Ralphie is a masculine given name, often a diminutive form (

hypocorism A hypocorism ( or ; from Ancient Greek ; sometimes also ''hypocoristic''), or pet name, is a name used to show affection for a person. It may be a diminutive form of a person's name, such as ''Izzy'' for Isabel or ''Bob (given name), Bob'' fo ...

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Ralph Ralph (pronounced or ) is a male name of English origin, derived from the Old English ''Rædwulf'' and Old High German ''Radulf'', cognate with the Old Norse ''Raðulfr'' (''rað'' "counsel" and ''ulfr'' "wolf"). The most common forms are: * Ra ...

. It may refer to: * Ralphie May (1972–2017), American stand-up comedian and actor * Ralph "Ralphie" Cifaretto, a character on the TV series ''The Sopranos'' * Ralphie Tennelli, a character on the TV series ''The Magic Schoolbus'' and ''The Magic School Bus Rides Again'' *

Ralphie the Buffalo Ralphie the Buffalo is the name of the live mascot of the University of Colorado Boulder, University of Colorado Colorado Buffaloes, Buffaloes. The current Ralphie – nicknamed Ember – is the sixth bison to fill the role since 1967. Ralphie is ...

, mascot of the University of Colorado Buffaloes

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