Reynold

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. Doublet of Renault.

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.

Related terms

• Reginald
• Reynolds
• Ronald

 

Translations

male given name

Catalan: Reginald (ca), Reinald (ca) m Finnish: Reino (fi) French: Renaud (fr) German: Reinhold (de) Hungarian: Rajnald (hu) Icelandic: Rögnvaldur (is) Irish: Raghnall Old Irish: Ragnall Italian: Rinaldo (it) Latvian: Reinholds Occitan: Reinaud m, Renaud m Old English: Rægnald Old Norse: Rǫgnvaldr Portuguese: Reinaldo (pt) m, Ronaldo (pt) m Spanish: Reynaldo m, Reinaldo (es) m, Ronaldo (es) m Swedish: Ragnvald (sv), Reinhold Tagalog: Reynaldo

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.

See also

• Renaud
• Renault

 

Further reading

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