Randolph
/ˈræn.dɒlf/noun
A masculine given name and surname of Old English origin.
Did you know?The name preserves a Germanic battle-image: a wolf associated with protection or ferocity, which is why so many old heroic names were built from animal-and-war elements.
Etymological Timeline
Proto-Germanic
PGmc
*randaz + *wulfaz
“"shield" + "wolf"”
Old English / Old Norse influence
OE/ON
Randwulf / Randulf
“A personal name meaning "shield-wolf"”
Old French
OF
Randolf / Renaudolf
“Name form carried into medieval naming traditions”
Middle English
ME
Randolf
“A hereditary personal name and later surname”
Modern English
English
Randolph
“A given name and surname”