Meaning & History
French form of Reynold. This name was used in medieval French literature for the hero Renaud de Montauban, a young man who flees with his three brothers from the court of Charlemagne after killing the king's nephew. Charlemagne pardons the brothers on the condition that they enter the Crusades. A loose version of the character also appears in medieval Italian extensions of the tales, in the Italian form Rinaldo .
Related Names
VariantReynaud (French)
Other Languages & CulturesReinoud, Reinout, Ronald (Dutch) Reginald, Reynold, Ronald, Reg, Reggie (English) Reino (Finnish) Reinhold, Ronald (German) Raginald, Reinald, Reinhold (Germanic) Raghnall (Irish) Rinaldo, Naldo (Italian) Reinholds, Reinis (Latvian) Ragnall (Medieval Irish) Ragnvald (Norwegian) Raginawaldaz (Old Germanic) Ragnvaldr (Old Norse) Reginaldo, Reinaldo, Reynaldo, Ronaldo (Portuguese) Ranald, Ronald (Scottish) Raghnall (Scottish Gaelic) Reinaldo, Reynaldo, Rey (Spanish) Ragnvald (Swedish) Rheinallt (Welsh)
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Name Days
France: September 17
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Entry updated April 23, 2024