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Reynold m. Proto-Germanic *ragin 'counsel, might' + Proto-Germanic *wald 'power, authority'.

The name of a 10th C Norse overlord in Britain, two 11th and 12th C kings in the Scottish isles, 12th C Swedish king, a 12th C Norwegian saint, and a 13th C king of Man.

The English form Raynald is witnessed in 1379 in the relational byname Raynaldsoñ (WRYPT1 p. 18).

Austria
Latin
928 Reginolt (nom) UrkStyria 18; c1100 Reginolt (nom) ibid. 92
England
Latin
1155 Reginaldus (nom) FPD p. 121, fn. 1, Reinald (nom) ibid. p. 121, fn. 1, Reinaldus (nom) ibid. p. 121, fn. 1; 1181 Reginaldus (nom) StPaulDom p. 113; 1183 Raginaldi (gen) BoldonBuke p. 2; 1185x1186 Reginaldo (abl) PR-XXXVI p. 5, Reginaldus (nom) ibid. p. 8; 1189 Reginaldi (gen) GASurv p. 142, Reginaldus (nom) ibid. p. 107, Reinald (nom) ibid. p. 174, Reinaldum (acc) ibid. p. 174, Reinaldus (nom) ibid. p. 85; 1201 Reginaldi (gen) ibid. p. 248; 1222 Reginaldi (nom) StPaulDom p. 10, Reginaldus (nom) ibid. p. 2; 1240 Reginaldus (nom) ibid. p. 120; 1279–80 Regenaldi (gen) WaHR-SK p. 39, Reginaldus (nom) ibid. p. 35; 1298 Reginaldus (nom) ComWil-vol1 p. 2; 1299 Reginald (nom) ibid. p. 3, Reginaldi (gen) ibid. p. 2; 1301 Reginaldus (nom) ibid. p. 3; 1321 Reginaldo (abl) EL-2 p. 112, Reginaldus (nom) ibid. p. 112; 1340xc1450 Reginaldus (nom) CovGuild-1 p. 55; 1357 Reginaldo (abl) SocAntNor-3-3 no. 22; 1377 Reginaldo (dat) ibid. no. 52, Reginaldus (nom) FenPT-2 p. 6; 1379 Raginaldus (nom) WRYPT1 p. 11, Riginaldus (nom) ibid. p. 7; 1381 Raginaldus (nom) FenPT-2 p. 10, Reginaldo (abl) Suffolk1381 p. 90, Reginaldus (nom) ibid. p. 87; 1482 Regenaldus (nom) BreadBk p. 2, Reginaldus (nom) ibid. p. 5; 1482/3 Reginaldus (nom) ibid. p. 6, Reynold (nom) ibid. p. 6; 1483 Regenaldus (nom) ibid. p. 6, Reginald (nom) ibid. p. 8, Reginaldus (nom) ibid. p. 7; 1564 Renoldus (nom) Chst-1 p. 11; 1567/8 Reonaldus (nom) Reg-KirkElla p. 6; 1570 Reginaldi (gen) Chst-1 p. 11; 1593 Raynold (nom) RegSoAMar p. 16
Anglo-French
1245–1250[1586] Reinaud Glover 178, Reinauld ibid. 62; 1321 Raynald EL-2 p. 111
Dutch
1585 Reynout AuFr Backer
Middle English
1395 Reignold EEW p. 6; 1422 Reynold ibid. p. 51
Early Modern English
1481 Renolde HHB1481-90 p. 7; 1526 Rannold WillsInv LXXVII, Ranold ibid. LXXVII; 1542/3 Reynold SIAcc 2; 1544 Reynold SurMus I; 1558 Rinald RegSASel p. 2; 1558–9 Renold StMary-Ke p. 2; 1559 Reynold BUmar-vol9 p. 147; 1560 Reynold BEmar-vol2 p. 95, Rinald RegSASel p. 6; 1565 Renold ComSewII 146; 1567 Reynold StAnthonlin p. 19; 1569 Reynold SurMus p. 141; 1572/3 Renolde ibid. p. 162; 1574 Rainold HAmar-vol9 p. 3; 1577 Renald COmar-vol5 p. 127; 1583 Rainold RegPat p. 105, Reignald SurMus p. 183, Reynold StAnthonlin p. 30; 1583/4 Reynold SurMus p. 116, Reynovld ibid. p. 19; 1583 Reynowld BUmar-vol1 p. 26; 1584 Reynold StAnthonlin p. 31, Reynolde SurMus p. 190; 1586 Reynold StAnthonlin p. 31; 1587 Rennold CAmar-vol1 p. 4, Reynold StAnthonlin p. 32; 1588 Renold DEmar-vol2 p. 15; 1589 Reynold StAnthonlin p. 33; 1590 Reynold ibid. p. 34; 1592 Regnold COmar-vol2 p. 49, Reynold StAnthonlin p. 35
Middle French
1573 Renault WCS p. 9, renaut ibid. p. 9
Walloon
1592 Regnault RWC p. 24; 1594 Regnauld ibid. p. 32, Regnaut ibid. p. 33
Estonia
Middle Low German
1398 Reynold BbRT p. 342; 1403 Reynold ibid. p. 343; 1409 Reynold ibid. p. 345; 1412 Reynold ibid. p. 346; 1416 Reynold ibid. p. 347; 1418 Reynold ibid. p. 348; 1419 Reynold ibid. p. 348; 1430 Renolt ibid. p. 354; 1434 Reynolt ibid. p. 357; 1437 Reynolt ibid. p. 359; 1438 Renolt ibid. p. 361; 1440 Reynolt ibid. p. 362
1400 Reynike BbRT p. 342; 1412 Reynike ibid. p. 346; 1413 Reynike ibid. p. 346; 1439 Reyneke ibid. p. 362; 1440 Reynike ibid. p. 362; 1441 Reyneke ibid. p. 363
France
Latin
2h12thC Renaudus (nom) NotSLdN III; c823 Ragenoldus (nom) irminon-vol2 4, Palatiolum; 862 Raginaldus (nom) InsMacon IX, Raginardo (abl) ibid. IX; 932 Rainaldo (dat) CartSavII 2; 937x993 Rainaldo (abl) St-Barnard-Romans no. 86; 994 Raynaldus (nom) CartSavII 7; c996 Raynaldus (nom) ibid. 6; 1000x1030 Rainaldi (gen) St-Barnard-Romans 143; 1012 Rainaldus (nom) CartSavII 104; 1040x1080 Rainaldus (nom) StVdM-II 664; 1047 Rainaldi (gen) CartNDSaintes II; 1062 Rainaldus (nom) StVdM-II 692; 1067x1086 Rainaldus (nom) CartNDSaintes XIV; a1072 Rainaldi (gen) NDParisII 1-XVI; 1079x1101 Rainaldo (abl) CartStPC XXXVII; 1101x1129 Rainaldo (abl) ibid. XXXIII; 1107 Rainaldo (abl) ibid. XVII, Rainaldus (nom) ibid. XVII; a1108 Rainaldus (nom) ibid. XXI; 1108 Rainaldus (nom) St-Barnard-Romans 155; a1116 Rainaldo (dat) CartStPC XX; c1120 Rainaldi (gen) CartNoyers CDXXXVI, Rainaldus (nom) ibid. CDXXXVI; 1122x1139 Rainaudus (nom) CartYonne1 CXXXIII; 1123 Rainaldi (gen) ibid. CXXXVI, Rainaldum (acc) ibid. CXXXVI, Rainaldus (nom) ibid. CXXXV, Rainardo (dat) ibid. CXXXVI; 1124 Raynaldus (nom) CartNDJosaphat XIII; 1125x1136 Renaudi (gen) CartYonne1 CXXXIX; 1130x1150 Rainaldus (nom) CartStPC XXVII; 1133 Rainaldi (gen) CartNDdOurscamp CXVIII, Rainaldus (nom) ibid. CXVIII; 1135 Rainaldus (nom) clairvaux-12thc 7, Rainaudus (nom) ibid. 7; 1138x62 Rainaldi (gen) ibid. 66, Rainaldus (nom) ibid. 58, Ranaldus (nom) ibid. 58; c1139 Rainaldi (gen) CartNoyers DXII, Rainaldus (nom) ibid. DXII; c1140 Renaldi (gen) CartNDdOurscamp XCIX; 1143x1146 Rainaldus (nom) clairvaux-12thc 12; 1146 Reinaldo (abl) CartNDdOurscamp CXII; 1147 Rainaldi (gen) clairvaux-12thc 14, Rainaldo (abl) ibid. 14, Rainaldus (nom) ibid. 14, Rainoldus (nom) CartNDdOurscamp XCVII; 1147x1162 Rainaldus (nom) clairvaux-12thc 45; 1148 Rainaudus (nom) CartNDSaintes XXIV; c1150 Renaldi (gen) CartNDdOurscamp CXIII; 1152x1156 Rainaldus (nom) clairvaux-12thc 31; 1154 Rainaldus (nom) ibid. 27; 1157 Rainaldi (gen) ibid. 32; 1157x1184 Renaudi (gen) ChartCaen2 2; 1158 Reinaldus (nom) clairvaux-12thc 33; 1159 Reinaldus (nom) ibid. 37; 1162 Rainaldus (nom) ibid. 39; 1162x1165 Reinaudus (nom) ibid. 127; a1163 Reinaldus (nom) ibid. 97; 1163 Rainaldi (gen) CartNDdOurscamp XCVI, clairvaux-12thc 99, Reinaldi (gen) ibid. 99, Renaldi (gen) CartNDdOurscamp XV; 1163–64 Rainaldus (nom) clairvaux-12thc 109, Reinaldi (gen) ibid. 109, Reinaldus (nom) ibid. 106; 1163x1173 Rainaldi (gen) ibid. 156; 1164 Rainaldus (nom) ibid. 120, Reinaldi (gen) ibid. 120, Reinaldus (nom) ibid. 120, Renaldus (nom) CartNDdOurscamp C; 1171 Rainaldo (abl) clairvaux-12thc 139; 1173 Rainaldi (gen) ibid. 157, Rainaldus (nom) ibid. 154; 1175 Rainaldi (gen) ibid. 162; c1175–1180 Reignoldus (nom) ChartCaen2 p. 63, Renaldi (gen) ibid. p. 64, Renaldus (nom) ibid. p. 63, Renoldi (gen) ibid. p. 62, Renoldus (nom) ibid. p. 61; 1179 Rainaldo (abl) clairvaux-12thc 176, Rainaldus (nom) ibid. 176, Rainaudus (nom) ibid. 180, Raynaldus (nom) ibid. 176, Reinaldo (abl) ibid. 179, Renaudus (nom) ibid. 176, Renoldo (abl) ibid. 176, Renoldus (nom) ibid. 178, Renoudi (gen) ibid. 176, Renoudo (abl) ibid. 176, Renoudus (nom) ibid. 176; c1180 Rainalnus (nom) CartNDdOurscamp LXVIII; 1180 Rainoldus (nom) ibid. CXLVII, Reinaldi (gen) RotScaNor p. 38, Reinaldo (abl) ibid. p. 10; 1190 Rainaldi (gen) CartNDdOurscamp LXXIX, Rainaldus (nom) ibid. LXXIX; 1203 Rainaldus (nom) ibid. CXXV, Renaudus (nom) NDParisII 2-LXXIX; 1206 Renaudus (nom) ibid. 2-LXIX; 1216 Renaldi (gen) CartNDdOurscamp XI, Renaldus (nom) ibid. XI; 1217 Renaldo (dat) NDParisII 2-LVI; 1220 Reginaldus (nom) ibid. 2-LXVIII; 1222 Reginaldi (gen) ibid. 2-XXIII, Reginaldum (acc) ibid. 2-XXIII, Reginaldus (nom) ibid. 2-XXIII; 1236 Reginaldus (nom) ChronMaillezais p. 158; 1239 Rainaudus (nom) ibid. p. 162, Reginaldo (dat) ibid. p. 161, Reginaldus (nom) ibid. p. 160; 1241 Renaldi (gen) CartNDdOurscamp X, Renaldus (nom) ibid. X, Renoudi (gen) NDParisII 2-CXII; 1243 Renaldi (gen) CartNDdOurscamp XLVII; 1246 Reginaldus (nom) NDParisII 2-CVI; 1248 Renaudus (nom) HAP p. 382; 1252 Reginaldus (nom) NDParisII 1-II; 1256 Renaudus (nom) ArrestReg-volI XX, Candlemas; 1257 Renaudi (gen) ibid. XXVII, Pentecost, Renaudum (acc) ibid. XXVI, Pentecost; 1259 Renaudi (gen) ibid. XV, Pentecost, Renaudo (abl) ibid. XV, Pentecost, Renaudus (nom) ibid. XV, Pentecost; 1266 Reginaldus (nom) NDParisII 1-XIII; 1267 Reginaldus (nom) ibid. 2-II; 1273 Reginaldus (nom) ibid. 2-XLIII; 1274 Raynaldus (nom) RHF-VIII p. 59; 1280 Reginaldo (abl) NDParisII 1-LI; 1292 Reginaldus (nom) MemBret-I 1102, Renaudus (nom) ibid. 1102; 1300 Renaldi (gen) CartNDdOurscamp LXIX; 1301 Reginaldi (gen) MemPic-vol17 p. 179, Reginaldo (abl) ibid. p. 197, Reginaldus (nom) ibid. p. 202, Renaudi (gen) ibid. p. 205, Renaudus (nom) ibid. p. 176; 1304 Rainaldi (gen) CartNDdOurscamp CXXXVI, Renaldo (abl) ibid. CXXXVI, Renaldus (nom) ibid. CXXXVI; 1305 Renaldi (gen) ibid. CXLIV; 1310 Reginaldus (nom) ibid. IX; 1313 Renaudo (abl) ibid. LXXXVIII; 1364 Reginaldus (nom) ActsCharlesV no. 139; 1365 Reginaldus (nom) ibid. no. 242; 1378 Raynoldus (nom) hanquetvol1 2360, Reginaldo (dat) ibid. 452, Reginaldus (nom) ibid. 754, Renaudo (dat) ibid. 2200, Reynaldi (gen) ibid. 464, Reynaldus (nom) ibid. 464
1067 Raginaldus (nom) CartNDSaintes XII
Old French
1133 Renaud (obl) tailliar no. 1, Renaut (obl) ibid. no. 1; 1262 Regnault StOuen p. 4, Renaut (obl) ibid. p. 10; 1291 Renaut (obl) HistHdVParis p. 108; 1292 Renaud (obl) MemBret-I 1102, Renaut (obl) HistHdVParis p. 110, MemBret-I 1102; 1293 Renaut (obl) HistHdVParis p. 123; 1295 Renaut (obl) ibid. p. 128; 1296 Renaut paris1296 p. 9, Renout ibid. p. 37; 1299 Renout (obl) HistHdVParis p. 146; 1301 Renaus MemPic-vol17 p. 239, (nom) ArchReimsII1 XVIII; c1301 Renaut (obl) HistHdVParis p. 151; 1303 Renaut (obl) ArchReimsII1 XL, Renauz (nom) ibid. XL; 1308 Renaut (obl) ibid. LXIII; 1313 Renaud Paris1313 p. 45, Renault ibid. p. 45, Renaut ibid. p. 5; 1327 Rénault MemDocMan-2 p. 178; 1346 Regnaut (nom) HAP p. 309
1133 Regnatin (obl) tailliar no. 1, Renon (obl) ibid. no. 1
Middle French
1358 Regnaut (nom) LeCoq p. 366; 1364/5 Regnaut ActsCharlesV no. 209; 1388 Regnault thierry; 1392 Regnaud MemBret-II col. 610, Regnaut ibid. col. 599, Regnaux ibid. col. 607, Renault ibid. col. 614; 1415[1469x1471] Regnault Waurin p. 225; 1418 Regnauld DdB1418 p. 208, Regnault ibid. p. 196, HGParis p. 372, Regneault ibid. p. 388; 1421 Regnault favier 71; 1423 Regnault ibid. 58; 1438 Regnault ibid. 9; 1528 Regnault Subsidy1528 p. 171; 1548 Regnault HistHdVParis no. 17; 1549 Regnauld ibid. no. 18; 1561 Renaut RegPCC-1 p. 5; 1562 Regnault ibid. p. 16, Reynaut ibid. p. 13; 1563 Reynaut ibid. p. 26, Régnaut ibid. p. 24; 1564 Regnauld ibid. p. 55; 1565 Regnaud ibid. p. 150, Regnauld ibid. p. 120, Renauld ibid. p. 169; 1566 Regnauld ibid. p. 203; 1567 Regnauld ibid. p. 280, Regnault ibid. p. 328; 1568 Regnauld ibid. p. 393, Regnault ibid. p. 369; 1571 Regnauld ibid. p. 443; 1572 Regnauld ibid. p. 489; 1587 Regnauld RTFProvins 8
1392 Regnaudin MemBret-II col. 608; 1418 Regnauldin DdB1418 p. 205, HGParis p. 381
Germany
Latin
822x875 Reginholdo (abl) TradCorb §224, Reginholdus (nom) ibid. §144, Reginoldus (nom) ibid. §144, Renoldo (abl) ibid. §192, Reynholdus (nom) ibid. §95; 963x1023 Rainold (nom) ibid. §228; 1135 Reinoldus (nom) quix-vol1 64; 1220 Rainaldus (nom) hennes-vol1 44; 1221 Raynaldus (nom) ibid. 57, Reinoldus (nom) ibid. 61; 1301 Reinoldus (nom) BremUrk2 no. 9, Reynoldus (nom) ibid. no. 3; 1303 Reynoldus (nom) ibid. no. 35; 1304 Reynoldus (nom) ibid. no. 37; 1425 Raynaldi (gen) mairhofer DCCXXI, Raynaldo (abl) ibid. DCCXXI, Raynaldum (acc) ibid. DCCXXI, Raynaldus (nom) ibid. DCCXXII
Middle Low German
1304 Reyneke (nom) BremUrk2 no. 38
Ireland
Latin
fin12thC Reginaldus (nom) MunDocIr III, p. 5, Regnaldus (nom) ibid. III, p. 14, Reignaldus (nom) ibid. III, p. 6, Reinaldi (gen) ibid. III, p. 25; 1431 Reginaldum (acc) RegOct 50
Italy
Latin
1224 Rainaldus (nom) hennes-vol1 65; 1229 Raynaldus (nom) CDT1 XI; 1265x1339 Raynaldi (gen) BBC-Berg 962; 1282 Rainaldo (dat) DSS5-1-4 XV; 1285 Ranaldi (gen) Perugia1285 p. 154; 1326 Raynaldo (abl) Friuli-14thC no. 444; 1348 Raynaldi (gen) INP 27; 1366 Rinaldi (gen) Livi 94; 1369 Rinaldo (abl) ibid. 252; 1478 Raynaldus (nom) RCCaetani6 2720; 1521 Rainaldi (gen) VitAs2 II, Raynaldi (gen) ibid. III; 1522x1532 Raynaldus (nom) DSF p. 53, 38; 1527 Rainaldi (gen) Rome1527 p. 85
1198 Rainaldini (gen) ChStBo1 III; 1285 Ranaldoli (gen) Perugia1285 p. 161, Ranaldutii (gen) ibid. p. 154, Ranaldutius (nom) ibid. p. 153
Italian
1429–1430 Rinaldo DiaryLMA p. 264; 1513x1521 Raynaldo LeoX p. 32
Latvia
Middle Low German
1561 Reinolt Arbuzov1920 p. 46; 1565x1577 Reinholt Arbusow p. 98
The Netherlands
Latin
800 Reginaldi (gen) OrkGZ no. 19, Reginaldus (nom) ibid. no. 19; 834 Reginold (nom) ibid. no. 30; 850 Reginoldi (gen) ibid. no. 41
Scotland
Latin
c1120 Reginaldo (abl) ESC XXXV; 1124 Reinaldus (nom) ibid. L; 1376 Raynaldus (nom) morton-vol1 16, Reginaldi (gen) ibid. 16; 1424 Reginaldo (abl) RMSRS-2 14; 1579 Reynaldi (gen) RMSRS-4 2951
Spain
Latin
899 Renaldus (nom) CDCB-XV MMXXII
Sweden
Old Swedish
1383 Rangwald SRA-vol2 no. 1907
Switzerland
Latin
1297 Reinaldus (nom) MHCG2 456; 1349 Reynaldi (gen) MHN DXXII; 1450 Regnaudi (gen) MHCG2 228
Middle French
1352 Renaut MHN DXLI
Wales
Welsh
1582 Reignald RegCon1 p. 36, Reignalde ibid. p. 37
Cite as: A. Brown, R. Le Get, J. Uckelman, S.L. Uckelman. "Reynold". In S.L. Uckelman, ed. The Dictionary of Medieval Names from European Sources, Edition 2023, no. 1. http://dmnes.org/2023/1/name/Reynold.