Type Word & Element
Meaning & History
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Given Name DescendantsRagna, Ragnhild(Danish) Rein, Reinier, Reinoud, Reinout, Rien, Ronald(Dutch) Rayner, Reginald, Reynold, Ronald, Ronnette(English) Ragnar, Rein(Estonian) Ragnar(Faroese) Reino(Finnish) Renaud, Rainier, Reynaud(French) Rein, Reinder(Frisian) Rainer, Reiner, Reinhild, Reinhilde, Reinhold, Ronald(German) Raganhildis, Raginald, Raginheri, Raginhild, Rainer, Regin, Reinald, Reiner, Reinhold(Germanic) Ragna, Ragnar, Ragnhildur(Icelandic) Raghnall(Irish) Raniero, Rinaldo(Italian) Reneer(Limburgish) Raghnailt, Ragnailt, Ragnall(Medieval Irish) Ragna, Ragnar, Ragnhild, Ragnvald(Norwegian) Raginaharjaz, Raginahildiz, Raginawaldaz(Old Germanic) Ragna, Ragnarr, Ragnhildr, Ragnvaldr(Old Norse) Reinaldo, Reynaldo, Ronaldo(Portuguese) Ranald, Ronald, Ronalda(Scottish) Raghnaid, Raghnall(Scottish Gaelic) Reinaldo, Reynaldo, Rainerio(Spanish) Ragna, Ragnar, Ragnhild, Ragnvald(Swedish) Rheinallt(Welsh)
Surname DescendantsRayne, Rennell, Rennold, Rennoll, Reynell, Reynolds(English) Rayne, Renaud, Renault(French) McReynolds(Irish) Raneri, Rinaldi(Italian) McReynolds(Scottish) Ragnvaldsson(Swedish)
Sources & References
- Kroonen, Guus. Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic. Brill, 2013, page 401.
- Orel, Vladimir. A Handbook of Germanic Etymology. Brill, 2003, page 294.