The Art of Literary Nomenclature

ORIGIN:
Variant form of “Randall” or “Randolf”, an old Anglo-Saxon word for “shield-wolf”. Either that, or a place name for “fair valley.” You takes your pick, I guess.

VARIATIONS and NICKNAMES:
Rand, Randal, Randall, Randolf, Randy, etc.

REFERENCES IN LITERATURE:
– Randolph Miller, the title character’s scamp of a younger brother in Daisy Miller by Henry James (1879).

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