Rulon as a Baby Name. Meaning and Origin of Rulon

What is the meaning of the name Rulon ?

The baby name Rulon is a Male name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced ROO-lən (ROO-lon), stress on first syllable.

Rulon is English in Origin.

Rulon is a masculine given name of American origin, arising from the transfer of a French Huguenot surname, Rulon or Roulon. That surname traces to the medieval French personal name Raoul (equivalent of Ralph), itself from Old High German Radulf - rad “counsel, advice” + wulf “wolf” - yielding the meaning “wolf counsel” or “counselor wolf.”

As a given name, Rulon gained use in the United States in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries, with a strong regional footprint in the Intermountain West, particularly among members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Notable bearers include Olympic gold medalist Rulon Gardner and religious figures Rulon S. Wells and Rulon Jeffs. Variant and related forms include the surname spelling Roulon, the rare Rulan, and cognates Raoul, Raul, and Ralph; diminutives are uncommon, though Rul appears informally.