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| name =Ronald

| pronunciation = {{IPAc-en|ˈ|r|ɒ|n|əl|d}}Jones (1986) p. 427.

| gender = Male

| language = English

| languageorigin = Old Norse, Old English

| origin = Rögnvaldr, Regenweald

| derivation = regin + valdr or regen + weald

| meaning = "advice", "decision" + "ruler"

| related names = Raghnall, Ronalda, Ronaldson, Rhona, Ronaldo, Reynold, Rainald, Renaud, Reinhold

| petname = Roni, Ronnie, Ronny

| shortform = Ron

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Ronald is a masculine given name derived from the Old Norse Rögnvaldr,Hanks; Hardcastle; Hodges (2006) p. 234; Hanks; Hodges (2003) § Ronald. or possibly from Old English Regenweald.See Searle's Onomasticon Anglo-Saxonicum, page 397. In some cases Ronald is an Anglicised form of the Gaelic Raghnall, a name likewise derived from Rögnvaldr.Hanks; Hardcastle; Hodges 2006 p. 407; Hanks; Hodges (2003) § Raghnall. The latter name is composed of the Old Norse elements regin ("advice", "decision") and valdr ("ruler").Hanks; Hardcastle; Hodges (2006) pp. 234, 407; Hanks; Hodges (2003) §§ Raghnall, Ragnvald. Ronald was originally used in England and Scotland, where Scandinavian influences were once substantial, although now the name is common throughout the English-speaking world. A short form of Ronald is Ron. Pet forms of Ronald include RoniHanks; Hardcastle; Hodges (2006) p. 234. and Ronnie. Ronalda and Rhonda are feminine forms of Ronald.Hanks; Hodges (2003) § Ronald. Rhona, a modern name apparently only dating back to the late nineteenth century, may have originated as a feminine form of Ronald.Hanks; Hardcastle; Hodges (2006) pp. 230, 408; Hanks; Hodges (2003) § Rhona. The names Renaud/Renault and Reynold/Reinhold are cognates from French and German respectively. The name Ronaldo is a cognate from Spanish and Portuguese.

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  • {{cite book |last1=Hanks |first1=P |author1-link=Patrick Hanks |last2=Hodges |first2=F |year=2003 |title=A Dictionary of First Names |url=https://archive.org/details/dictionaryoffirs0000hank |url-access=registration |type=MOBI |publisher=Oxford University Press |publication-place=Oxford |isbn=0198606052 |ref=H1 }}
  • {{cite book |last1=Hanks |first1=P |author1-link=Patrick Hanks |last2=Hardcastle |first2=K |last3=Hodges |first3=F |year=2006 |orig-year=1990 |title=A Dictionary of First Names |series=Oxford Paperback Reference |edition=2nd |publisher=Oxford University Press |publication-place=Oxford |isbn=978-0-19-861060-1 |ref=H2 }}
  • {{cite book |last1=Jones |first1=D |author1-link=Daniel Jones (phonetician) |last2=Gimson |first2=AC |author2-link=Alfred C. Gimson |year=1986 |orig-year=1917 |title=Everyman's English Pronouncing Dictionary |edition=14th |publisher=J.M. Dent & Sons |ol=4296804M |ref=J1 }}
  • {{cite book |last1=Searle |first1=D |author1-link=William George Searle |year=1897 |orig-year=1897|title=Onomasticon Anglo-Saxonicum|url=https://archive.org/details/onomasticonan00sear |publisher=Cambridge University Press|ref=Searle}}

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