Randle—pronounced RAN-dəl—carries the sturdy Old Norse meaning of “shield-wolf,” a mix of protection and wild spirit that sounds as if it could stride straight out of a saga and onto a Friday-night fútbol field. He first wandered south of the Mason-Dixon in noticeable numbers during the 1940s, waltzing through Tennessee birth records with five to eleven little Randles a year, then easing off like a fiddle tune at dusk by the late ’70s. Pop-culture sprinkles add extra spice: Randle P. McMurphy, the rebellious hero of One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest, lends a streak of maverick charm, while NBA star Julius Randle shows the name can still slam-dunk today. Think of Randle as a gentleman in denim—steady, neighborly, and just mischievous enough to keep the porch-light stories lively. For parents craving a classic that isn’t crowded, Randle slips on like a well-worn guayabera: familiar, breezy, and quietly unforgettable.
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