Ranald is an
English
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[ Hanks; Hodges 2006 pp. 407–408; Hanks; Hodges 2003; Hanks; Hodges 1997 pp. 204, 205.] and
Scots masculine
given name
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. It is an
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form of the
Scottish Gaelic
Scottish Gaelic ( gd, Gàidhlig ), also known as Scots Gaelic and Gaelic, is a Goidelic language (in the Celtic branch of the Indo-European language family) native to the Gaels of Scotland. As a Goidelic language, Scottish Gaelic, as well as ...
name ''
Raghnall''.
A short form of ''Ranald'' is ''Ran''.
[ Hanks; Hodges 2003; Hanks; Hodges 1997 p. 205.]
Notable persons
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Ranald Graham
Ranald Ian Mackenzie Graham (3 January 1941 – 29 August 2010) was a Scottish writer, director and producer, best known for his writing work on the British television series ''The Sweeney'', '' The Professionals'' and ''Dempsey and Makepeace''.
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(1941–2010), Scottish writer, television director and producer
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Ranald Leask, British journalist
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Ranald MacDonald (bishop)
Ranald MacDonald (1756–1832) was a Roman Catholic bishop who served as the Vicar Apostolic of the Highland District from 1819 to 1827, then the Vicar Apostolic of the Western District from 1827 to 1832.
Life
Born in Edinburgh in 1756, he w ...
(1756–1832), Scottish Roman Catholic bishop
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Ranald George Macdonald
Ranald George Macdonald (29 August 1788 – 11 March 1873) was a Scottish clan chief and Member of Parliament.
Macdonald was the son of John Macdonald, 18th Chief of Clanranald, by Katherine, the daughter of Robert McQueen, Lord Braxfield.< ...
(1788–1873), Scottish clan chief and Member of British Parliament
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Ranald MacDonald
Ranald MacDonald (February 3, 1824 – August 24, 1894) was the first native English-speaker to teach the English language in Japan, including educating Einosuke Moriyama, one of the chief interpreters to handle the negotiations between Co ...
(1824–1894), English language teacher in Japan
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Ranald Roderick Macdonald
Ranald Roderick Macdonald (1945–2007) was a British mathematician and psychologist. He was known for his contribution to the foundations of significance testing.
References
1945 births
2007 deaths
20th-century British mathematic ...
(1945–2007), British mathematician and psychologist
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Ranald MacDougall (1915–1973), American screenwriter
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Ranald S. Mackenzie
Ranald Slidell Mackenzie, also called Bad Hand, (July 27, 1840 – January 19, 1889) was a career United States Army officer and general in the Union Army during the American Civil War. He was described by General Ulysses S. Grant as its ...
(1840–1889), United States Army officer and general during the Civil War
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Ranald Sutherland, Lord Sutherland
Ronald Iain Sutherland, Lord Sutherland (born 1932), is a former Senator of the College of Justice in Scotland, having been appointed in 1985. Known as Lord Sutherland in the Court of Session and High Court of Justiciary, he sat in the First Divisi ...
(born 1932), Scottish judge
Fictional characters
*Ranald Bannerman from ''
Ranald Bannerman's Boyhood
''Ranald Bannerman's Boyhood'' is a realistic, largely autobiographical, novel by George MacDonald. It was first published in 1871. The original edition was illustrated by Arthur Hughes.
Plot introduction
Ranald Bannerman's Boyhood is a story ...
'', a novel by George MacDonald
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