Etymology

Reynold

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Today it means: A male given name from the Germanic languages, today more popular in the forms Reginald and Ronald. Modern use is partly transferred from the surname. Full definition →

Anglo-Norman Reinald ← Proto-Germanic *Raginawaldaz ← Old Norse Rǫgnvaldr
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  1. Old Norse · derived fromRǫgnvaldr
  2. Proto-Germanic · derived from*Raginawaldaz
  3. Anglo-Norman · derived fromReinald
  4. English todayReynold

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. Doublet of Renault.

Words from the same roots

Proto-Germanic*Raginawaldaz all →

RenaultReginald

Old NorseRǫgnvaldr all →

Ronald

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.