Meaning and Origin of the Name Randolph

Introduced by Scandinavian settlers as Rannúlfr, originally, the Meaning of Randolph (or Randolf), comes from to Old Norse words: Ran (Edge of a Shield), and Dolf (Wolf).

Popularity

The popularity of Randolph came briskly upon the 11th century when an fearsome collection of Flemish, Norman, French, and Breton soldiers followed the Duke of Normandy (Robert I the Magnificent)- in his quest leading to the success over the Norman Conquest of England.

Upon the overthrow by his firm hand, The Duke of Normandy created an avenue for language to merge which came to result in the hasty fascination with the name Randolph.

In more modern times, Randolph was not in the top 100 baby boys’ names in England in 2018.

Famous People with the Name

Randolph began as a fairly popular name, but today it is viewed more classically as an obscure Germanic bit of novelty.

Some of our most esteemed Randolphs are Western King, Randolph Scott, with 60% of his acting credits inspired by “how the west was won” romanticism; the sole heir of British Prime Minister Sir Winston Churchill, Randolph Churchill, a journalist and Conservative member of Parliament who passed in 1968; Randulf of Evesham, a highly respected monk who became Abbot of Evesham for the 13th century.

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