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View Name: Reynold


REYNOLD
GENDER: Masculine
USAGE: English
PRONOUNCED: REN-əld   [key]
Meaning & History
From the Germanic name Raginald, composed of the elements ragin "advice" and wald "rule". The Normans (who used forms like Reinald or Reinold) brought the name to Britain, where it reinforced rare Old English and Norse cognates already in existence. It was common during the Middle Ages, but became more rare after the 15th century.
Related Names
VARIANT: Reginald
OTHER LANGUAGES: Raginald, Reinald, Reinhold (Ancient Germanic), Ragnvaldr (Ancient Scandinavian), Reinout (Dutch), Reino (Finnish), Renaud, Reynaud (French), Reinhold (German), Raghnall (Irish), Rinaldo (Italian), Reinaldo, Reynaldo, Ronaldo (Portuguese), Ragnvald (Scandinavian), Raghnall, Ranald, Ronald (Scottish), Reinaldo, Reynaldo (Spanish), Rheinallt (Welsh)
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