Ringold

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proper noun

A surname from German.

UncommonScrabble 9

Meanings

proper nounRingold (countable and uncountable, plural Ringolds)

plural Ringolds

  1. countableuncountableA surname from German.

Origin

  1. GermanRingolt
  2. EnglishRingold

* As a German surname, variant of German Ringolt, equivalent to Ring (“ring”) + walten (“to rule”). Compare Ringgold. * As a Jewish surname, variant of Reingold, from German rein (“pure”) + Gold.

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