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Raghnall

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Scottish Gaelic

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From Old Norse Rǫgnvaldr, from rǫgn (“advice”) + valdr (“power”)

Pronunciation

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Proper noun

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Raghnall m (genitive Raghnaill, vocative a Raghnaill)

  1. a male given name from Old Norse, equivalent to English Ronald

Descendants

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  • → Scots: Ranald

References

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  1. ^ Mac Gill-Fhinnein, Gordon (1966), Gàidhlig Uidhist a Deas, Dublin: Institiúid Ard-Léinn Bhaile Átha Cliath, page 139
  2. ^ Borgstrøm, Carl Hj. (1941), A linguistic survey of the Gaelic dialects of Scotland, Vol. II: The dialects of Skye and Ross-shire, Oslo: Norsk Tidsskrift for Sprogvidenskap, page 16
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