Ronald

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Ronald

/ˈɹɒ.nəld/ UK
/ˈɹɑ.nəld/ US

Rhymes with -ɒnəld

Where it comes from

Anglicized from Scottish Gaelic Raghnall, itself derived from Old Norse Rǫgnvaldr, from rǫgn (“advice”) + valdr (“power”), later partly merged with the Continental Germanic equivalent Reynold.

proper noun

A male given name from the Germanic languages. Bridey says if she had a son which please God she will some day she'll call him Ronald because she's mad about Ronald Colman that you see in the Coliseum Cinema. Or Errol, now that's another lovely name, Errol Flynn. --- Ronald, says Bridey, Ronald. He's gorgeous. No, says Mam, it has to be Irish. I
A surname.
A township in Ionia County, Michigan.
An unincorporated community in Beaver Township, Aitkin County, Minnesota.
A census-designated place in Kittitas County, Washington.

Thesaurus

Closest in meaning: roland, charles, ron, donald, kelly, cheung, harcourt, hsia, hah, xia, luo, hair, hap, summer, harlech, ronaldo

Translations

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name male given name

Español	Reynaldo, Reinaldo
한국어	로널드 Roneoldeu
日本語	ロナルド Ronarudo
中文	羅納德 /罗纳德 Luónàdé, 羅納爾德 /罗纳尔德 Luónà'ěrdé
हिन्दी	रोनाल्ड ronālḍ
Português	Ronaldo, Reinaldo
Français	Ronald
Deutsch	Ronald
Italiano	Ronaldo
Ελληνικά	Ρονάλδος Ronáldos
Русский	Ро́нальд Rónalʹd
العربية	رُونَالْد rūnāld, رُونَالْد ronald
עברית	רונלד

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@misc{ronald_2026,
  title = {Ronald},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/ronald},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}