Ranulph is a masculine given name of Norman origin.

Ranulph is a composite name, from "Ran-," which comes from the Old Norse "rann" ("house")[1] or Germanic "ragn" ("advice" or "power"),[2] with "-ulf," from the Old Norse word "úlfr" ("wolf"), cognate with Danish "ulv," Icelandic "úlfur," Swedish "ulv," Norwegian "ulv," and Faroese "úlvur."[3]

Notable people with the name Ranulph include:

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  1. ^ "RANN - Nordic Names Wiki - Name Origin, Meaning and Statistics". nordicnames.de. Retrieved 2017-09-06.
  2. ^ "RAGN - Nordic Names Wiki - Name Origin, Meaning and Statistics". nordicnames.de. Retrieved 2017-09-06.
  3. ^ "UlfR - Nordic Names Wiki - Name Origin, Meaning and Statistics". nordicnames.de. Retrieved 2017-09-06.