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 [ 2 syll. rey-nol(d), re-yno-ld ] The boy name Reynold is pronounced REHNahLD KEY. Reynold's language of origin is Germanic and it is used mainly in the English language. The name is of the meaning 'well-advised ruler'. Two-element name from ragin meaning 'counsel, advice' ; wald meaning 'to rule'. Raginald (Germanic) and Reynaud (Old French) are original forms of Reynold. The name was first introduced to England by the Normans, with the modern English form derived via Norman French from Old German. It was taken up by English speakers on a modest scale in the 19th century. Reynold is a widely used name; it has 26 variants that are used in both English and foreign languages. Variants of the name used in English include Reg, Reggie, Reggy (used in Dutch too), Reginald, and Reynolds. Foreign variants of Reynold include Naldo (Spanish), Raghnall (Irish), Rainald (German and Spanish), Regnauld (French), Reinald (German), Reinaldo (Spanish), Reinaldos (Spanish), Reinhold (German and Scandinavian), Reinold (Dutch and German), Reinwald (German), Renaldo (Italian and Spanish), Renat (Polish), Renato (Italian, Portuguese, and Spanish), Renaud (French), Renauld (French), Renault (French), René (French), Reynaldo (Spanish), Reynaud (French), Rheinallt (Welsh), and Rinaldo (Italian). See also the related form, Ronald (English and Scottish). Reynold is unusual as a baby name for boys. Its usage peaked in 1903 with 0.012% of baby boys being given the name Reynold. Its ranking then was #591. The baby name has since experienced a marked drop in popularity, and is of only very modest use now. Among the group of boy names directly linked to Reynold, Ronald (English and Scottish) was the most regularly used in 2008. Baby names that sound like Reynold include Rainald (German and Spanish), Ranald (English), Reinald (German), Reinhold (German and Scandinavian), Reinold (Dutch and German), Reinwald (German), Renault (French), Ronald (English and Scottish), Rumold (German), Ranaldo (Spanish), Raynaldo (Spanish), Reinaldo (Spanish), Renaldo (Italian and Spanish), Renauld (French), Reynaldo (Spanish), Rinaldo (Italian), Rinhaldo (Portuguese), Romuald (German), Ronaldo (Portuguese), and Romualdo (Spanish). KEY: Pronunciation for Reynold: R as in "read (R.IY.D)" ; EH as in "Ed (EH.D)" ; 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)"   |
