Reinhold is a
German male given name. This German name is originally from "Reinold", composed of two elements. The first is from ''ragin'', meaning "the (Germanic) Gods" and ''wald'' meaning "powerful".
This name was popularised by the ancient German hero figure known as
Reinhold von Montalban (
The Four Sons of Aymon), Reinhold von Meilan (
The Dietrich Saga), and ultimately, as
Saint Reinhold von Köln.
The -h- is recorded in the
Dietrich von Bern legendary figure
De gude Reinholt van Meilan who was the only one spared the slaughter at Erminrich's castle due to his loyalty to Dietrich. Hence with the addition of the -h- the etymology is interpreted as the emphatic prefix ''regn-'' with ''hold'', apparently meaning "solemnly loyal".
[George T. Gillespie, A Catalogue Of Persons Named In German Heroic Literature (700-1600) Including Named Animals And Objects And Ethnic Names, 1973, pp 107-108]
This name was brought to the British Isles by
Viking conquerors, in the form of the
Old Norse Rögnvaldr. In the 11th century, the
Normans further established this name as ''Reinald'' and ''Reynaud''.
There are other spelling variations of this name, but all have the same
etymological Germanic origin.
Cognate to English
Reynold,
Ronald
Ronald is a masculine given name derived from the Old Norse ''Rögnvaldr'',#H2, Hanks; Hardcastle; Hodges (2006) p. 234; #H1, Hanks; Hodges (2003) § Ronald. or possibly from Old English ''Regenweald''. In some cases ''Ronald'' is an Anglicised ...
, French
Renault, Italian
Rinaldo
Rinaldo may refer to:
*Renaud de Montauban (also spelled Renaut, Renault, Italian: Rinaldo di Montalbano, Dutch: Reinout van Montalbaen, German: Reinhold von Montalban), a legendary knight in the medieval Matter of France
* Rinaldo (''Jerusalem Lib ...
, Scandinavian
Ragnvald Ragnvald, Rögnvald or Rognvald or Rægnald is an Old Norse name (Old Norse ''Rǫgnvaldr'', modern Icelandic ''Rögnvaldur''; in Old English ''Regenweald'' and in Old Irish, Middle Irish ''Ragnall''). Notable people with the name include:
* Ragnval ...
, and Spanish
Reynaldo Reynaldo is a Spanish given name from the German name Reinhold. Notable people with the name include:
* Reynaldo Aguado Montealegre (born 1960), Nicaraguan activist
* Reynaldo Aimonetti (born 1943), Argentine footballer
* Reynaldo Anderson (born 19 ...
.
Notable people with the surname include
*
Erasmus Reinhold, 16th-century German astronomer; the lunar crater
Reinhold is named after him
*
Hagen Reinhold (born 1978), German politician
*
Hugo Reinhold (1854–1935), Austrian composer and pianist
*
Judge Reinhold (born 1957), American actor
*
Karl Leonhard Reinhold (1757–1823), 18th-/19th-century Austrian philosopher
*
Karolin Braunsberger-Reinhold (born 1986), German politician
*
Meyer Reinhold (1909–2002), American classical scholar
*
Johann Heinrich Carl Reinhold (1788–1825), German painter and engraver
*
Christa L. Deeleman-Reinhold
Christa Laetitia Deeleman-Reinhold (born 23 November 1930) is a Dutch arachnologist. She specializes in spiders from Southeast Asia and Southern Europe, particularly cave-dwelling and tropical spiders. She donated a collection of about 25,000 Sou ...
(born 1930), Dutch arachnologist
People with the given name include
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Reinhold Glière (1875–1956), Russian and Soviet composer
*
Reinhold Hanning (1921 – 2017) – Germany (Poland) – Auschwitz death camp SS guard
*
Friedrich Reinhold Kreutzwald (1803–1882), Estonian writer
*
Reinhold Messner (born 1944), Italian mountaineer
*
Reinhold Mitterlehner (born 1955), Austrian politician
*
Reinhold Niebuhr (1892–1971), American theologian, public intellectual, and commentator
*
Reinhold Richard "Reince" Priebus (born 1972), American lawyer, former White House Chief of Staff for U.S. President Donald J. Trump
*
Reinhold Remmert (1930–2016), German mathematician
*
Reinhold Saulmann (1895–1936), Estonian Olympic sprinter
*
Reinhold Thiessenhusen (1864–1930), American politician
*
Reinhold Tiling (1893–1933), German engineer, pilot and rocket pioneer
*
Reinhold Würth (born 1935), German businessman
*
Reinhold Weege
Reinhold Weege (December 23, 1949 – December 1, 2012) was an United States, American television writer, producer and director. He was born in Chicago, Illinois.
Weege wrote for several television series, including ''Barney Miller'' and ''M*A* ...
(1949–2012), American television writer, producer and director
References
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Surnames of German origin
German masculine given names
Surnames from given names
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