Reynolds

R1E1Y4N1O1L1D2S1
/ˈɹɛnəldz/

proper noun

A surname originating as a patronymic, derived from Reynold.

CommonScrabble 12

Meanings

proper nounReynolds (countable and uncountable, plural Reynoldses)

plural Reynoldses

  1. countableuncountableA surname originating as a patronymic, derived from Reynold.

    TAC language program coordinator Annie Reynolds says that palawa kani should not become available to the general public "until aborigines themselves are familiar and competent with it."

    2014 August 13, Adi Robertson, “Can you own a language?”, in The Verge, archived from the original on 05 Apr 2025
    1 more example

    A man named Chris Reynolds was credited $92 quadrillion USD on his paypal account, "This unexpected influx of wealth elevated him to the status of the richest person on the planet and the only quadrillionaire to have ever existed". Following this, after the man reported this error and it was fixed, "PayPal owned up to their mistake and thanked the richest man of all time for understanding the situation, saying: 'This is obviously an error and we appreciate that Mr. Reynolds understood this was the case'".

    2013 July, Microsoft Network, Richest Man of All-Time Dramatically Gained and Lost His Entire Fortune in Just 2 Minutes, archived from the original on 17 Mar 2023
  2. A number of places in the United States:
    1. countableuncountableA town in Taylor County, Georgia.
    2. countableuncountableA village in Rock Island County and Mercer County, Illinois.
    3. countableuncountableA township in Lee County, Illinois.
    4. countableuncountableA town in White County, Indiana.
    5. countableuncountableA township in Montcalm County, Michigan.
    6. countableuncountableA township in Todd County, Minnesota.
    7. countableuncountableAn unincorporated community in Dallas County, Missouri.
    8. countableuncountableA village in Jefferson County, Nebraska.
    9. countableuncountableA minor city in Grand Forks County and Traill County, North Dakota.
proper noun
  1. pluralplural of Reynold

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*Hrek-der.?
  2. Proto-Germanic*raginą
  3. Proto-Indo-European*h₂welh₁-
  4. Proto-Indo-European*h₂wl̥h₁-t-
  5. Proto-Germanic*wulþǭder.?
  6. Proto-Indo-European*welH-
  7. Proto-Indo-European*wélH-dʰe-ti
  8. Proto-Indo-European*we-wólH-dʰe-ti?
  9. Proto-Germanic*waldaną
  10. Proto-Germanic*waldaz
  11. Proto-Germanic*Raginawaldaz
  12. Anglo-NormanReinald
  13. EnglishRonaldinflu.
  14. EnglishReynold
  15. EnglishReynolds

From Reynold + -s.

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Translations

Arabic رينولدز
  • رينولدزsurname
Bengali রেনল্ডস
  • রেনল্ডস (Renolḍś)surname
Bulgarian Рейнолдс
  • Рейнолдс (Rejnolds)surname
Chinese Cantonese 雷諾士 /雷诺士
  • 雷諾士 /雷诺士 (leoi⁴ nok⁶ si⁶)surname
Chinese Mandarin 雷諾茲 /雷诺兹, 雷諾斯 /雷诺斯
  • 雷諾茲 /雷诺兹 (Léinuòzī)surname
  • 雷諾斯 /雷诺斯 (Léinuòsī)surname
Greek Ρέινολντς
  • Ρέινολντς (Réinolnts)surname
Hebrew ריינולדס
  • ריינולדסsurname
Hindi रेनॉल्ड्स
  • रेनॉल्ड्स (renŏlḍs)surname
Japanese レイノルズ
  • レイノルズ (Reinoruzu)surname
Korean 레이놀즈
  • 레이놀즈 (reinoljeu)surname
Persian رینولدز
  • رینولدزsurname
Punjabi ਰੇਨੋਲਡਸ
  • ਰੇਨੋਲਡਸ (renolḍas)surname
Russian Рейнольдс
  • Рейнольдс (Rejnolʹds)surname
Tamil ரெனால்ட்ஸ்
  • ரெனால்ட்ஸ் (reṉālṭs)surname
Thai เรย์โนลด์ส
  • เรย์โนลด์สsurname
Ukrainian Рейнольдс
  • Рейнольдс (Rejnolʹds)surname
Urdu رینالڈس
  • رینالڈس (Renŏlḍs)surname
Cite this entry
APA

Reynolds. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Reynolds

MLA

“Reynolds.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Reynolds. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Reynolds,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Reynolds.

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