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 [ 3 syll. re-gi-nal(d), reg-ina-ld ] The boy name Reginald is pronounced REHJHahNahLD KEY. Reginald's language of origin is Germanic and it is used largely in the English language. Reginald is a variant form of Reynold (English). Reggie (English pet form), Reggy (Dutch and English pet form), and Reg (English short form) are variants of Reginald. See also the related form, Rex (English, French, and German). Reginald is an all-time favorite. At present it is still fairly popular as a baby name for boys, though to a lesser extent than it was previously. The name's popularity jumped from the 1900s up to the 1960s; before that, it was of only occasional use. At the modest height of its usage in 1968, 0.144% of baby boys were given the name Reginald. Its ranking then was #117. The baby name has since declined in popularity. In 2008, it ranked at #557 with a usage of 0.021%, but it was nonetheless the most popular within all boy names in its group. Reginald was more frequently used than the subsequent ranked name, Rex (English, French, and German), by 71% in 2008. A baby name that sounds like Reginald is Regnauld (French). KEY: Pronunciation for Reginald: R as in "read (R.IY.D)" ; EH as in "Ed (EH.D)" ; JH as in "gee (JH.IY)" ; AH as in "hut (HH.AH.T)" ; N as in "knee (N.IY)" ; AH as in "hut (HH.AH.T)" ; L as in "lee (L.IY)" ; D as in "dee (D.IY)"   |
