Ranulf
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Ranulf is masculine given name
in the English language
. It is derived from the Old Norse
name Reginúlfr. This Old Norse personal name
is composed of two elements: the first, regin, means "advice", "decision" (and also "the gods"); the second element, úlfr, means "wolf". Reginúlfr was introduced into Scotland
and northern England
, by Scandinavian settlers, in the Early Middle Ages
.
Given name
A given name, in Western contexts often referred to as a first name, is a personal name that specifies and differentiates between members of a group of individuals, especially in a family, all of whose members usually share the same family name...
in the English language
English language
English is a West Germanic language that arose in the Anglo-Saxon kingdoms of England and spread into what was to become south-east Scotland under the influence of the Anglian medieval kingdom of Northumbria...
. It is derived from the Old Norse
Old Norse
Old Norse is a North Germanic language that was spoken by inhabitants of Scandinavia and inhabitants of their overseas settlements during the Viking Age, until about 1300....
name Reginúlfr. This Old Norse personal name
Personal name
A personal name is the proper name identifying an individual person, and today usually comprises a given name bestowed at birth or at a young age plus a surname. It is nearly universal for a human to have a name; except in rare cases, for example feral children growing up in isolation, or infants...
is composed of two elements: the first, regin, means "advice", "decision" (and also "the gods"); the second element, úlfr, means "wolf". Reginúlfr was introduced into Scotland
Scotland in the Early Middle Ages
Scotland in the early Middle Ages, between the end of Roman authority in southern and central Britain from around 400 and the rise of the kingdom of Alba in 900, was divided into a series of petty kingdoms. Of these the four most important to emerge were the Picts, the Scots of Dál Riata, the...
and northern England
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
, by Scandinavian settlers, in the Early Middle Ages
Early Middle Ages
The Early Middle Ages was the period of European history lasting from the 5th century to approximately 1000. The Early Middle Ages followed the decline of the Western Roman Empire and preceded the High Middle Ages...
.
People with the name
- Ranulf I de SoulesRanulf I de SoulesRanulf de Soulis was a Norman knight who came to Scotland with David I and served as his cupbearer.-Early life:Ranulf was probably born in the Cotentin Peninsula at Soules, the family's seigneurie near Saint-Lô...
, Norman knight who came to Scotland with David I - Ranulf I of AquitaineRanulf I of AquitaineRanulf I was a Count of Poitiers and Duke of Aquitaine . He is considered a possible son of Gerard, Count of Auvergne, and Hildegard , daughter of Louis the Pious and Ermengard...
- Ranulf II of AquitaineRanulf II of AquitaineRanulf II was Count of Poitou from 866 and Duke of Aquitaine from 887...
- Ranulf II, Count of AlifeRanulf II, Count of AlifeRanulf II was the count of Alife and Caiazzo, and for a contested period, Duke of Apulia. He was a member of the Norman Drengot clan which ruled Aversa and Capua for most of the century between 1050 and 1150. As the third Ranulf in his family he is sometimes called Ranulf III...
- Rainulf TrincanocteRainulf TrincanocteRainulf II, called Trincanocte, was the fourth Count of Aversa , the cousin and nephew respectively of his immediate predecessor Asclettin and Rainulf Drengot, the founder of their family's fortunes in the Mezzogiorno...
, third count of Aversa - Ranulf ComptonRanulf ComptonRanulf Compton was a United States Representative from Connecticut.He attended the public schools at Indianapolis, Indiana and was graduated from the Howe Military School, Howe, Indiana in 1899. After graduation, he attended Harvard University. He engaged in banking and finance in New York and...
, United States Representative from Connecticut (the only modern Ranulf here listed) - Rainulf DrengotRainulf DrengotRainulf Drengot was a Norman adventurer and the first count of Aversa .When one of Rainulf's numerous brothers, Osmond, was exiled by Richard I of Normandy for the murder of one of his kin, Rainulf, Osmond, and their brothers Gilbert Buatère, Asclettin , and Raulf went on a pilgrimage to the...
, Norman adventurer and the first count of Aversa - Ranulf FlambardRanulf FlambardRanulf Flambard was a medieval Norman Bishop of Durham and an influential government minister of King William Rufus of England...
, Bishop of Durham - Ranulph de Gernon, 2nd Earl of ChesterRanulph de Gernon, 2nd Earl of ChesterRanulf II was an Anglo-Norman potentate who inherited the honour of the palatine county of Chester upon the death of his father Ranulf le Meschin, 3rd Earl of Chester...
- Ranulf de Glanvill, Chief Justiciar of England
- Ranulf HigdonRanulf HigdonRanulf Higden was an English chronicler and a Benedictine monk of the monastery of St. Werburgh in Chester....
(or Higden), English chronicler and a Benedictine monk - Ranulf of WarehamRanulf of WarehamRanulf of Wareham was a medieval Bishop of Chichester.-Life:Ranulf was a monk of Norwich Cathedral before becoming prior of that foundation by 1217. Nothing else is known of his ancestry or origins except that he either came from Wareham, Dorset or Warham, Norfolk...
, Bishop of Chichester - Ranulph FiennesRanulph FiennesSir Ranulph Twisleton-Wykeham-Fiennes, 3rd Baronet, OBE , better known as Ranulph Fiennes, is a British adventurer and holder of several endurance records. He is also a prolific writer. Fiennes served in the British Army for eight years including a period on counter-insurgency service while...
correctly Sir Ranulph Twisleton-Wykeham-Fiennes, Bt., OBE, English adventurer
Fictional characters with the name
- Ranulf, character in Fire Emblem: Path of RadianceFire Emblem: Path of RadianceFire Emblem: Path of Radiance, known in Japan as is a tactical role-playing video game developed by Intelligent Systems and published by Nintendo for the Nintendo GameCube video game console. The game was released on April 20, 2005 in Japan, October 17, 2005 in North America, November 4, 2005 in...
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