Ronald

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Ronald is a masculine given name derived from the Old Norse Rögnvaldr,<ref name="H2=234;H1=Ronald">Hanks; Hardcastle; Hodges (2006) p. 234; Hanks; Hodges (2003) § Ronald.</ref> or possibly from Old English Regenweald.<ref>See Searle's Onomasticon Anglo-Saxonicum, page 397.</ref> In some cases Ronald is an Anglicised form of the Gaelic Raghnall, a name likewise derived from Rögnvaldr.<ref>Hanks; Hardcastle; Hodges 2006 p. 407; Hanks; Hodges (2003) § Raghnall.</ref> The latter name is composed of the Old Norse elements regin ("advice", "decision") and valdr ("ruler").<ref>Hanks; Hardcastle; Hodges (2006) pp. 234, 407; Hanks; Hodges (2003) §§ Raghnall, Ragnvald.</ref> 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.<ref name="H2=234;H1=Ronald"/> A short form of Ronald is Ron.<ref name="H2=234;H1=Ronald"/> Pet forms of Ronald include Roni<ref>Hanks; Hardcastle; Hodges (2006) p. 234.</ref> and Ronnie.<ref name="H2=234;H1=Ronald"/> Ronalda and Rhonda are feminine forms of Ronald.<ref>Hanks; Hodges (2003) § Ronald.</ref> Rhona, a modern name apparently only dating back to the late nineteenth century, may have originated as a feminine form of Ronald.<ref>Hanks; Hardcastle; Hodges (2006) pp. 230, 408; Hanks; Hodges (2003) § Rhona.</ref> 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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