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.

Raoul Rank in US Top 1000

# 968 in the US

Raoul Rank in Nameberry Top 1000

# 865 on Nameberry

Popularity of the name Raoul

• 865 Nameberry 2025

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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

The name 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

International Variations of the name Raoul

• Raul Spanish