A male given name from Germanic languages, today more popular in the forms Reginald and Ronald. Modern use is partly transferred from the surname.
Origin
From Anglo-Norman Reinald, from Proto-Germanic *Raginawaldaz brought to England by Normans and partly merged with the earlier equivalent Ronald, from Old Norse Rǫgnvaldr.
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