Etymology

Reginald

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Today it means: A male given name from the Germanic languages derived from a Latinized form of Reynold. Full definition →

Latin Reginaldus ← Proto-Germanic *Raginawaldaz
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  1. Proto-Germanic · derived from*Raginawaldaz
  2. Latin · derived fromReginaldus
  3. English todayReginald

From Latin Reginaldus, Latinization of names deriving from Proto-Germanic *Raginawaldaz.

Words from the same roots

Proto-Germanic*Raginawaldaz all →

RenaultReynold

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