Ragnvaldr

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Gender Masculine

Usage Ancient Scandinavian

Meaning & History

Old Norse name composed of the elements regin "advice, counsel" and valdr "power, ruler" (making it a cognate of REYNOLD).

Related Names

Other Languages & CulturesRaginald, Reinald, Reinhold(Ancient Germanic) Ragnvald(Danish) Reinoud, Reinout(Dutch) Reginald, Reynold, Ronald, Reg, Reggie, Ron, Ronnie, Ronny(English) Reino(Finnish) Renaud, Reynaud(French) Reinhold(German) Raghnall(Irish) Rinaldo, Naldo(Italian) Ragnvald(Norwegian) Reinaldo, Reynaldo, Ronaldo(Portuguese) Raghnall, Ranald, Ronald(Scottish) Reinaldo, Reynaldo(Spanish) Ragnvald(Swedish) Rheinallt(Welsh)

Sources & References

Viking Answer Lady Webpage, available from http://www.vikinganswerlady.com/ONNames.shtml

Categories

leadership, power, strength, wisdom

Entry updated December 3, 2014