Gender: Male
Pronunciation: R AE L F AE B ER N AE TH IY
Ralph David Abernathy Sr. was an American civil rights activist and Baptist minister. He was ordained in the Baptist tradition in 1948. As a leader of the civil rights movement, he was a close friend and mentor of Martin Luther King Jr. He collaborated with King and E. D. Nixon to create the Montgomery Improvement Association, which led to the Montgomery bus boycott and co-created and was an executive board member of the Southern Christian Leadership Conference (SCLC). He became president of the SCLC following the assassination of King in 1968; he led the Poor People's Campaign in Washington, D.C., as well as other marches and demonstrations for disenfranchised Americans. He also served as an advisory committee member of the Congress on Racial Equality (CORE).
Source: Wikipedia | Last updated on May 8, 2024
On the name Ralph Abernathy, Ralph means Wolf Counsellor, Wise Protector, Wise Wolf.
The name Ralph Abernathy is often used as a Male name and is mostly used as a First Name.
Ralph is commonly found in United States of America, Germany, Netherlands, and 86 more countries.
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ARPAbet Phonetic Pronunciation: R AE L F AE B ER N AE TH IY
R: Pronounce as in "red" (R EH D)
AE: Pronounce as in "cat" (K AE T)
L: Pronounce as in "let" (L EH T)
F: Pronounce as in "fish" (F IH SH)
AE: Pronounce as in "cat" (K AE T)
B: Pronounce as in "big" (B IH G)
ER: Pronounce as in "bird" (B ER D)
N: Pronounce as in "no" (N OW)
AE: Pronounce as in "cat" (K AE T)
TH: Pronounce as in "thin" (TH IH N)
IY: Pronounce as in "see" (S IY)
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At NamesLook, the name Ralph is recorded 26,013 times globally, ranking it as the 2,514th most common name worldwide.
Ralph is most prevalent in United States of America, with 9,489 occurrences, making it the 592th most popular name in the country.
In Germany, the name Ralph is found among 1 in every 116 people, showcasing its highest frequency there.
| Country | Rank | Frequency |
|---|---|---|
| United States of America | #592 | 1 : 191 |
| Germany | #320 | 1 : 116 |
| Netherlands | #411 | 1 : 160 |
| United Kingdom | #827 | 1 : 347 |
| South Africa | #1,471 | 1 : 1,657 |
| Lebanon | #327 | 1 : 240 |
| Canada | #708 | 1 : 461 |
| France | #2,433 | 1 : 1,955 |
| Nigeria | #1,670 | 1 : 1,781 |
| Switzerland | #504 | 1 : 353 |
This chart displays the ranking of the name Ralph from 1980 to 2023, based on the most recent data from the U.S. Social Security Administration.
Ralph David Abernathy Sr. was an American civil rights activist and Baptist minister. He was ordained in the Baptist tradition in 1948. As a leader of the civil rights movement, he was a close friend and mentor of Martin Luther King Jr. He collaborated with King and E. D. Nixon to create the Montgomery Improvement Association, which led to the Montgomery bus boycott and co-created and was an executive board member of the Southern Christian Leadership Conference (SCLC). He became president of the SCLC following the assassination of King in 1968; he led the Poor People's Campaign in Washington, D.C., as well as other marches and demonstrations for disenfranchised Americans. He also served as an advisory committee member of the Congress on Racial Equality (CORE).
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