Reynold
Appearance
Pronunciation | /ˈrɛnəld/ |
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Gender | Male |
Origin | |
Word/name | Germanic |
Meaning | "advice", "powerful", "bright" |
Other names | |
Related names | Reynolds, Reinhold, Ronald |
Reynold is an English masculine given name come from an Old High German personal name made up of the element "ragin" (advice, decision) and "wald" (power, authority, brightness). It is a cognate of Rögnvaldr, which is also a source of the name Ronald. The Normans brought the name to England. Related names include: "Reginald" (English), "Reinaldo" (Portuguese, Spanish), "Reinhold" (German), "Reino" (Finnish), "Reynol" (German, Spanish), "Reinout" (Dutch), "Renaud" (French), "Reynaldo" (Spanish), and "Reynaud" (French).[1] Reynold is a much less common surname than its derivative Reynolds; people with the surname "Reynold" include:
Surname
- Hannah Reynold, Swedish singer with Lucky Twice
References
- ^ "View Name: Reynold". behindthename.com. Retrieved 2007-12-20.