Reynold is an English

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come from an Old High German personal name made up of the element "ragin" (''advice, decision'') and "wald" (''power, authority, brightness''). It is a

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of '' Rögnvaldr'', which is also a source of the name

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 ...

. The Normans brought the name to England. Related names include: "Reginald" (English), "Reginaldo" ( Italian), "Rinaldo" (Italian), "Reinaldo" ( Portuguese, Spanish), "Reinhold" (

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), "Reino" ( Finnish), "Reynol" (German, Spanish), " Reinout" ( Dutch), "Renaud" (

French French (french: français(e), link=no) may refer to: * Something of, from, or related to France ** French language, which originated in France, and its various dialects and accents ** French people, a nation and ethnic group identified with Franc ...

), "Reynaldo" (Spanish), and "Reynaud" (French). Reynold is a much less common surname than its derivative

Reynolds Reynolds may refer to: Places Australia *Hundred of Reynolds, a cadastral unit in South Australia *Hundred of Reynolds (Northern Territory), a cadastral unit in the Northern Territory of Australia United States * Reynolds, Mendocino County, Calif ...

; people with the surname "Reynold" include:

Surname

* Hannah Reynold, Swedish singer with Lucky Twice

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