Ronald is a masculine

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derived from the Old Norse '' Rögnvaldr'', Hanks; Hardcastle; Hodges (2006) p. 234; Hanks; Hodges (2003) § Ronald. or possibly from

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'' Regenweald''. In some cases ''Ronald'' is an

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form of the Gaelic '' Raghnall'', a name likewise derived from ''Rögnvaldr''. The latter name is composed of the Old Norse elements ''regin'' ("advice", "decision") and ''valdr'' ("ruler"). ''Ronald'' was originally used in England and Scotland, where Scandinavian influences were once substantial, although now the name is common throughout the English-speaking world. A short form of ''Ronald'' is ''Ron''.

Pet form A hypocorism ( or ; from Ancient Greek: (), from (), 'to call by pet names', sometimes also ''hypocoristic'') or pet name is a name used to show affection for a person. It may be a diminutive form of a person's name, such as ''Izzy'' for I ...

s of ''Ronald'' include ''Roni'' and ''

Ronnie Ronnie may refer to: *Ronnie (name), a unisex pet name and given name * "Ronnie" (Four Seasons song), a song by Bob Gaudio and Bob Crewe *"Ronnie," a song from the Metallica album ''Load'' *Ronnie Brunswijkstadion, an association football stadium ...

''. ''Ronalda'' and ''Rhonda'' are feminine forms of ''Ronald''. ''

Rhona Rhona is the name of: * Rhona Adair (1878–1961), British golf champion * Rhona Bennett (born 1976), American singer, actress and model * Rhona Brankin (born 1950), Labour Co-operative politician and Member of the Scottish Parliament * Rhona Bro ...

'', a modern name apparently only dating back to the late nineteenth century, may have originated as a feminine form of ''Ronald''. Hanks; Hardcastle; Hodges (2006) pp. 230, 408; Hanks; Hodges (2003) § Rhona. The names ''Renaud''/''Renault'' and ''Reynold''/''Reinhold'' are cognates from French and German respectively. The name ''Ronaldo'' is a cognate from Spanish and Portuguese.

People with the name

* Ronald I of Buganda * Ronald Acuña, Venezuelan baseball player * Ronald Alcock (died 1991), British stamp dealer and philatelic speaker * Ronalds Arājs, Latvian athlete * Ronald Arculli, Former chairman of Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing, Non-official Members Convenor of the Executive Council of Hong Kong (Exco) and a senior partner at King & Wood Mallesons. * Ron Atkinson, English football manager * Ronald Bandell (1946–2015), Dutch mayor * Ronnie Barker (1929–2005), British comedian, known as one half of The Two Ronnies * Ronnie Belliard, retired American baseball player * Ronnie Biggs, British train robber * Ron Blomberg (born 1948), American major league baseball player * Ronald Burkle, American businessman *

Ronnie Burns (actor) Ronald Jon Burns (July 9, 1935 – November 14, 2007) was an American television actor. He is primarily remembered as the son of comedians George Burns and Gracie Allen and a regular cast member of ''The George Burns and Gracie Allen Show'' (1950 ...

, part-time actor best noted as the adopted son of George Burns and Gracie Allen *

Ronnie Burns (Australian) Ronald Leslie Burns AM (born 8 September 1946) is an Australian retired rock singer-songwriter and musician. He fronted the Melbourne band "The Flies" in the early 1960s, followed by a solo career into the 1970s and was a member of Burns Cot ...

, Australian singer * Ronnie Burns (footballer), former Australian rules footballer with the Geelong and Adelaide Football Clubs *

Ron Butlin (ice hockey) Ronald James Butlin (August 8, 1925September 24, 2014) was a Canadian ice hockey executive. He was president of the Western Canada Hockey League (WCHL) from 1968 to 1971, when the league separated from the Canadian Amateur Hockey Association ( ...

(1925–2014), Canadian ice hockey executive * Ronald Castree, British child murderer * Ronald Cerritos, Salvadoran footballer *

Ronald Cheng Ronald Cheng Chung-kei (born 9 March 1972) is a Hong Kong singer and actor. Life and career Ronald Cheng was born in Hong Kong. Originally intending to work behind the scenes as a songwriter and a producer, Cheng did odd jobs at his father (Dire ...

, Hong Kong pop star and movie actor * Ron Chernow, American writer, journalist, historian and biographer *

Ronalds Cinks Ronalds Cinks (born 11 March 1990) is a retired Latvian professional ice hockey player who played for Dinamo Riga in the KHL and represented Latvia as a junior four times. He most recently played for HK Mogo of the Latvian Hockey Higher League. ...

, Latvian ice hockey player * Ronald D. Coleman, American politician *

Ronald Colman Ronald Charles Colman (9 February 1891 – 19 May 1958) was an English-born actor, starting his career in theatre and silent film in his native country, then immigrating to the United States and having a successful Hollywood film career. He wa ...

, English actor * Ronnie Corbett, British comedian, known for his role as the other half of The Two Ronnies * Ronald de Boer, Dutch football (soccer) player *

Ronald DeFeo Jr Ronald Joseph DeFeo Jr. (September 26, 1951 – March 12, 2021) was an American mass murderer who was tried and convicted for the 1974 killings of his father, mother, two brothers, and two sisters in Amityville, Long Island, New York. Conde ...

, American mass murder and family annihilator *

Ronald dela Rosa Ronald Marapon dela Rosa (born January 21, 1962), also known as Bato, is a Filipino Filipino may refer to: * Something from or related to the Philippines ** Filipino language, standardized variety of 'Tagalog', the national language and one ...

(born 1962), Filipino politician and retired police general * Ronald de Mel (born 1925), Sri Lanka Minister of Finance from 1977 to 1988 * Ron Dennis, British businessman * Ron DeSantis, American politician *

Ronnie James Dio Ronald James Padavona (July 10, 1942 – May 16, 2010), known professionally as Ronnie James Dio, was an American heavy metal singer. He fronted and founded numerous bands throughout his career, including Elf, Rainbow, Black Sabbath, Dio and H ...

, American singer for Elf, Rainbow, Black Sabbath, Dio, and Heaven and Hell * Ronald Fielding Dodd (c.1890–1958), Scottish architect *

Ronald Dominique Ronald Joseph Dominique (born January 9, 1964), known as The Bayou Strangler, is an American serial killer and rapist who murdered at least 23 men and boys in the state of Louisiana between 1997 and 2006. On September 23, 2008, Dominique was foun ...

(born 1964), prolific American serial killer and rapist *

Ronald dos Santos Lopes Ronald dos Santos Lopes (born 18 June 1998), simply known as Ronald, is a Brazilian footballer who plays as a midfielder for Fortaleza. Club career Born in Belford Roxo, Rio de Janeiro, Ronald made his senior debut with Nova Iguaçu in 2016. ...

(born 1998), Brazilian footballer * Ronnie Drew, Irish singer and a founding member of The Dubliners *

Ron Eldard Ronald Jason Eldard (born February 20, 1965) is an American actor. Early life Eldard was born on Long Island, New York. He is the sixth of seven children, and has four sisters and two brothers. He is of Irish and Scottish descent. Eldard's mothe ...

, American actor * Ronald Evans (1933–1990), American astronaut * Ronald Ferguson, father of Sarah, Duchess of York * Ronald Ferguson (economist), American researcher of the racial education achievement gap * Ronald Fisher (1890–1962), British statistician and geneticist *

Ronald Florijn Ronald Florijn (born 21 April 1961) is a former rower from the Netherlands and two-time Olympic gold medallist. Florijn won the gold medal in the men's double sculls at the 1988 Summer Olympics, alongside Nico Rienks. At the 1996 Summer Olympi ...

, Dutch rower *

Ronald J. Garan, Jr. Ronald John Garan Jr. (born October 30, 1961) is a retired NASA astronaut. After graduating from State University of New York College at Oneonta in 1982, he joined the Air Force, becoming a Second Lieutenant in 1984. He became an F-16 pilot, a ...

, American astronaut *

Ronald Girones Ronald Girones (born May 10, 1983 in Guantánamo) is a male judoka from Cuba, who won the bronze medal in the men's lightweight division (– 73 kg) at the 2007 Pan American Games, alongside Canada's Nicholas Tritton. He represented his ...

, Cuban judoka *

Ronald Gora Ronald Francis Gora (July 10, 1933 – March 11, 2014) was an American competition swimmer and Pan American Games champion. Gora was born in Chicago, Illinois and attended Lane Tech High School in Chicago. He remains tied with Tom Jager and Bri ...

, American swimmer * Ronald Green (1944-2012), American-Israeli basketball player * Ronald "Ronnie" Kray (1933-1995), English killer and robber *

Ron McClure Ron McClure (born November 22, 1941) is an American jazz bassist. Early life McClure was born in New Haven, Connecticut, United States. He started on piano at age five, and later played accordion and bass. McClure studied privately with Joseph I ...

, Jazz bassist * Ronald McNeill, 1st Baron Cushendun, British Conservative politician *

Ron Greenwood Ronald Greenwood CBE (11 November 1921 – 9 February 2006) was an English football player and manager, best known for being manager of the English national football team from 1977 until 1982, as well as being manager of West Ham United for 13 ...

(1921–2006), English football player and manager * Ron Guidry, American baseball pitcher, New York Yankees *

Ron Hackenberger Ronald Ray Hackenberger (born 1935/1936) is an American businessman and car collector. He started as a truck driver, and then ran his own trucking business, before moving into ranching, real estate, and hospitality. He bought his first Stu ...

(born 1935), American businessman and car collector * Ronald Max Hartwell, Australian historian * Ronald Harvey (cricketer), English cricketer *

Ronald A. Heifetz Ronald Heifetz (born February 7, 1951) is the King Hussein bin Talal Senior Lecturer in Public Leadership, Founding Director of the Center for Public Leadership at the John F. Kennedy School of Government, Harvard University, and co-founder of ...

, cofounder of the Center for Public Leadership at John F. Kennedy School of Government, Harvard University * Ronald Herd, American professional wrestler *

Ronald K. Hoeflin Ronald K. Hoeflin (born February 23, 1944) is an American philosopher by profession, creator of the MegaMorris, Scot. "The one-in-a-million I.Q. test". Omni magazine, April 1985, pp 128-132. and Titan"Mind Games: the hardest IQ test you'll ever lo ...

, American philosopher * Ronald Holassie, Trinidad and Tobago long-distance runner *

Ron Horsley Ron Horsley (born March 4, 1977) is an author and artist responsible for numerous short stories, essays, reviews, and book cover designs. Born and raised in Columbus, Ohio, his first published work was as editor of and contributor to ''The Midnig ...

, American author and illustrator * Ronald "Ron" Howard, American filmmaker and actor *

L. Ron Hubbard Lafayette Ronald Hubbard (March 13, 1911 – January 24, 1986) was an American author, primarily of science fiction and fantasy stories, who is best known for having founded the Church of Scientology. In 1950, Hubbard authored '' Dianetic ...

(1911–1986), American author and the founder of the Church of Scientology * Ronald Jeremy Hyatt (born 1953), American pornographic actor, filmmaker, actor, and stand-up comedian * Ronald Isley, R&B singer *

Ron Johnson Ronald Harold Johnson (born April 8, 1955) is an American accountant, businessman, and politician serving as the senior United States senator from Wisconsin, a seat he has held since 2011. A Republican, Johnson was first elected to the U.S. Se ...

(born 1955), senior United States senator for Wisconsin *

Ronald Jones (running back) Ronald Jones II (born August 3, 1997) is an American football running back for the Kansas City Chiefs of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at USC Trojans football, USC. A heavily recruited high school running back ...

(born 1997), American football player *

Ron Jones (athlete) Ronald Jones (19 August 1934 – 30 December 2021) was a British track and field athlete. Career Jones represented Great Britain at two consecutive Summer Olympics, starting with the 1964 Tokyo Games. He was Britain's team captain in the 196 ...

, British track and field athlete *

Ronald Joseph Ronald Joseph (born October 9, 1944) is an American former pair skater who competed with his sister, Vivian Joseph. They are the 1964 Olympic bronze medalists, 1965 World silver medalists, and 1965 North American champions. Personal life R ...

, American figure skater *

Ron Keel Ron is a shortening of the name Ronald. Ron or RON may also refer to: Arts and media * Big Ron (''EastEnders''), a TV character * Ron (''King of Fighters''), a video game character *Ron Douglas, the protagonist in ''Lucky Stiff'' played by Joe ...

(born 1961), heavy metal vocalist and guitarist for a number of bands from the 1980s to the modern day *

Ronalds Ķēniņš Ronalds Ķēniņš (born February 28, 1991) is a Latvian professional ice hockey forward currently playing for Lausanne HC of the National League (NL). He previously played for the Vancouver Canucks of the National Hockey League (NHL). Playing c ...

, Latvian ice hockey player * Ron Kind, American congressman * Ronald Klink, Democratic politician and former United States Representative from Pennsylvania * Ronald Koeman, Dutch football (soccer) player and coach *

Ron LeFlore Ronald LeFlore (born June 16, 1948) is an American former Major League Baseball center fielder. He played six seasons with the Detroit Tigers before being traded to the Montreal Expos. He retired with the Chicago White Sox in 1982. He stole 455 ...

(athlete), Detroit Tigers * Ronald Lacey (1935–1991) British actor *

Ronald Lanzoni Ronald ("Ronaldo") Lanzoni Campos (born August 21, 1959) is a retired long-distance runner from Costa Rica. He claimed the silver medal at the 1987 Pan American Games in the Men's Marathon, and twice represented his native country at the Summer O ...

, Costa Rican long-distance runner * Dr. Ronald Leung, Hong Kong politician and businessman in banking *

Ron Mael Ronald David Mael (born August 12, 1945) is an American musician, songwriter, composer and record producer. He is the keyboard player and principal songwriter in the band Sparks which he founded with vocalist, occasional songwriter and younger ...

, American musician and songwriter *

Ronald Mallett Ronald Lawrence Mallett (born March 30, 1945) is an American theoretical physicist, academic and author. He has been a faculty member of the University of Connecticut since 1975 and is best known for his scientific position on the possibility of ...

, American physicist *

Ronald Mason Jr. Ronald Francis Mason Jr. (born January 15, 1953) is an American lawyer and university administrator, serving as the ninth president of the University of the District of Columbia (UDC). He took office in July 2015. This is Mason's third presidentia ...

, African-American university president * Rónald Matarrita, Costa Rican footballer *

Ronald Méndez Ronald Jose Méndez Garcia (born October 26, 1982) is a volleyball player from Venezuela, who won the gold medal with the men's national team at the 2003 Pan American Games in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic. In the final Méndez' team defeate ...

, Venezuelan volleyball player *

Ronald D. Moore Ronald Dowl Moore (born July 5, 1964) is an American screenwriter and television producer. He is best known for his work on ''Star Trek''; on the re-imagined ''Battlestar Galactica'' television series, for which he won a Peabody Award and an Em ...

, American screenwriter and television producer *

David Ronald Musgrove David Ronald Musgrove (born July 29, 1956) is an American lawyer and Democratic Party (United States), Democratic politician who served as the List of Lieutenant Governors of Mississippi, 29th Lieutenant Governor of Mississippi from January 16, 19 ...

, Democratic politician and former governor of Mississippi, better known as "Ronnie Musgrove" *

Ronald Clark O'Bryan Ronald Clark O'Bryan (October 19, 1944 – March 31, 1984), nicknamed The Candy Man and The Man Who Killed Halloween, was an American man convicted of killing his eight-year-old son Timothy (April 5, 1966 – October 31, 1974) on Halloween 1974 ...

(1944-1984), American murderer * Ronnie O'Sullivan, British snooker player * Ronald Patrick (born 1991), American football player *

Ron Paul Ronald Ernest Paul (born August 20, 1935) is an American author, activist, physician and retired politician who served as the U.S. representative for Texas's 22nd congressional district from 1976 to 1977 and again from 1979 to 1985, as well ...

, Texan congressman *

Ronald Pelton Ronald William Pelton (November 18, 1941 – September 6, 2022) was a National Security Agency (NSA) intelligence analyst who was convicted in 1986 of spying for and selling secrets to the Soviet Union. One such top secret operation he compromis ...

, American intelligence analyst and convicted spy *

Ronald Pereira Martins Ronald Pereira Martins (born 14 June 2001), simply known as Ronald, is a Brazilian footballer who plays as a forward for Estrela da Amadora, on loan from Grêmio Anápolis. Club career Born in Corumbá, Mato Grosso do Sul, Ronald began his car ...

(born 2001), Brazilian footballer *

Ron Perlman Ronald Perlman (born April 13, 1950) is an American actor. His credits include the roles of Amoukar in ''Quest for Fire'' (1981), Salvatore in ''The Name of the Rose'' (1986), Vincent in the television series ''Beauty and the Beast'' (1987–199 ...

, American actor * Ron Petersen (b. 1934), American mycologist using the standard author abbreviation "R.H.Petersen" *

Ronald Pofalla Ronald Pofalla (born 15 May 1959) is a German lawyer and politician of the Christian Democratic Union (CDU) who served as the Chief of Staff of the German Chancellery and a Federal Minister for Special Affairs from 2009 to 2013, in the second ...

(born 1959), German politician and manager *

Ronald Powell Ronald Fredrick Powell (born May 14, 1991) is a former American football linebacker . He was drafted by the New Orleans Saints in the fifth round of the 2014 NFL Draft. He played college football at University of Florida. High school career A ...

(born 1991), American football player *

Ronald van Raak Antonius Adrianus Gerardus Maria "Ronald" van Raak (born 30 October 1969) is a Dutch politician, non-fiction writer and former academic. A member of the Socialist Party, he has been a member of the House of Representatives since 30 November 2006 ...

(born 1969), Dutch politician *

Ronald Reagan Ronald Wilson Reagan ( ; February 6, 1911June 5, 2004) was an American politician, actor, and union leader who served as the 40th president of the United States from 1981 to 1989. He also served as the 33rd governor of California from 1967 ...

(1911–2004), former actor, Governor of California and 40th President of the United States * Ronald Reid-Daly (1928–2010), Rhodesian military commander * Ronald Ringsrud, US author and emerald expert * Ron Rivest, American cryptographer * Ronald Santanna Rodrigues (born 1997), Brazilian footballer * Ron Saunders (1932–2019), English

football Football is a family of team sports that involve, to varying degrees, kicking a ball to score a goal. Unqualified, the word ''football'' normally means the form of football that is the most popular where the word is used. Sports commonly c ...

player and manager * Ronald Scobie (1893–1969), British Army officer * Ronald "Bon" Scott, lead singer of AC/DC from 1974 to 1980 * Ronald Schill, German judge and politician *

Ronald L. Schlicher Ronald Lewis Schlicher (September 16, 1956 – September 26, 2019) joined the State Department in 1982 as a diplomat and career foreign service officer with the rank of Minister-Counselor in the Department of State. He served as the Deputy Chief ...

, American diplomat * Ronald Alan Schulz (1965–2005), American civilian contract worker killed in Iraq *

Ronnie Schneider Ronald Schneider (born October 20, 1943) is best known for being the business presence at the center of pivotal 1960s events including the Altamont Free Concert, the dissolution of The Beatles and the reorganization of their business arm, Apple ...

, American Rock and roll manager * Ronald Searle (1920–2011), British cartoonist * Ronald "Ron" Sexmith (born 1964), Canadian singer-songwriter *

Ronald Gene Simmons Ronald Gene Simmons Sr. (July 15, 1940 – June 25, 1990) was an American mass murderer and spree killer who killed 16 people over a week-long period in Arkansas in 1987. A retired military serviceman, Simmons murdered fourteen members of his ...

(1940-1990), American spree killer and family annihilator *

Ronald Steele Ronald Lee Steele Jr. (born April 22, 1986) is an American former professional basketball player. He played college basketball for the University of Alabama. High school Ronald Steele was born in Birmingham, Alabama. He attended John Carrol ...

, American basketball player *

Ronald Stretton Ronald Charles "Ron" Stretton (13 February 1930 – 12 November 2012) was a track cyclist from Great Britain, who represented his native country at the 1952 Summer Olympics in Helsinki, Finland. There he won the bronze medal in the men's 4,0 ...

, British track cyclist * John Ronald Reuel Tolkien (1892–1973), British writer * Ron Underwood, American film director * Ronnie Vannucci, Jr., American musician and member of The Killers * Ronnie Van Zant (1948–1977), American musician *

Ronald Venetiaan Ronald Runaldo Venetiaan (born 18 June 1936) is a former politician who served as the 6th President of Suriname. Biography Venetiaan was born in Paramaribo. In 1955, Venetiaan left Suriname to study mathematics and physics at the University of Lei ...

, former president of Suriname * Ronald Washington (born 1952), American baseball player and manager * Ronnie Wood, British rock musician ( The Rolling Stones), and artist *

Ronald Wright (boxer) Ronald Lamont "Winky" Wright (born November 26, 1971) is an American former professional boxer who competed from 1990 to 2012. He is a two-time light middleweight world champion and was the last to hold the undisputed title at that weight until ...

American professional boxer *

Ronalds Žagars Ronalds Žagars (born 1950 in Ventspils) is a former Latvian football goalkeeper who played for Zvejnieks Liepāja and FK Daugava Rīga. Playing biography Žagars was a tall and powerful goalkeeper. He first played in Liepāja but was offered t ...

, Latvian former football goalkeeper * Dr Ronald Maj (born 1989), Polish-Australian Doctor of Philosophy *

Ronald Zilberberg Ronald Zilberberg (born 4 April 1996) is an Israeli Olympic figure skater. He competed for Israel at the 2018 Winter Olympics with Adel Tankova in Figure Skating in ice dancing and a team event in Pyeongchang, South Korea. Early and personal li ...

(born 1996), Israeli Olympic figure skater *

Ronald Zoodsma Ronald Zoodsma (born 5 September 1966 in Sneek, Friesland) is a retired volleyball player from the Netherlands, who represented his native country at two consecutive Summer Olympics, starting in 1988. Under the guidance of head coach Arie Selinge ...

(born 1966), Dutch volleyball player

Fictional people with the name

* Ronald Miller, a character in the American teen romantic comedy 1987 film '' Can't Buy Me Love'' * Ronald McDonald, mascot of McDonald's * Ronald the Cat, Nature Cat's next-door neighbor and arch-enemy * Ron Stoppable, Kim Possible's sidekick from the Disney animated series ''

Kim Possible ''Kim Possible'' is an American animated action comedy-adventure television series created by Bob Schooley and Mark McCorkle for Disney Channel. The title character is a teenage girl tasked with fighting crime on a regular basis while coping wi ...

'' * Ron Swanson, the mustachioed libertarian director of the eponymous department in the sitcom ''

Parks and Recreation ''Parks and Recreation'' (also known as ''Parks and Rec'') is an American political satire mockumentary sitcom television series created by Greg Daniels and Michael Schur. The series aired on NBC from April 9, 2009, to February 24, 2015, for 125 ...

''. * Ron Weasley, a main character in ''

Harry Potter ''Harry Potter'' is a series of seven fantasy literature, fantasy novels written by British author J. K. Rowling. The novels chronicle the lives of a young Magician (fantasy), wizard, Harry Potter (character), Harry Potter, and his friends ...

'', best friend of the title character * Ronald "Ronnie" Raymond, half of the DC Comics superhero Firestorm. * Ronald "Red" Daniels, main protagonist of '' Call of Duty: WWII''. * Ronald Knox, a reaper in the manga''

Black Butler is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Yana Toboso. It has been serialized in Square Enix's ''shōnen'' manga magazine ''Monthly GFantasy'' since September 2006. The series follows Ciel Phantomhive, the twelve-year-old Ea ...

'' by Yana Toboso

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