Ragnall (name)
 Raghnall in a Gaelic type, note the lenited g in the name (gh) once appeared in Irish orthography with a dot above it, as pictured. | |
| Gender | Masculine |
|---|---|
| Language(s) | Old Irish, Middle Irish/Middle Gaelic |
| Origin | |
| Language(s) | Old Norse |
| Word/name | Røgnvaldr, Rǫgnvaldr, Rögnvaldr |
| Derivation | regin + valr |
| Meaning | "advice", "decision" + "ruler" |
| Other names | |
| Cognate(s) | see list |
| Derivative(s) | Raghnall, Raonall, Raonull |
Ragnall, Raghnall, Raonall, and Raonull are masculine personal names or given names in several Gaelic languages.
Ragnall occurs in Old Irish,[1] and Middle Irish/Middle Gaelic.[2][3] It is a Gaelicised form of the Old Norse Røgnvaldr, Rǫgnvaldr, Rögnvaldr.[1][4] This Old Norse name is composed of two elements: regin, meaning "advice", "decision"; and valr, meaning "ruler".[5] It has also been suggested that Ragnall could also represent the Old Norse Ragnarr as well.[6] Ragnall can be Anglicised as Ranald, and Latinised as Reginald, Reginaldus.[3]
A more modern form of Ragnall in Irish and Scottish Gaelic is Raghnall; another modern form is the Irish Raonull. Anglicised forms of Raghnall include: Ranald, Randal, Rannal, and Ronald.[7] Note that while Randal is commonly used as an Anglicised form of the Gaelic name, it is etymologically unrelated.
The final -ll sound of the Gaelic names are de-vocalized, and to non-Gaelic-speakers this suggests -d sound. In this way the name is similar to the various forms of the Gaelic Domhnall, which can be Anglicised as Donald.[8]
List of cognates
- Danish: Ragnvald[5]
- English: Ranald,[7] Reginald, Reynold, Ronald[9]
- French: Reynaud
- German: Reinhold
- Italian: Rinaldo
- Latin: Reginald, Reginaldus
- Norwegian: Ragnvald[5]
- Old French: Reinald, Reynaud[9]
- Old German: Raginald[10]
- Old Norse: Røgnvaldr, Rǫgnvaldr, Rögnvaldr
- Swedish: Ragnvald[5]
- Welsh: Rheinallt[11]
List of people with the given name
- Ragnall ua Ímair (died 921), king of the Fair and Dark Foreigners and king of Northumbria, the first known Ragnall
- Ragnall mac Torcaill (died 1146), ruler of Dublin
- Ragnall Olafsson (fl. 1164), mediaeval ruler of the Isle of Man
- Raghnall mac Somhairle (died 1207), king of the Isles and Argyll
- Raghnall mac Gofraidh (died 1229), king of Mann and the Isles
- Raghnall mac Amhlaibh (fl. 1249), king of Mann
- Ranald MacDonald (died 1386) founder of Clanranald
- Ranald George Macdonald (1788-1873), chief of Clan Macdonald of Clanranald and Member of Parliament
- Raonall Smith (born 1978), American, professional American football player
As a patronymic
- Echmarcach mac Ragnaill (fl. 11th century), king of Dublin, Man and the Isles, and the Rhinns
- Ascall mac Ragnaill (died 1171), the last king of Dublin
- Gofraid mac Ragnaill (died 1231), king of the Isles
- Domhnall mac Raghnaill (fl. early-mid 13th century), Hebridean flaith (prince) and progenitor of Clan Donald
References
- ^ a b Reaney, Percy Hilde (2006), A Dictionary of English Surnames (3rd ed.), London: Routledge, p. 2668, ISBN 0-203-99355-1
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- ^ a b Sellar, W. D. H. (2000), "Hebridean Sea Kings: The Successors of Somerled, 1164-1316", in Cowan, Edward J.; McDonald, R. Andrew (eds.), Alba: Celtic Scotland in the Middle Ages, East Linton: Tuckwell Press, p. 187, ISBN 1-86232-151-5
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- ^ a b Hanks, Patrick; Hardcastle, Kate; Hodges, Flavia (2006), A Dictionary of First Names, Oxford Paperback Reference (2nd ed.), Oxford: Oxford University Press, pp. 355, 407, ISBN 978-0-19-861060-1
- ^ Black, George Fraser (1946), The Surnames of Scotland: Their Origin, Meaning, and History, New York: New York Public Library, p. 682
- ^ a b Hanks, Patrick; Hardcastle, Kate; Hodges, Flavia (2006), A Dictionary of First Names, Oxford Paperback Reference (2nd ed.), Oxford: Oxford University Press, pp. 234, 228–229, ISBN 978-0-19-861060-1
- ^ Reaney, Percy Hilde (2006), A Dictionary of English Surnames (3rd ed.), London: Routledge, p. 2626, ISBN 0-203-99355-1
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