Ronald

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Field	Value
name	Ronald
pronunciation
gender	Male
language	English
languageorigin	Old Norse, Old English
origin	Rögnvaldr, Regenweald
derivation	regin + valdr or regen + weald
meaning	"advice", "decision" + "ruler"
related names	Ragnall, Ronalda, Rhona, Ronaldo, Reynold, Rainald, Renaud, Reinhold, Reginald, Rognvald
petname	Roni, Ronnie, Ronny
shortform	Ron
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Ronald is a masculine given name derived from the Old Norse Rögnvaldr, or possibly from Old English Regenweald. In some cases Ronald is an Anglicised form of the Gaelic Raghnall, a name likewise derived from Rögnvaldr. The latter name is composed of the Old Norse elements regin ("advice", "decision") and valdr ("ruler"). 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 Roni and Ronnie. Ronalda and Rhonda are feminine forms of Ronald. Rhona, a modern name apparently only dating back to the late nineteenth century, may have originated as a feminine form of Ronald. The names Renaud/Renault and Reynold/Reinhold are cognates from French and German respectively. The name Ronaldo is a cognate from Spanish and Portuguese.

People with the name

Ronald I of Buganda
Ronald Acuña, Venezuelan baseball player
Ronald Alcock (died 1991), British stamp dealer and philatelic speaker
Ronald Alley (1926–1999), British art historian and curator
Ronalds Arājs, Latvian athlete
Ronald Arculli, Former chairman of Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing, Non-official Members Convenor of the Executive Council of Hong Kong (Exco) and a senior partner at King & Wood Mallesons.
Ron Atkinson, English football manager
Ronald Azuma, American computer scientist
Ronald Bandell (1946–2015), Dutch mayor
Ronnie Barker (1929–2005), British comedian, known as one half of The Two Ronnies
Ronald Bell (musician) (1951-2020), American saxophonist with Kool and the Gang and brother of bandleader Robert "Kool" Bell
Sir Ronald Bell (1914-1982), British Conservative Member of Parliament
Ronnie Belliard, retired American baseball player
Ronnie Biggs, British train robber
Ron Blomberg (born 1948), American major league baseball player
Ronald Breslow (1931–2017), American chemist
Ronald Burkle, American businessman
Ronnie Burns (actor), part-time actor best noted as the adopted son of George Burns and Gracie Allen
Ronnie Burns (singer), Australian singer
Ronnie Burns (footballer), former Australian rules footballer with the Geelong and Adelaide Football Clubs
Ron Butlin (ice hockey) (1925–2014), Canadian ice hockey executive
Ronald Castree, British child murderer
Ronald Cerritos, Salvadoran footballer
Ronald Cheng, Hong Kong pop star and movie actor
Ron Chernow, American writer, journalist, historian and biographer
Ronalds Cinks, Latvian ice hockey player
Ronald D. Coleman, American politician
Ronald Colman, English actor
Ronnie Corbett, British comedian, known for his role as the other half of The Two Ronnies
Ronald de Boer, Dutch football (soccer) player
Ronald DeFeo Jr, American mass murder and family annihilator
Ronald dela Rosa (born 1962), Filipino politician and retired police general
Ronald de Mel (1925–2024), Sri Lanka Minister of Finance from 1977 to 1988
Ron Dennis, British businessman
Ron DeSantis, American politician
Ronnie James Dio, American singer for Elf, Rainbow, Black Sabbath, Dio, and Heaven and Hell
Ronald Fielding Dodd (c.1890–1958), Scottish architect
Ronald Dominique (born 1964), prolific American serial killer and rapist
Ronald dos Santos Lopes (born 1998), Brazilian footballer
Ronnie Drew, Irish singer and a founding member of The Dubliners
Ronald Dupree, American baseball player
Ron Eldard, American actor
Ronald Evans (1933–1990), American astronaut
Ronald Ferguson (polo), father of Sarah, Duchess of York
Ronald Ferguson (economist), American researcher of the racial education achievement gap
Ronald Fisher (1890–1962), British statistician and geneticist
Ronald Florijn, Dutch rower
Ronald J. Garan, Jr., American astronaut
Ronald Girones, Cuban judoka
Ronald Gora, American swimmer
Ronald Graham (1935-2020), American mathematician
Ronald Green (1944-2012), American-Israeli basketball player
Ron McClure, jazz bassist
Ronald McNeill, 1st Baron Cushendun, British Conservative politician
Ron Greenwood (1921–2006), English football player and manager
Ron Guidry, American baseball pitcher, New York Yankees
Ron Hackenberger (born 1935), American businessman and car collector
Ronald Max Hartwell, Australian historian
Ronald Harvey (cricketer), English cricketer
Ronald A. Heifetz, co-founder of the Center for Public Leadership at John F. Kennedy School of Government, Harvard University
Ronald Herd, American professional wrestler
Ronald K. Hoeflin, American philosopher
Ronald Holassie, Trinidad and Tobago long-distance runner
Ron Horsley, American author and illustrator
Ron Howard, American filmmaker and actor
L. Ron Hubbard (1911–1986), American author and the founder of the Church of Scientology
Ronald Jeremy Hyatt (born 1953), American pornographic actor, filmmaker, actor, and stand-up comedian
Ronald Isley, R&B singer
Ron Johnson (born 1955), senior United States senator for Wisconsin
Ronald Jones (running back) (born 1997), American football player
Ron Jones (athlete), British track and field athlete
Ronald Joseph (disambiguation), several people
Ronald Kapaz, Brazilian graphic designer
Ron Keel (born 1961), heavy metal vocalist and guitarist for a number of bands from the 1980s to the modern day
Ronalds Ķēniņš, Latvian ice hockey player
Ronald Kent Jr. (born 1999), American football player
Ron Kind, American congressman
Ronald Klink, Democratic politician and former United States Representative from Pennsylvania
Ronald Koeman, Dutch football (soccer) player and coach
Ronald Kray, English gangster
Ron LeFlore (athlete), Detroit Tigers
Ronald Lacey (1935–1991), British actor
Ronald Lanzoni, Costa Rican long-distance runner
Dr. Ronald Leung, Hong Kong politician and businessman in banking
Ron Mael, American musician and songwriter
Ronald Mallett, American physicist
Ronald Mason Jr., African-American university president
Rónald Matarrita, Costa Rican footballer
Ronald Méndez (born 1982), Venezuelan volleyball player
Ronald Michaud, American cartoonist
Ronald D. Moore, American screenwriter and television producer
David Ronald Musgrove, Democratic politician and former governor of Mississippi, better known as "Ronnie Musgrove"
Ronald Clark O'Bryan (1944-1984), American murderer
Ronnie O'Sullivan, British snooker player
Ronald Patrick (born 1991), American football player
Ron Paul, Texan congressman
Ronald Pelton, American intelligence analyst and convicted spy
Ronald Pereira Martins (born 2001), Brazilian footballer
Ron Perlman (born 1950), American actor
Ron Petersen (born 1934), American mycologist using the standard author abbreviation "R.H.Petersen"
Ronald Pofalla (born 1959), German politician and manager
Ronald Powell (born 1991), American football player
Ronald van Raak (born 1969), Dutch politician
Ronald Reagan (1911–2004), former actor, Governor of California and 40th President of the United States
Ronald Reid-Daly (1928–2010), Rhodesian military commander
Ronald Ringsrud, US author and emerald expert
Ron Rivest, American cryptographer
Ronald Santanna Rodrigues (born 1997), Brazilian footballer
Ronald Russell (disambiguation), Multiple people
Ron Saunders (1932–2019), English football player and manager
Ronald Scobie (1893–1969), British Army officer
Ronald "Bon" Scott, lead singer of AC/DC from 1974 to 1980
Ronald Schill, German judge and politician
Ronald L. Schlicher, American diplomat
Ronald Alan Schulz (1965–2005), American civilian contract worker killed in Iraq
Ronnie Schneider, American Rock and roll manager
Ronald Searle (1920–2011), British cartoonist
Ronald "Ron" Sexmith (born 1964), Canadian singer-songwriter
Ronald Lee Sheffield (born 1946), associate justice of the Arkansas Supreme Court
Ronald Gene Simmons (1940-1990), American spree killer and family annihilator
Ronald Steele, American basketball player
Ronald Stretton, British track cyclist
John Ronald Reuel Tolkien (1892–1973), British writer
Ronald "Ronnie" Turner (1960-2022), American actor, singer, and youngest son of Tina Turner
Ron Underwood, American film director
Ronnie Vannucci, Jr., American musician and member of The Killers
Ronnie Van Zant (1948–1977), American musician
Ronald Venetiaan, former president of Suriname
Ronald Virag (born 1938), French cardiovascular surgeon
Ron Washington (born 1952), American baseball player and manager
Ronald "Ronnie" Washington (born 1963), American football player
Ronnie Wood (born 1947), British rock musician (The Rolling Stones), and artist
Ronald Wright (boxer), American professional boxer
Ronalds Žagars (born 1950), Latvian former football goalkeeper
Ronald Zilberberg (born 1996), Israeli Olympic figure skater
Ronald Zoodsma (born 1966), Dutch volleyball player

Fictional people with the name

Ronald Miller, a character in the American teen romantic comedy 1987 film Can't Buy Me Love
Ronald McCrea, nicknamed "Ronnie", a character from Need for Speed: Most Wanted
Ronald McDonald, mascot of McDonald's
Ronald the Cat, Nature Cat's next-door neighbor and arch-enemy
Ron Stoppable, Kim Possible's sidekick from the Disney animated series Kim Possible
Ron Swanson, the mustachioed libertarian director of the eponymous department in the sitcom Parks and Recreation
Ron Weasley, a main character in Harry Potter, best friend of the title character
Ronnie Raymond, DC Comics character
Ronald "Red" Daniels, main protagonist of Call of Duty: WWII.
Ronald Knox, a character in Black Butler

Citations

References

[[#J1. Jones (1986)]] p. 427.
[[#H2. Hanks; Hardcastle; Hodges (2006)]] p. 234; [[#H1. Hanks; Hodges (2003)]] § Ronald.
See Searle's ''Onomasticon Anglo-Saxonicum'', page 397.
[[#H2. Hanks; Hardcastle; Hodges 2006]] p. 407; [[#H1. Hanks; Hodges (2003)]] § Raghnall.
[[#H2. Hanks; Hardcastle; Hodges (2006)]] pp. 234, 407; [[#H1. Hanks; Hodges (2003)]] §§ Raghnall, Ragnvald.
[[#H2. Hanks; Hardcastle; Hodges (2006)]] p. 234.
[[#H1. Hanks; Hodges (2003)]] § Ronald.
[[#H2. Hanks; Hardcastle; Hodges (2006)]] pp. 230, 408; [[#H1. Hanks; Hodges (2003)]] § Rhona.

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