Type Word & Element
Meaning & History
Germanic word meaning "counsel, advice" [1].
Related Items
Other Languages & Culturesræd(Anglo-Saxon) rad(Frankish) red(Old Frisian) rat(Old High German) ráð(Old Norse)
Given Name DescendantsRaül(Catalan) Ralf(Danish) Rafe, Ralf, Ralph(English) Raul(Estonian) Raoul(French) Ralf, Ralph(German) Radulf(Germanic) Raul, Raoul(Italian) Ralfs(Latvian) Rēdawulfaz(Old Germanic) Ráðúlfr(Old Norse) Raul(Portuguese) Raul(Romanian) Raúl(Spanish) Ralf, Ralph(Swedish)
Surname DescendantRao(Italian)
Sources & References
- Orel, Vladimir. A Handbook of Germanic Etymology. Brill, 2003, page 304.
