Reynold

English

Etymology

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.

Proper noun

Reynold (plural Reynolds)

1. 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.
2. A surname originating as a patronymic.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Reynold is the 38754^st most common surname in the United States, belonging to 570 individuals. Reynold is most common among White (58.25%) and Black/African American (27.54%) individuals.

Related terms

• Reginald
• Reynolds
• Ronald

 

Translations

male given name

• Catalan: Reginald (ca)
• Finnish: Reino (fi)
• French: Renaud (fr)
• German: Reinhold (de)
• Hungarian: Rajnald (hu)
• Icelandic: Rögnvaldur (is)
• Irish: Raghnall

  Old Irish: Ragnall

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• Italian: Rinaldo (it)
• Latvian: Reinholds
• Old English: Rægnald
• Old Norse: Rǫgnvaldr
• Swedish: Ragnvald (sv), Reinhold
• Tagalog: Reynaldo

See also

• Renaud
• Renault

 

Further reading

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Reynold”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 3, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN.