Reynold

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Reynold (REN-uld) is an English masculine given name derived from the Latin Reginald, Reynold has been influenced by the Latin word rey ^[1], meaning "king" and wald ^[2], meaning "power". This Latin name is a Latinisation of a Germanic language name.This Germanic name derived from an Old High German personal name made up of the elements "ragin" (advice, decision) and "wald" (power, authority). It is a cognate of Rögnvaldr. The Normans brought the name to England. Related names include: "Reginald" (English), "Reinaldo" (Portuguese, Spanish), "Reinhold" (German), "Reino" (Finnish), "Reynol" (German, Spanish),"Reinout" (Dutch), "Renaud" (French), "Reynaldo" (Spanish), and "Reynaud" (French).^[3] "Reynold", evolving to "Reynolds" (Irish, English), is uncommon as a surname, People with the name "Reynold" include:

Surname

• Hannah Reynold, Swedish singer with Lucky Twice

References

See also

• Reynolds

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