Where does “Randolph” come from?
Randolph is an English given name derived from Old Norse Randúlfr, composed of rǫnd and úlfr, where rǫnd comes from Proto-Germanic randa, itself from Proto-Indo-European rem(w)-.
Ancestry of “Randolph”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old Norse | úlfr | wolf |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | wulfaz | wolf |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | wĺ̥kʷos | wolf |