Given name & surname
Raúl
“wolt counsel”
Raúl is a form of Ralph. One English interpretation is “wolt counsel.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Raúl is a form of Ralph. One English interpretation is “wolt counsel.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Raúl is a form of Ralph. An origin associated with Ralph is Germanic.
Explained through its name family
How it developed
In Spanish use, Raúl is used as a form of Ralph.
Raúl’s family of names
Raúl shares a linguistic root with Ralph. In Spanish usage, Raúl has a conventional equivalent in the Portuguese form Raul. Raúl is a form of Ralph.
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Around the world
Raúl has relatives in 8 languages.
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Spellings & scripts 1
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
Across languages 5
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
See also 1
Names our sources mention alongside this one. They are related in story or meaning, not forms of this name.
People named Raúl
- Raúl Castroformer First Secretary of the Communist Party of Cubaborn 1931
- Raúl GonzálezSpanish association football playerborn 1977
- Raúl AlbiolSpanish association football playerborn 1985
- Raúl AlfonsínArgentine politician1927–2009
- Raúl JiménezMexican association football player (born 1991)
- Raul JuliaPuerto Rican actor (1940–1994)
- Raúl GarcíaSpanish footballer (born 1986)
- Raúl AsencioSpanish association football player (2003-)
- Raúl AmarillaParaguayan association football playerborn 1960
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