Language(s) | English, Irish |
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Origin | |
Word/name | Germanic languages, Celtic languages: old Irish and English |
Derivation | Randulf, Rannulf, Mac Raghnaill (Ireland) |
Meaning | son of the shield-wolf, raven wolf |
Region of origin | England, Ireland |
Other names | |
Alternative spelling | McRandall, Randal, Randell |
Randall is a surname of English and Irish origin. It is a cognate of the name Randolph meaning "shield-wolf", composed of rand "shield" plus úlfr "wolf". In Ireland, Randall may be an anglicized form of the Gaelic Mac Raghnaill meaning "son of Raghnall".
Randall is also used as a masculine given name, derived from the surname.