Ralf/Rafe - Topic

Is there any way to know when someone named Ralph pronounces it one way or the other? Is it regional? If so,, what regions? Vaughn Williams and Finnes come to mind.

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BobHale

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More of a class thing, I think.

"No man but a blockhead ever wrote except for money." Samuel Johnson.

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haberdasher

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Hmm.

I think "Rackstraw" is another.

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"Rackstraw?" I don't understand. I find no people with two pronunciations of the name. Please guide me, Hab.

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Backwards: Ralph Rackstraw. See HMS Pinafore.

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Ahhh, now I get it!

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