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Ronald

A male given name from the Germanic languages.

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Ronald at a glance

Origin
Germanic
Root meaning
“advice”
Pronunciation (IPA)
/ˈɹɒ.nəld/, /ˈɹɑ.nəld/

Etymology

Anglicized from Scottish Gaelic Raghnall, itself derived from Old Norse Rǫgnvaldr, from rǫgn (“advice”) + valdr (“power”), later partly merged with the Continental Germanic equivalent Reynold.

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What does the name Ronald mean?

A male given name from the Germanic languages. Its root means "advice".

This work includes material taken from the System Reference Document 5.1 ("SRD 5.1") by Wizards of the Coast LLC and available at https://dnd.wizards.com/resources/systems-reference-document. The SRD 5.1 is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License. Mythology and video game character facts from Wikidata (CC0). Name roots from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).