Ronald

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.

• (UK) IPA^(key): /ˈɹɒ.nəld/
• (US) IPA^(key): /ˈɹɑ.nəld/

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• Rhymes: -ɒnəld

Ronald

1. A male given name from the Germanic languages.
   • 1996, Frank McCourt, chapter VII, in Angela's Ashes, HarperCollins., →ISBN, pages 203–204:

     Bridey says if she had a son which please God she will some day she'll call him Ronald because she's mad about Ronald Colman that you see in the Coliseum Cinema. Or Errol, now that's another lovely name, Errol Flynn. ---
     Ronald, says Bridey, Ronald. He's gorgeous.
     No, says Mam, it has to be Irish. Isn't that what we fought for all these years? What's the use of fighting the English for centuries if we're going to call our children Ronald?

   • 2024 August 8, Jonathan van Harmelen, “The Little-Known Group That Pioneered Watergate’s Dirty Tricks—and Changed American Politics”, in TIME‎^[1], archived from the original on 14 August 2024:

     Future California Assembly Leader Walter Karabian, the student body president in 1959, recalled how Ronald Ziegler and Dwight Chapin—two future Nixon aides—falsely accused him of being a member of a secret society as part of a campaign to make him appear elitist.

• Arnold, Orland, Randol, Roland, Roldan, dralon, ladron, lardon

From English Ronald.

Ronald

1. a male given name from English [in turn from Old Norse, in turn from the Germanic languages]
   • 2015 — Tesiorna, Ben O. and Jeepy P. Compio, May Koneksyon sa Pagpatay kang King (14 March), SuperBalita Davao

     Si P/SInsp. Ronald Lao, hepe sa San Pedro Police Station, nag-ila sa biktima mao si Wilbur Reagan Jo Chua, 33, ulitawo, ug nagpuyo sa #12 Emerald Street, Marfori 1, Marfori Heights, Barangay 9-A.

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   • 2023 — Bugha (07 May), Talk to Papa Joe, SuperBalita Cebu

     Ako si Ronald, 42 anyos na ang panuigon, ug buwag sa kapuyo.

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• Roland, Arnold, Roldan, Orland

Ronald

1. a male given name borrowed from English

• Ronni, Ronnie

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Ronald m (proper noun, strong, genitive Ronalds)

1. a male given name from English

• Reinhold
• Reinold

Ronald

1. a male given name borrowed from English Ronald in the 19th century

• Ronny

Ronald m

1. a male given name in English

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Ronald c (genitive Ronalds)

1. a male given name originally of Old Norse origin, borrowed back from English in the 19th century

• Ragnvald
• Reinhold
• Ronnie, Ronny

• Arnold, Roland