Ralph

Pronunciation: /ˈɹælf/

The English word “Ralph” has 3 meanings listed here.

proper noun

Fictional person used in references to vomiting.
An unincorporated community in Harding County, South Dakota, United States.
An unincorporated community in Webster County, West Virginia, United States.

Etymology

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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