Ronald.
A male given name from the Germanic languages.
Meaning & usage
A male given name from the Germanic languages.
A surname.
A place in the United States: A township in Ionia County, Michigan.
A place in the United States: An unincorporated community in Beaver Township, Aitkin County, Minnesota.
A place in the United States: A census-designated place in Kittitas County, Washington.
Where this word comes from
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *Hrek-der.? Proto-Germanic *raginą Proto-Indo-European *h₂welh₁- Proto-Indo-European *h₂wl̥h₁-t- Proto-Germanic *wulþǭder.? Proto-Indo-European *welH-der. Proto-Indo-European *wélH-dʰe-tider. Proto-Indo-European *we-wólH-dʰe-ti? Proto-Germanic *waldanąder. Proto-Germanic *waldaz Proto-Germanic *Raginawaldaz Old Norse Rǫgnvaldrder. Scottish Gaelic Raghnallder. ▲ English Reynoldinflu. English Ronald Anglicized from Scottish Gaelic Raghnall, itself derived from Old Norse Rǫgnvaldr, from rǫgn (“advice”) + valdr (“power”), later partly merged with the Continental Germanic equivalent Reynold.
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