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Reynard.

A male given name.

7 characters2 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

name/ˈɹɛnə(ɹ)d//ˈɹɛnɑː(ɹ)d/

  1. A male given name.

  2. A surname originating as a patronymic.

  3. A name in European folklore for the red fox.

    literary · poetic

  4. A locality in the Shire of Wellington and the Shire of Mansfield, south eastern Victoria, Australia.

Where this word comes from

Inherited from Middle English Renard, from Old French Renart (Modern renard (“fox”)), influenced by Middle Dutch Reynaerd, both ultimately from Proto-Germanic *Raginaharduz, from *raginą (“decision, advice, counsel”) + *harduz (“hard, strong”). Compare German Reinhard, Old High German Reginhart (“strong in counsel”).

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