Ragnvaldr
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- Ancient Scandinavian
Old Norse name composed of the elements regin "advice, counsel" and valdr "power, ruler" (making it a cognate of REYNOLD).
 | REYNOLD male English 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. | |||||||||||||||||||
| EQUIVALENTS |
| ANCIENT GERMANIC: Raginald, Reinald, Reinhold |
| DANISH: Ragnvald |
| DUTCH: Reinoud, Reinout |
| ENGLISH: Reginald, Reynold, Ronald |
| FINNISH: Reino |
| FRENCH: Renaud, Reynaud |
| GERMAN: Reinhold |
| IRISH: Raghnall |
| ITALIAN: Rinaldo |
| NORWEGIAN: Ragnvald |
| PORTUGUESE: Reinaldo, Reynaldo, Ronaldo |
| SCOTTISH: Raghnall, Ranald, Ronald |
| SPANISH: Reinaldo, Reynaldo |
| SWEDISH: Ragnvald |
| WELSH: Rheinallt |
| DIMINUTIVES AND SHORT FORMS |
| ENGLISH: Reg, Reggie, Ron, Ronnie, Ronny |
| FEMININE FORMS |
| ENGLISH: Ronnette |
| SCOTTISH: Ronalda |