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Raul
masculine
This reflects the first name on its own. The full-name report scores the complete combination separately.
Check it with a full name ↓The Portuguese, Italian, and Romanian form of the Germanic compound name Radulf (rad, "counsel," + wulf, "wolf"), via Old English Rædwulf; also adopted in other countries partly via the Spanish form Raúl.
Why it works
- English speakers will almost certainly pronounce it correctly on the first try
- spelling is short and predictable — rarely needs repeating
Popularity
Uncommon — #634 in the latest U.S. ranking.
Meaning and origin
Raul means "Counsel" + "wolf," from the Germanic compound name Radulf (rad, "counsel," + wulf, "wolf"), via Old English Rædwulf; Raul is the Portuguese, Italian, and Romanian form of this Germanic name, cognate with Ralph, Rudolph, and Raoul.
Widely used across Portuguese-, Italian-, Romanian-, Spanish- (as Raúl), and other language communities; this unaccented spelling in particular reflects the US-English convention of dropping the Spanish accent mark from Raúl.
Documented origin: The Portuguese, Italian, and Romanian form of the Germanic compound name Radulf (rad, "counsel," + wulf, "wolf"), via Old English Rædwulf; also adopted in other countries partly via the Spanish form Raúl.
How it travels
English and Turkish are shown by default; German is included when it adds a meaningfully different reading.
Spelling stability: high — based on letter-pattern analysis, not a documented linguistic fact.
Also documented
European Portuguese: /ʁɐ.ˈuɫ/
Brazilian Portuguese: /ha.ˈuw/
Italian: /ra.ˈul/
Popularity without panic
Uncommon — #634 in the latest U.S. ranking.
Still uncommon, but no longer unfamiliar.
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Real-world considerations
- Spelling note: Raúl.
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