Ralf

Estonian

Etymology

From German Ralf. Borrowed from English Ralph.

Proper noun

Ralf (genitive [please provide], partitive [please provide])

1. a male given name

Related terms

• Raul

Finnish

Etymology

Ultimately from English Ralph.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈrɑlf/, [ˈrɑ̝lf]
• Rhymes: -ɑlf
• Syllabification^(key): Ralf

Proper noun

Ralf

1. a male given name

Declension

Inflection of Ralf (Kotus type 5/risti, no gradation)
nominative		Ralf	Ralfit
genitive		Ralfin	Ralfien
partitive		Ralfia	Ralfeja
illative		Ralfiin	Ralfeihin
		singular	plural
nominative		Ralf	Ralfit
accusative	nom.	Ralf	Ralfit
	gen.	Ralfin
genitive		Ralfin	Ralfien
partitive		Ralfia	Ralfeja
inessive		Ralfissa	Ralfeissa
elative		Ralfista	Ralfeista
illative		Ralfiin	Ralfeihin
adessive		Ralfilla	Ralfeilla
ablative		Ralfilta	Ralfeilta
allative		Ralfille	Ralfeille
essive		Ralfina	Ralfeina
translative		Ralfiksi	Ralfeiksi
abessive		Ralfitta	Ralfeitta
instructive		—	Ralfein
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

Possessive forms of Ralf (Kotus type 5/risti, no gradation)

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative Ralfini Ralfini accusative nom. Ralfini Ralfini gen. Ralfini genitive Ralfini Ralfieni partitive Ralfiani Ralfejani inessive Ralfissani Ralfeissani elative Ralfistani Ralfeistani illative Ralfiini Ralfeihini adessive Ralfillani Ralfeillani ablative Ralfiltani Ralfeiltani allative Ralfilleni Ralfeilleni essive Ralfinani Ralfeinani translative Ralfikseni Ralfeikseni abessive Ralfittani Ralfeittani instructive — — comitative — Ralfeineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative Ralfisi Ralfisi accusative nom. Ralfisi Ralfisi gen. Ralfisi genitive Ralfisi Ralfiesi partitive Ralfiasi Ralfejasi inessive Ralfissasi Ralfeissasi elative Ralfistasi Ralfeistasi illative Ralfiisi Ralfeihisi adessive Ralfillasi Ralfeillasi ablative Ralfiltasi Ralfeiltasi allative Ralfillesi Ralfeillesi essive Ralfinasi Ralfeinasi translative Ralfiksesi Ralfeiksesi abessive Ralfittasi Ralfeittasi instructive — — comitative — Ralfeinesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative Ralfimme Ralfimme accusative nom. Ralfimme Ralfimme gen. Ralfimme genitive Ralfimme Ralfiemme partitive Ralfiamme Ralfejamme inessive Ralfissamme Ralfeissamme elative Ralfistamme Ralfeistamme illative Ralfiimme Ralfeihimme adessive Ralfillamme Ralfeillamme ablative Ralfiltamme Ralfeiltamme allative Ralfillemme Ralfeillemme essive Ralfinamme Ralfeinamme translative Ralfiksemme Ralfeiksemme abessive Ralfittamme Ralfeittamme instructive — — comitative — Ralfeinemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative Ralfinne Ralfinne accusative nom. Ralfinne Ralfinne gen. Ralfinne genitive Ralfinne Ralfienne partitive Ralfianne Ralfejanne inessive Ralfissanne Ralfeissanne elative Ralfistanne Ralfeistanne illative Ralfiinne Ralfeihinne adessive Ralfillanne Ralfeillanne ablative Ralfiltanne Ralfeiltanne allative Ralfillenne Ralfeillenne essive Ralfinanne Ralfeinanne translative Ralfiksenne Ralfeiksenne abessive Ralfittanne Ralfeittanne instructive — — comitative — Ralfeinenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative Ralfinsa Ralfinsa accusative nom. Ralfinsa Ralfinsa gen. Ralfinsa genitive Ralfinsa Ralfiensa partitive Ralfiaan Ralfiansa Ralfejaan Ralfejansa inessive Ralfissaan Ralfissansa Ralfeissaan Ralfeissansa elative Ralfistaan Ralfistansa Ralfeistaan Ralfeistansa illative Ralfiinsa Ralfeihinsa adessive Ralfillaan Ralfillansa Ralfeillaan Ralfeillansa ablative Ralfiltaan Ralfiltansa Ralfeiltaan Ralfeiltansa allative Ralfilleen Ralfillensa Ralfeilleen Ralfeillensa essive Ralfinaan Ralfinansa Ralfeinaan Ralfeinansa translative Ralfikseen Ralfiksensa Ralfeikseen Ralfeiksensa abessive Ralfittaan Ralfittansa Ralfeittaan Ralfeittansa instructive — — comitative — Ralfeineen Ralfeinensa

Statistics

• Ralf is the 313^th most common male given name in Finland, belonging to 1,265 male individuals (and as a middle name to 319 more), according to February 2023 data from the Digital and Population Data Services Agency of Finland.

German

Alternative forms

• Ralph

Etymology

Borrowed from English Ralph in the nineteenth century.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ralf/

• Audio

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Proper noun

Ralf

1. a male given name

Related terms

• Raoul

Swedish

Etymology

Borrowed from English Ralph in the nineteenth century.

Pronunciation

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Proper noun

Ralf c (genitive Ralfs)

1. a male given name