Randall (given name)

Randall (given name)

Randall is a male given name.

Origins

*"Randall" or "Randolph" are both derived from the Old English "Randwulf" or Old Norse "Randólfr" ("shieldwolf"), from "rand" (ON "rönd") "the rim of a shield" and "wulf" (ON "úlfr") "wolf", a kenning meaning "hunter or enemy of the shield", i.e. "sword".

As a given name Randal and Randall peaked in popularity in 1955 with 1800 babies per million. Both names combined currently rank at under 100 babies per million.

People

* Randall Bal, an American backstroke swimmer
* Randall Cunningham, NFL quarterback
* Randall Jarrell, American poet
* Randall Garrett, American science fiction author
* Randall Goff, Australian water polo player
*Randall Keith Orton, professional wrestler currently working for World Wrestling Entertainment
* Randall Stuart "Randy" Newman, famed singer/songwriter
* Randall Munroe, Creator of xkcd
*Randall William "Randy" Rhoads American Guitarist
* Randal L. Schwartz, Writer on computer technologies
* [http://www.randallshirley.com Randall Shirley] Travel journalist and editor of Canada's gay and lesbian travel magazine, Out In Canada.
* Randall Shughart, a sniper killed in action during the Battle of Mogadishu and posthumously awarded the Medal of Honor
* Randall Wallace, an American screenwriter, producer, and director. He was Oscar nominated for the Best Original Screenplay with his script for Braveheart.

Fictional Characters

*Randal Graves is a character in Kevin Smith's Clerks and Clerks II.
*Randall Boggs is a character and the main antagonist from the Pixar movie Monsters Inc. (2001) and is voiced by Steve Buscemi.
*Lt. Randall Disher is a recurring character on the comedy/detective television show Monk.
*Randall Flagg is a recurring "supervillain" in a multitude of novels by Stephen King.
*RRRandall R. Richmond is a fisherman extraordinaire. Currently fishing for TEAM Herkie-Merk

ee also

*Randy


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