Raul, Raúl, Raül, and Raüll are forms of a common first name in Italian, Portuguese, Romanian, Spanish, Galician, Asturian, Basque, Aragonese, and Catalan. The name is cognate of the Anglo-Germanic given name
Ralph or
Rudolph and the French
Raoul, and is derived from
Old English
Old English ( or , or ), or Anglo-Saxon, is the earliest recorded form of the English language, spoken in England and southern and eastern Scotland in the Early Middle Ages. It developed from the languages brought to Great Britain by Anglo-S ...
Rædwulf through
Radulf.
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Azerbaijan
Azerbaijan, officially the Republic of Azerbaijan, is a Boundaries between the continents, transcontinental and landlocked country at the boundary of West Asia and Eastern Europe. It is a part of the South Caucasus region and is bounded by ...
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The name is usually spelled "Raul" in Portuguese, Italian, and Romanian;
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Behind the Name
site. Accessed on 2017-10-01 "Raúl" in Spanish;
[ and "Raül" or "Raüll" in Catalan.][Albaigès and Olivart (1993), ]
Diccionario de nombres de personas
', page 212.
People with the name
* Raoul (founder of Vaucelles Abbey) (d. 1152), also known as Saint Raul
* Raúl Acosta (born 1962), Colombian road cyclist
* Raúl Alfonsín (1927–2009), former President of Argentina (1983–89)
* Raúl Albiol
Raúl Albiol Tortajada (born 4 September 1985) is a Spanish professional association football, footballer who plays as a central defender.
He spent most of his career with Valencia CF, Valencia, Real Madrid CF, Real Madrid and Villarreal CF, Vi ...
(born 1985), Spanish footballer
* Raul Amaya (born 1986), American mixed martial artist
* Raúl Baena (born 1989), Spanish association football player
* Raul Boesel (born 1957), Brazilian race car driver
* Raúl Casal Ribeiro (1887-1956), former Vice President of Paraguay (1932-36)
* Raúl Castañeda (born 1982), Mexican boxer
* Raúl Castro (born 1931), First Secretary of the Communist Party of Cuba, brother of Fidel Castro
* Raúl Correia (born 1993), Angolan footballer
* Raúl Diago (born 1965), Cuban volleyball player
* Raul Amaya (born 1986), American mixed martial artist
* Raúl De Molina, American television personality
* Raul Di Blasio (born 1949), Argentinian pianist
* Raúl Esparza
Raúl Eduardo Esparza is an American actor. Considered one of Broadway's most prominent leading men since the 2000s, he is best known for his Tony Award-nominated performance as Bobby in the 2006 Broadway revival of ''Company'' and for his te ...
(born 1970), Cuban-American actor and singer
* Raúl Fuentes Cuenca
Raúl Fuentes Cuenca (born 9 February 1975) is a Spanish pop singer known by his stage name Raúl. In 2000 he participated in the Spanish national final for the Eurovision Song Contest 2000 with his song "Sueño su boca" finishing second. Since ...
(born 1975), Spanish pop singer
* Raul Geller
Dr. Raul Geller (; born 23 January 1936) is a Peruvian-Israeli former professional footballer, who played as a forward, and an orthopaedic surgeon. In Peru he played for Deportivo Municipal, Porvenir Miraflores, and the Peru national footb ...
(born 1936), Peruvian-Israeli footballer
* Raúl Giménez
Raúl Giménez (born on September 14, 1950) is an Argentine operatic tenor, associated with the Italian bel canto vocal style.
Giménez was born in Carllos, Perigrinni, Province of Santa Fe, Argentina. He studied at the Music Conservatory of ...
(born 1950), Argentine opera singer
* Raúl (footballer) (born 1977), Spanish footballer Raúl González
* Raúl González Robles (born 1991), Spanish footballer
* Raúl González de la Vega (born 1961/62), Mexican politician
* Raúl Grijalva (1948-2025), American politician and activist
* Raúl Ibañez (born 1972), Cuban American baseball player
* Raúl Jiménez (born 1991), Mexican footballer
* Raúl Juliá (1940–1994), Puerto Rican actor
* Raul Khajimba, Prime Minister of Abkhazia
* Raul Kivilo (born 1973), Estonian archer
* Raul Mälk (born 1952), Estonian diplomat and politician
* Raul Mendes da Rocha (born 1964), Brazilian footballer
* Raúl Mesa (born 1982), Spanish beach volleyball player
* Raúl Montaña (born 1971), Colombian road cyclist
* Raul Plassman (born 1944), Brazilian football goalkeeper and TV commentator
* Raúl Prebisch (1901–1986), Argentinian economist
* Raul Rebane (born 1953), Estonian journalist and communication consultant
* Raul Renter (1920–1992), Estonian economist and chess player
* Raul Roco (1941–2005), Philippine politician
* Raúl Ruidíaz (born 1990), Peruvian footballer
* Raúl Ruiz (director)
Raúl Ernesto Ruiz Pino (; 25 July 1941 – 19 August 2011) was an experimental Chilean filmmaker, writer and teacher whose work is best known in France. He directed more than 100 films.
Biography
The son of a ship's captain and a schoolteacher ...
(1941–2011), Chilean director and filmmaker
* Raul Rusescu (born 1988), Romanian footballer
* Raül Romeva (born 1971), Spanish economist and politician
* Raul Salvatierra (born 1991), Bolivian basketball player
* Raul Seixas (1945–1989), Brazilian singer–songwriter
* Raul Siem (born 1973), Estonian politician
* Raúl Tito (born 1997), Peruvian footballer
* Raul (entertainer) (born 2003), Japanese singer and entertainer
See also
* Ralph (disambiguation)
* Rahul
* Raoul (disambiguation)
References
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