Rǣdwulf (also as Raulf), from Proto-West Germanic *Rādawulf, from Proto-Germanic *Rēdawulfaz. Reinforced by similar forms brought to England, e.g. Old Norse Ráðúlfr, then in the Norman form Old French Radulf, Radulph. For the sense relating to vomiting, see ralph.

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