In French, "Raoul" means "conseil des loups", or "advice of wolves". I chose it for my son, who is French, because it has nothing to do with religion or war. It has very ancient origins.
Raoul was the name of the Vicomte de Bragelonne in Alexandre Dumas' 'The Victomte of Bragelonne', a sequel to 'The Three Musketeers'. Raoul is Athos' son.
Raoul Wallenberg - the Swedish diplomat who saved the lives of tens of thousands of Jews in Budapest by giving them Swedish passports and taking them under consular protection.
This name is BEAUTIFUL! I think it's sexy, refined, and comfortable all at once!
― Anonymous User 3/6/2006
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Raoul Wallenberg (born August 4, 1912, in Stockholm, Sweden — date of death uncertain) was a Swedish diplomat and a member of the influential Swedish Wallenberg family. As a Legation Counsellor in Budapest, he used his diplomatic status to save many Hungarian Jews during the later stages of World War II. After he was arrested by the Soviet Red Army it is not known what happened to him.
― Anonymous User 1/1/2006
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Johnny Depp played Raoul Duke in the film Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas.
― Anonymous User 12/14/2005
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I think that Raoul is a strong, very handsome name, and if I ever had a son, I would consider naming him Raoul. Whenever I hear this name, I think of 'The Phantom of the Opera', since one of the main charecters' names is Raoul.