Ralston is a variation of the name Ralph which is my dh name and I do not want to carry on the name Ralph but wanted to still honour him. We are also throwing up the name Rafe.
I don't care for it. Reminds me of a baseball bat company, (although I think that's actually Rawlings). I think as a middle name it's ok, but not a first name.
If it's a family name, I'd say go for it. For me, that trumps almost everything else. If not, personally I would choose something else because my immediate first thought was Ralston Purina dog food, and I don't even have a dog, so that company's advertising must be pretty pervasive in the culture.
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My mind jumped straight to some kind of hot cereal, although I'm not sure why.
That said, it's unique. What does it mean? Is it a family name?
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I have an Uncle named Ralston - but he goes by Rollie as a nn.
I also like the name Rafe
To be honest, it makes me think of cat food (Ralston-Purina).
That said, I think it's fine in the middle as long as your last name doesn't end in -ton or -son.
I think it's great as a mn but I probably would vote no as a first name.
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