Raoul

rah-ool
French variation of Ralph
"wolf-counsel"

Raoul Origin and Meaning

The name Raoul is a boy's name of French origin meaning "wolf-counsel".

Raoul, with its unique three-vowel middle, rolls off the tongue in an appealing way. Raoul is one of the French names that sounds infinitely more romantic and attractive than the somewhat harsh English version Ralph.

French painter Raoul Dufy is a worthy artistic namesake. Raul is the Spanish form.

# 968 in the US

Raoul Rank in US Top 1000

# 1836 on Nameberry

Raoul Rank in Nameberry Top 1000

Raoul Popularity

Famous People Named Raoul

  • Raoul Gustaf Wallenberg
    Swedish businessman who rescued thousands of Jews from the Holocaust
  • Raoul Hausmann
    Austrian Dadaist artist
  • Raoul Peck
    Haitian film director
  • Raoul Owens
    English racing driver
  • Raoul Dufy
    French painter
  • Albert Edward "Raoul" Walsh
    American actor and director
  • Raoul Bott
    Hungarian,American mathematician
  • Raoul Louis Heertje
    Dutch comedian
  • Raoul de Godewaersvelde (born Francis Albert Victor Delbarre)
    French singer
  • Raoul Bova
    Italian actor
  • Raoul Lufbery
    WWI American Flying Ace

Raoul in Pop Culture

  • Raoul de Chagny
    Christine's lover in The Phantom of the Opera
  • Raoul Duke
    pseudonym of Hunter Thompson in "Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas"
  • Raoul of Goldenlake
    knight character in Tamora Pierce's Tortall novels