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  • proper noun A male given name, today more popular in the forms Reginald and Ronald. Modern use is partly transferred from the surname.
  • proper noun A patronymic surname.

Etymologies

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Anglo-Norman Reinald, from Proto-Germanic *ragin (“counsel”) + *wald (“power”) brought to England by Normans and partly merged with the earlier equivalent Ronald from Old Norse.

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