Reginald is a masculine

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in the

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Etymology and history

The name is derived from the

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''Reginaldus'', which has been influenced by the Latin word ''regina'', meaning "

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name. The Germanic name is composed of two elements: the first ''ragin'', meaning "advice", "counsel", "decision"; the second element is ''wald'', meaning "rule", "ruler". The

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form of the name is ''Raginald'';

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forms are ''Reinald'' and ''Reynaud''. Forms of this Germanic name were first brought to the British Isles by Scandinavians, in the form of the Old Norse ''Rögnvaldr''. This name was later reinforced by the arrival of the Normans in the 11th century, in the

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forms ''Reinald'' and ''Reynaud''. which cited: for the surname "Reynold". The Latin ''Reginaldus'' was used as a Latin form of cognate names, such as the Old Norse ''Rögnvaldr'', and the Gaelic ''Ragnall'' and ''Raghnall''.

Translations

* Afrikaans: Ryno * Ancient Germanic: Raginald, Reinald, Reinhold * Ancient Scandinavian: Ragnvaldr * Arabic: ريجنالد (Ryǧināld) * Belarusian: Рэджынальд (Redžynaĺd) * Bulgarian: Реджиналд (Redzhinald) * Catalan: Renald * Chinese: 雷金纳德 (Léijīnnàdé) (雷金納德) * Danish: Ragnvald * Dutch: Reinoud, Reinout * Finnish: Reino * Filipino: Regino * French: Réginald, Renaud, Renoir, Renouard, Reynaud * German: Reinhold * Gujarati: રેજિનાલ્ડ (Rējinālḍa) * Hebrew: רג'ינלד (Rejinald) * Hindi: रेगीनाल्ड (Rēgīnālḍa) * Icelandic: Rögnvaldur * Irish: Raghnall * Italian: Rinaldo * Japanese: レジナルド (Rejinarudo) * Kannada: ರೆಜಿನಾಲ್ಡ್ (Rejinālḍ) * Korean: 레지날드 (Rejinaldeu) * Latin: Reginaldus * Macedonian: Реџиналд (Redžinald) * Middle Irish: Ragnall * Mongolian: Режиналд (Ryejinald) * Norwegian: Ragnvald * Old French: Reinald, Reynaud * Old German: Raginald * Old Irish: Ragnall * Old Norse: Rögnvaldr * Persian: رجینالد * Polish: Reginald, Romuald * Portuguese: Reginaldo, Reinaldo, Reynaldo, Ronaldo * Punjabi: ਰੇਜਿਨਾਲਡ (Rējinālaḍa) * Russian: Рогволод (Rogvolod) * Scottish Gaelic: Raghnall * Serbian: Региналд (Reginald) * Spanish: Reinaldo, Reynaldo * Swedish: Ragnvald * Tamil: ரெஜினால்டு (Rejiṉālṭu) * Telugu: రెజినాల్డ్ (Rejinālḍ) * Thai: เรจินัล (Recinạl) * Ukrainian: Реджинальд (Redzhynalʹd) * Welsh: Rheinallt * Yiddish: רעגינאַלד (Reginald)

Use and popularity

Today ''Reginald'' is regarded as a very formal name, and bearers generally shorten their name to ''Reg'' in ordinary usage. '' Reggie'' is a pet form of ''Reg''.

People named Reginald

Middle Ages

:''Ordered chronologically'' *

Reginald I, Count of Burgundy Reginald I was the second count of the Free County of Burgundy. Born in 986, he was the son of Otto-William, the first count, and Ermentrude de Roucy. In 1016, Reginald married Alice of Normandy. He succeeded to the county on his father's death ...

(986–1057), second Count of the Free County of Burgundy *

Reginald I, Count of Bar Reginald I (also called "the One-eyed", Reinald I, Renaud I; – 10 March 1149) was Count of Bar (1105–1149). Barrois, during the Middle Ages, was the territory of the counts and dukes of Bar, in the eastern part of present-day France, bo ...

, Count of Bar (1105–1149) *

Reginald de Dunstanville, 1st Earl of Cornwall {{Infobox noble, type , name = Reginald de Dunstanville , title = Earl of Cornwall High Sheriff of Devon , image = , caption = , alt = , CoA = , more ...

(c. 1110–1175), also High Sheriff of Devon *

Raynald of Châtillon Raynald of Châtillon (french: Renaud; 11254 July 1187), also known as Reynald or Reginald, was a Crusader knight of French origin but also Prince of Antioch from 1153 to 1160 or 1161, and Lord of Oultrejordain from 1175 until his death. He w ...

(c. 1125–1187), also known as Reginald of Châtillon, a knight in the Second Crusade and Prince of Antioch *

Reginald of Sidon Reginald Grenier (1130s – 1202; also Reynald or Renaud) was Count of Sidon and an important noble in the late-12th century Kingdom of Jerusalem. Rise to fame Reginald was the son of Gerard of Sidon and Agnes of Bures, and a grandson of Eu ...

(1130s–1202), Count of Sidon and an important noble in the Kingdom of Jerusalem *

Reginald of Canterbury Reginald of Canterbury (died after 1109) was a medieval French writer and Benedictine monk who lived and wrote in England in the very early part of the 12th century. He was the author of a number of Latin poems, including an epic entitled ''Malchu ...

, medieval French writer around 1200 *

Reginald (bishop of the Isles) Reginald (died c.1226) was an early thirteenth-century Bishop of the Isles. According to the ''Chronicle of Mann'', he was related to the Crovan dynasty, the royal family of the Kingdom of the Isles. The chronicle specifically states that he was t ...

(died c. 1226) *

Reginald de Braose Reginald de Braose (19 September 1182 – June 1228) was one of the sons of William de Braose, 4th Lord of Bramber and Matilda, also known as Maud de St. Valery and Lady de la Haie. Her other children included William and Giles. The de Braoses ...

(1182–1228), Norman nobleman * Raynald of Belleville (died 1241), Hungarian prelate *

Reginald of Piperno Reginald of Piperno (or Reginald of Priverno) was an Italian Dominican, theologian and companion of St. Thomas Aquinas. Biography Reginald was born at Piperno about 1230. Since 1927 this town of the Lazio region in central Italy is Priverno. H ...

(c. 1230–c. 1290), Italian Dominican, theologian and companion of St. Thomas Aquinas *

Reginald of Bar (bishop of Metz) Reginald of Bar (Renaud de Bar, d. 1316) was bishop of Metz from 1302. Reginald was the son of Theobald II, Count of Bar, and his wife Joan of Toucy. He was made canon at Rheims, Laon, Verdun and Cambrai and then, before 1298, archdeacon of Br ...

(died 1316) *

Reginald of Burgundy Reginald of Burgundy (died 1321) was Count of Montbéliard, ''jure uxoris'', from 1282 to 1321. He was a son of Hugh III, Count of Burgundy, Hugh of Chalon (from the Anscarids, House of Ivrée), sire of Salins, and his wife Adelaide, Countess Pala ...

(died 1321), Count of Montbéliard from 1282 to 1321 *

Reginald II, Duke of Guelders Reginald II of Guelders ( nl, Reinoud), called "the Black" (c. 1295 – 12 October 1343), was Count of Guelders, and from 1339 onwards Duke of Guelders, and Zutphen, in the Low Countries, from 1326 to 1343. He was the son of Reginald I of Guelders ...

(c. 1295–1343)

Modern world

Reginald Arvizu Reginald Quincy Arvizu (born November 2, 1969), also known as "Fieldy", is an American musician, best known as the bassist for nu metal band Korn. He is also the guitarist/bassist for rock band StillWell. Musical career Prior to Arvizu's t ...

(born 1969), American rock musician *

Reginald Askew Reginald James Albert Askew (16 May 1928 – 9 April 2012) was a British Anglican priest and academic. He was Principal of Salisbury and Wells Theological College from 1973 to 1987, and Dean of King's College London King's College Lon ...

(1928–2012), British Anglican priest and academic * Reginald Bonham, English blind chess player *

Reginald Bosanquet Reginald Tindal Kennedy Bosanquet (9 August 1932 – 27 May 1984) was a British journalist and broadcaster who was an anchor of '' News at Ten'' for ITN from 1967 to 1979.Eddie Dyj"Bosanquet, Reginald (1932–1984)" BFI screenonline Early ...

(1932–1984), British television newsreader best known for presenting News At Ten * Reginald Denny (actor), English stage, film, and television actor *

Reginald Oliver Denny Reginald Oliver Denny (born 1953) is a former construction truck driver who was pulled from his truck and severely beaten during the 1992 Los Angeles riots. His attackers, a group of Black men who came to be known as the "L.A. Four", targeted De ...

, the truck driver nearly beaten to death during the Los Angeles riots in 1992 *

Elton John Sir Elton Hercules John (born Reginald Kenneth Dwight; 25 March 1947) is a British singer, pianist and composer. Commonly nicknamed the "Rocket Man" after his 1972 hit single of the same name, John has led a commercially successful career a ...

(born Reginald Kenneth Dwight), English singer *

Reginald Dyer Colonel Reginald Edward Harry Dyer, CB (9 October 1864 – 23 July 1927) was an officer of the Bengal Army and later the newly constituted British Indian Army. His military career began serving briefly in the regular British Army before tra ...

(1864-1927), British-Indian army officer, mostly remembered for ordering the

Jallianwala Bagh massacre The Jallianwala Bagh massacre, also known as the Amritsar massacre, took place on 13 April 1919. A large peaceful crowd had gathered at the Jallianwala Bagh in Amritsar, Punjab, to protest against the Rowlatt Act and arrest of pro-independenc ...

in 1919. *

Reginald Earnshaw Reginald Hamilton Earnshaw (5 February 1927 – 6 July 1941), known as Reggie Earnshaw, is believed to have been the youngest person in the British services to die in World War II. He was just old when he died under enemy fire on the off the ...

(1927–1941), believed to be the youngest person in the British services to have died in the Second World War *

Reginald Fessenden Reginald Aubrey Fessenden (October 6, 1866 – July 22, 1932) was a Canadian-born inventor, who did a majority of his work in the United States and also claimed U.S. citizenship through his American-born father. During his life he received hundre ...

(1866–1932), inventor who conducted pioneering experiments in radio *

Reggie Fils-Aimé Reginald Fils-Aimé ( ; born March 25, 1961) is an American businessman best known for being the president and chief operating officer of Nintendo of America, the North American division of the Japanese video game company Nintendo, from 2006 ...

(born 1961), American businessman and former president/COO of Nintendo of America *

Reg Fleming Reginald Stephen "Reggie, The Ruffian" Fleming (April 21, 1936 – July 11, 2009) was a professional hockey player in the National Hockey League with the Montreal Canadiens, Chicago Black Hawks, Boston Bruins, New York Rangers, Philadelphia Flyers ...

(1936–2009), National Hockey League player * Rex Harrison (1908–1990), English actor * Reginald D. Hunter, American comedian, living and working in Britain *

Reggie Jackson Reginald Martinez Jackson (born May 18, 1946) is an American former professional baseball right fielder who played 21 seasons in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Kansas City / Oakland Athletics, Baltimore Orioles, New York Yankees, and Cali ...

(born 1946), former Major League Baseball player, member of the Baseball Hall of Fame * Reginald Kray (1933–2000), one of the Kray twins, English criminals *

Reg Keys Reginald Thomas Keys (born 1952) is the father of a British serviceman killed in the Iraq War. He stood in the 2005 general election as an anti-war independent candidate for in Sedgefield, a constituency held by the then Prime Minister, Tony Bl ...

, British anti-war campaigner and parliamentary candidate *

Reginald Lee Reginald Lee (19 May 1870 – 6 August 1913) was a lookout stationed in the crow's nest of the RMS ''Titanic'' when the ship collided with an iceberg at 23:40 on 14 April 1912. Biography Born in Benson, England, Lee served in the Royal Navy as ...

(1870-1913), lookout stationed in the crow's nest of the

RMS Titanic RMS ''Titanic'' was a British passenger liner, operated by the White Star Line, which sank in the North Atlantic Ocean on 15 April 1912 after striking an iceberg during her maiden voyage from Southampton, England, to New York City, United ...

when the ship collided with an iceberg *

Reggie Miller Reginald Wayne Miller (born August 24, 1965) is an American former professional basketball player who List of NBA players who have spent their entire career with one franchise, played his entire 18-year National Basketball Association (NBA) ca ...

(born 1965), former National Basketball Association player, member of the Basketball Hall of Fame * Reginald Mitchell (1885-1937), British

aeronautical engineer Aerospace engineering is the primary field of engineering concerned with the development of aircraft and spacecraft. It has two major and overlapping branches: aeronautical engineering and astronautical engineering. Avionics engineering is si ...

, designer of the

Supermarine Spitfire The Supermarine Spitfire is a British single-seat fighter aircraft used by the Royal Air Force and other Allied countries before, during, and after World War II. Many variants of the Spitfire were built, from the Mk 1 to the Rolls-Royce Grif ...

* Reginald Noble, best known as Redman *

Reginald Owen John Reginald Owen (5 August 1887 – 5 November 1972) was a British actor. He was known for his many roles in British and American films and television programs. Career The son of Joseph and Frances Owen, Reginald Owen studied at Sir Herbert ...

(1887-1972), British character actor * Reginald Perera (1915-1977), Sri Lankan Sinhala Trotskyist *

Reginald Pole Reginald Pole (12 March 1500 – 17 November 1558) was an English cardinal of the Catholic Church and the last Catholic archbishop of Canterbury, holding the office from 1556 to 1558, during the Counter-Reformation. Early life Pole was bor ...

(1500–1558), English Archbishop of Canterbury and cardinal * Reginald Sydney Vernon Poulier (1894-1976), Sri Lankan

Burgher Burgher may refer to: * Burgher (social class), a medieval, early modern European title of a citizen of a town, and a social class from which city officials could be drawn ** Burgess (title), a resident of a burgh in northern Britain ** Grand Bu ...

civil servant * Reginald Prentice (1923–2001), British politician *

Reginald Punnett Reginald Crundall Punnett FRS (; 20 June 1875 – 3 January 1967) was a British geneticist who co-founded, with William Bateson, the ''Journal of Genetics'' in 1910. Punnett is probably best remembered today as the creator of the Punnett ...

(1875–1967), British geneticist *

Reg Saunders Reginald Walter Saunders, MBE (7 August 1920 – 2 March 1990) was the first Aboriginal Australian to be commissioned as an officer in the Australian Army. He came from a military family, his forebears having served in the Boer War and th ...

(1920–1990), Australian army officer * Reginald Tennekoon, Sri Lankan Sinhala MP for Minipe *

Reg Varney Reginald Alfred Varney (11 July 1916 – 16 November 2008) was an English actor, entertainer and comedian. He is best remembered for having played the lead role of bus driver Stan Butler in the LWT sitcom ''On the Buses'' (1969–73) and its th ...

(1916–2008), English actor, entertainer and comedian *

Reginald VelJohnson Reginald VelJohnson (born Reginald VelJohnson; August 16, 1952) is an American actor. He is best known for playing police officer characters, such as Carl Winslow on the sitcom ''Family Matters,'' which ran from 1989 to 1998, and LAPD Sergeant ...

(born 1952), American actor *

Reggie White Reginald Howard White (December 19, 1961 – December 26, 2004) was an American professional football player who played defensive end in the National Football League (NFL) for 15 seasons during the 1980s and 1990s. He played college football for ...

(1961–2004), American football player, member of both the College and Pro Football Halls of Fame * Reginald Mengi, who was a Tanzanian Billionaire, and chairman of IPP companies *

Reginald (wrestler) Sidney Iking Bateman (born March 13, 1993) is an American professional wrestler and former acrobat. Better known by the ring name Reggie, he is currently signed to WWE, where he performs on the NXT brand under the ring name Scrypts. Bateman sig ...

, professional wrestler and former acrobat * Reggy Roach 2000-Present Rapper and singer signed to Roach Records under Capitol

Fictional characters

* Reginald, in

Saki Hector Hugh Munro (18 December 1870 – 14 November 1916), better known by the pen name Saki and also frequently as H. H. Munro, was a British writer whose witty, mischievous and sometimes macabre stories satirize Edwardian society and cultur ...

short stories * Reginald, nemesis and cousin of Richie Rich in the movie and comic books *

Reginald Barclay Reginald Endicott Barclay III is a fictional engineer from the ''Star Trek'' media franchise. On television and in film, he has been portrayed by Dwight Schultz since the character's introduction in the '' Star Trek: The Next Generation'' th ...

, a recurring character in the ''

Star Trek ''Star Trek'' is an American science fiction media franchise created by Gene Roddenberry, which began with the eponymous 1960s television series and quickly became a worldwide pop-culture phenomenon. The franchise has expanded into vari ...

'' fictional universe * Reginald Bunthorne, the main character of the

Gilbert and Sullivan Gilbert and Sullivan was a Victorian era, Victorian-era theatrical partnership of the dramatist W. S. Gilbert (1836–1911) and the composer Arthur Sullivan (1842–1900), who jointly created fourteen comic operas between 1871 and 1896, of which ...

opera ''

Patience (or forbearance) is the ability to endure difficult circumstances. Patience may involve perseverance in the face of delay; tolerance of provocation without responding in disrespect/anger; or forbearance when under strain, especially when faced ...

'' *

Bushroot This article includes a list of characters from the Disney series ''Darkwing Duck''. Main characters * Drake Mallard / Darkwing Duck (voiced by Jim Cummings, Chris Diamantopoulos in the 2017 ''DuckTales'' reboot) is an average citizen by day and ...

, Reginald Bushroot, supervillain in the Disney television series ''

Darkwing Duck ''Darkwing Duck'' is an American animated superhero comedy television series produced by Disney Television Animation (formerly Walt Disney Television Animation) that first ran from 1991 to 1992 on both the syndicated programming block ''The Disn ...

'' * Reginald Deadman, police constable in the British television sitcom '' Goodnight Sweetheart'' *

Reggie Mantle Reginald "Reggie" Mantle is a fictional teenager in stories published by Archie Comics; he is introduced by writer-artist Bob Montana and John L. Goldwater in ''Jackpot Comics'' #5 (cover-dated Spring 1942). He also appears in CW's '' Riverdale' ...

, in Archie Comics * Reginald Perrin, the main character of a series of novels by David Nobbs, and ''

The Fall and Rise of Reginald Perrin ''The Fall and Rise of Reginald Perrin'' is a British sitcom starring Leonard Rossiter in the title role. It is based on a series of novels written by David Nobbs and produced from 1976 to 1979. Nobbs adapted the screenplay for the first series ...

'', the popular BBC-commissioned 1970s comedy based upon it *

Reginald Jeeves Jeeves (born Reginald Jeeves, nicknamed Reggie) is a fictional character in a series of comedic short stories and novels by English author P. G. Wodehouse. Jeeves is the highly competent valet of a wealthy and idle young Londoner named Bertie W ...

, the personal servant to Bertie Wooster in a series of short stories and novels by P. G. Wodehouse * Reginald "Reg" Hollis, a long-standing fictional police constable in the British television series ''

The Bill ''The Bill'' is a British police procedural television series, first broadcast on ITV from 16 August 1983 until 31 August 2010. The programme originated from a one-off drama, '' Woodentop'', broadcast in August 1983. The programme focused on ...

'' * Reginald "Bubbles" Cousins, in the American television series ''

The Wire ''The Wire'' is an American Crime film, crime drama Television show, television series created and primarily written by author and former police reporter David Simon. The series was broadcast by the cable network HBO in the United States. ''The ...

'' * Reginald, a fictional koala bear in ''

American Dad! ''American Dad!'' is an American animated sitcom created by Seth MacFarlane, Mike Barker and Matt Weitzman for the Fox Broadcasting Company. Since 2014, the series has been airing new episodes on TBS. ''American Dad!'' is the first television ...

'', voiced by Erik Durbin * Chief Inspector Reginald Wexford, the protagonist in a series of mysteries by

Ruth Rendell Ruth Barbara Rendell, Baroness Rendell of Babergh, (; 17 February 1930 – 2 May 2015) was an English author of thrillers and psychological murder mysteries. Rendell is best known for creating Chief Inspector Wexford.The Oxford Companion ...

* General Reginald Peter Skarr, in ''

Evil Con Carne ''Evil Con Carne'' is an American animated television series created by Maxwell Atoms for Cartoon Network. The series centers on wealthy crime lord Hector Con Carne, who is reduced to his brain and stomach after an assassination attempt and subseq ...

'' and ''

The Grim Adventures of Billy and Mandy ''The Grim Adventures of Billy & Mandy'' is an American animated television series created by Maxwell Atoms for Cartoon Network and distributed by Warner Bros. Domestic Television. It follows Billy, an extremely dimwitted, happy-go-lucky boy, an ...

'' * Reginald "Belch" Huggins, a minor antagonist in

Stephen King Stephen Edwin King (born September 21, 1947) is an American author of horror, supernatural fiction, suspense, crime, science-fiction, and fantasy novels. Described as the "King of Horror", a play on his surname and a reference to his high s ...

’s 1986 novel '' It'' * Reginald "Red" Forman, in ''

That 70s Show ''That '70s Show'' is an American television period teen sitcom that aired on Fox from August 23, 1998, to May 18, 2006. The series focuses on the lives of a group of six teenage friends living in the fictional town of Point Place, Wisconsin, fr ...

'' * Reginald Roach, in the ''

RoboRoach ''RoboRoach'' is a Canadian animated television series which ran on Teletoon in Canada, Animania HD in the United States, and Fox Kids internationally. The title song was sung by Big Rude Jake. It follows the story of a cockroach named Ruben and ...

'' animated TV series * Chief Superintendent Reginald Bright, in the '' Endeavour'' TV series * Reginald Bane, a recurring character in ''

Mysticons ''Mysticons'' is an animated television series that aired from August 28, 2017 to September 15, 2018. The show is a collaboration between companies Nelvana, Playmates Toys, and The Topps Company. The show was created by Sean Jara, who is also the ...

'' animated TV series * Captain Reginald Thisleton, a World War I fighter pilot whom Woodhouse is heavily implied to have been lovers with in an episode of

Archer Archery is the sport, practice, or skill of using a bow to shoot arrows.Paterson ''Encyclopaedia of Archery'' p. 17 The word comes from the Latin ''arcus'', meaning bow. Historically, archery has been used for hunting and combat. In m ...

* Reginald "Reggie" Peters, a ghost teenager who forms with two other dead himbos and a living girl a band in ''Julie and the Phantoms'' * Reginald Copperbottom, the leader of the Toppat Clan in the video game series ''Henry Stickmin''

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