Reynold

Reynold
Pronunciation /ˈrɛnəld/
Gender Male
Origin
Word/name Germanic
Meaning "advice", "powerful"
Other names
Related names Reynolds, Reinhold

Reynold is an English masculine given name derived from an Old High German personal name made up of the elements "ragin" (advice, decision) and "wald" (power, authority). It is a cognate of Rögnvaldr. The Normans brought the name to England. Related names include: "Reginald" (English), "Reinaldo" (Portuguese, Spanish), "Reinhold" (German), "Reino" (Finnish), "Reynol" (German, Spanish), "Reinout" (Dutch), "Renaud" (French), "Reynaldo" (Spanish), and "Reynaud" (French).[1] Reynold is a much less common surname than its derivative Reynolds; people with the surname "Reynold" include:

Surname

References

  1. "View Name: Reynold". behindthename.com. Retrieved 2007-12-20.


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