Ronaldo is a Portuguese given name equivalent to the English

Ronald Ronald is a masculine given name derived from the Old Norse '' Rögnvaldr'', Hanks; Hardcastle; Hodges (2006) p. 234; Hanks; Hodges (2003) § Ronald. or possibly from Old English '' Regenweald''. In some cases ''Ronald'' is an Anglicised form o ...

. 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

Ronaldo Ronaldo is a Portuguese given name equivalent to the English Ronald. 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: As ...

, full name Ronaldo Luís Nazário de Lima (born 1976), Brazilian footballer, was known as "Ronaldinho" in his early career *

Cristiano Ronaldo Cristiano Ronaldo dos Santos Aveiro (; born 5 February 1985) is a Portuguese professional footballer who plays as a forward and captains the Portugal national team. He is currently a free agent. Widely regarded as one of the greatest pl ...

(born 1985), Portuguese footballer *

Ronaldinho Ronaldo de Assis Moreira (born 21 March 1980), commonly known as Ronaldinho Gaúcho () or simply Ronaldinho, is a Brazilian retired professional footballer who played mostly as an attacking midfielder, but was also deployed as a winger. Wide ...

, full name Ronaldo de Assis Moreira (born 1980), Brazilian footballer, also known as "Ronaldinho Gaúcho" * Ronaldo Cezar Soares dos Santos (born 2000), Brazilian footballer * Ronaldo da Silva Souza (born 1996), Brazilian footballer * Ronaldo de Oliveira Strada (born 1996), Brazilian football goalkeeper *

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 * Ronaldo Giovanelli (born 1967), Brazilian football goalkeeper and pundit * Ronaldo Henrique Ferreira da Silva (born 1994), Brazilian footballer *

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 seas ...

(born 1991), Brazilian footballer * Ronaldo Kwateh (born 2004), Indonesian footballer * Ronaldo Lumungo Afonso (born 2000), Santomean football winger * Ronaldo Maczinski (born 1980), Brazilian footballer *

Ronaldo Marques Sereno Ronaldo Marques Sereno, also known as Ronaldo (born March 14, 1962, is a former Brazilian footballer who played as a forward. He was member of squad of 1981 FIFA World Youth Championship He played for Ulsan Hyundai of the South Korea So ...

(born 1962), Brazilian football forward *

Ronaldo Oliveira Ronaldo Augusto Antonio Oliveira (born 2 November 1997) is an Indian professional footballer who plays as a winger for I-League club RoundGlass Punjab. Youth Career Ronaldo started his career in the youth academy of Salgaocar and participat ...

(born 1997), an Indian footballer * Ronaldo Pereira Alves (born 1977), Brazilian footballer * Ronaldo Pompeu da Silva (born 1990), Brazilian football midfielder *

Ronaldo Rodrigues de Jesus Ronaldo is a Portuguese given name equivalent to the English Ronald. 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: As ...

(born 1965), Brazilian footballer also known as Ronaldão

Other people

Ronaldo da Costa Ronaldo da Costa (born June 7, 1970) is a Brazilian former long-distance runner and world-record holder for the marathon distance. He was born in Descoberto. Career Da Costa broke the ten-year-old marathon world record in 1998 in Berlin, having ...

(born 1970), Brazilian long-distance runner *

Ronaldo Mulitalo Ronaldo Mulitalo (born 17 November 1999) is a professional rugby league footballer who plays as a er for the Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks in the National Rugby League (NRL). He has played for both and New Zealand at international level. Backgro ...

(born 1999), New Zealand-American Samoan rugby league player *

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 *

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 Arro ...

, (born 1948), Filipino campaign manager *

Ronaldo Souza Ronaldo Souza dos Santos (born December 7, 1979), nicknamed " Jacare" (), is a Brazilian former mixed martial artist and submission grappler who competed for UFC from 2013 to 2021. A highly regarded grappler on the worl ...

(born 1979), Brazilian mixed martial artist and submission grappler *

Ronaldo Zamora Ronaldo "Ronny" Bayan Zamora (born December 4, 1944) is a Filipino lawyer and politician who previously served as representative of the lone district of San Juan. He topped the bar exams in 1969 and was among the Ten Outstanding Young Men of th ...

(born 1944), Filipino lawyer and politician

Fictional characters

* Ronaldo Fryman, a supporting character in the ''

Steven Universe ''Steven Universe'' is an American animated television series created by Rebecca Sugar for Cartoon Network. It tells the coming-of-age story of a young boy, Steven Universe ( Zach Callison), who lives with the Crystal Gems—magical, mineral ...

'' cartoon series

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People

Association footballers

Other people

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