Ronaldo is a Portuguese
given name equivalent to the English
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 ...
. It became a common name in all Portuguese-speaking countries, being also prevalent in Italy and Spanish-speaking countries.
People
Notable people known as Ronaldo include:
Association footballers
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Ronaldo, full name Ronaldo Luís Nazário de Lima (born 1976), Brazilian footballer, was known as "Ronaldinho" in his early career
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Cristiano Ronaldo (born 1985), Portuguese footballer
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Ronaldinho, full name Ronaldo de Assis Moreira (born 1980), Brazilian footballer, also known as "Ronaldinho Gaúcho"
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Ronaldo Cezar Soares dos Santos (born 2000), Brazilian footballer
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Ronaldo da Silva Souza (born 1996), Brazilian footballer
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Ronaldo de Oliveira Strada (born 1996), Brazilian football goalkeeper
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Ronaldo Guiaro
Ronaldo Guiaro (born 18 February 1974) is a Brazilian professional football coach and former player who is the assistant coach of XV de Piracicaba. As a player, he was a centre-back who began his career at Guarani and went on to spend most of ...
(born 1974), Brazilian footballer
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Ronaldo Giovanelli (born 1967), Brazilian football goalkeeper and pundit
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Ronaldo Henrique Ferreira da Silva
Ronaldo Henrique Ferreira da Silva, simply known as Ronaldo, (born 27 June 1994) is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays for Sport Recife
Sport Club do Recife, (; known as Sport Recife or Sport, is a Brazilian sports club, loc ...
(born 1994), Brazilian footballer
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Ronaldo Henrique Silva
Ronaldo Henrique Silva (born 10 April 1991), simply known as Ronaldo, is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays as a forward for Inter de Limeira.
Playing career Yokohama FC
Ronaldo played for J2 League club Yokohama FC in the 2014 season ...
(born 1991), Brazilian footballer
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Ronaldo Kwateh
Ronaldo Joybera Junior Kwateh (born 19 October 2004) is an Indonesian professional footballer who plays as a winger or forward for Liga 1 club Madura United and the Indonesia national team.
Club career Madura United
He was signed for Madur ...
(born 2004), Indonesian footballer
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Ronaldo Lumungo Afonso
Ronaldo Lumungo Afonso (born 11 July 2000), sometimes known as just Ronaldo, is a Santomean footballer who plays as a winger for Loures and the São Tomé and Príncipe national team.
International career
Neves made his professional debut w ...
(born 2000), Santomean football winger
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Ronaldo Maczinski
Ronaldo Maczinski (born 11 September 1980), known as Ronaldo, is a Brazilian footballer who plays as a forward
Forward is a relative direction, the opposite of backward.
Forward may also refer to:
People
* Forward (surname)
Sports
* Forw ...
(born 1980), Brazilian footballer
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Ronaldo Marques Sereno (born 1962), Brazilian football forward
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Ronaldo Oliveira (born 1997), an Indian footballer
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Ronaldo Pereira Alves
Ronaldo Pereira Alves (born 16 November 1977), commonly known as Ronaldo, is a former Brazilian footballer
A football player or footballer is a sportsperson who plays one of the different types of football. The main types of football are as ...
(born 1977), Brazilian footballer
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Ronaldo Pompeu da Silva
Ronaldo Pompeu da Silva (born 8 April 1990) is a Brazilian footballer who plays as a midfielder for Italian club Vicenza.
Club career
In January 2016 Ronaldo was signed by Lazio. However, he was immediately left for sister club Salernitana. Th ...
(born 1990), Brazilian football midfielder
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Ronaldo Rodrigues de Jesus (born 1965), Brazilian footballer also known as Ronaldão
Other people
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Ronaldo da Costa (born 1970), Brazilian long-distance runner
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Ronaldo Mulitalo (born 1999), New Zealand-American Samoan rugby league player
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Ronaldo Munck
Ronaldo Munck is an Argentine sociologist who has worked on the political sociology and globalisation of Latin America and Ireland.
Biography
Ronaldo Munck was born and educated in Argentina. He completed his PhD in political sociology at the ...
, Argentine sociologist
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Ronaldo Puno
Ronaldo Villanueva Puno (born April 25, 1948), also known as Ronnie Puno, is a campaign manager and strategist in Philippine politics. He supported the presidential bids of eventual winners Fidel V. Ramos, Joseph Estrada, and Gloria Macapagal A ...
, (born 1948), Filipino campaign manager
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Ronaldo Souza (born 1979), Brazilian mixed martial artist and submission grappler
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Ronaldo Zamora (born 1944), Filipino lawyer and politician
Fictional characters
* Ronaldo Fryman, a supporting character in the ''
Steven Universe'' cartoon series
See also
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Rolando (disambiguation)
References
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Italian masculine given names
Spanish masculine given names
Portuguese masculine given names