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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.

England
Latin
● 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; 1357 Reginaldo (abl) SocAntNor-3-3 no. 22; 1377 Reginaldo (dat) ibid. no. 52; 1381 Reginaldo (abl) Suffolk1381 p. 90, Reginaldus (nom) ibid. p. 87
Middle English
● 1395 Reignold EEW p. 6; 1422 Reynold ibid. p. 51
English
● 1558–9 Renold StMary-Ke p. 2; 1560 Reynold BEmar-vol2 p. 95; 1567 Reynold StAnthonlin p. 19; 1583 Reynold ibid. p. 30, Reynowld BUmar-vol1 p. 26; 1584 Reynold StAnthonlin p. 31; 1586 Reynold ibid. 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
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
◑ 1400 Reynike BbRT p. 342; 1412 Reynike ibid. p. 346; 1413 Reynike ibid. p. 346
France
Latin
● c823 Ragenoldus (nom) irminon-vol2 4, Palatiolum; 862 Raginaldus (nom) InsMacon IX, Raginardo (abl) ibid. IX; 937x993 Rainaldo (abl) St-Bernard-Romans no. 86; 1047 Rainaldi (gen) CartNDSaintes II; 1067x1086 Rainaldus (nom) ibid. XIV; 1107 Rainaldo (abl) CartStPC XVII, Rainaldus (nom) ibid. XVII; a1108 Rainaldus (nom) ibid. XXI; a1116 Rainaldo (dat) ibid. XX; 1124 Raynaldus (nom) CartNDJosaphat XIII; 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; 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; 1158 Reinaldus (nom) ibid. 33; 1159 Reinaldus (nom) ibid. 37; 1162 Rainaldus (nom) ibid. 39; 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; 1164 Rainaldus (nom) ibid. 120, Reinaldi (gen) ibid. 120, Reinaldus (nom) ibid. 120, Renaldus (nom) CartNDdOurscamp C; c1180 Rainalnus (nom) ibid. LXVIII; 1180 Reinaldi (gen) RotScaNor p. 38, Reinaldo (abl) ibid. p. 10; 1190 Rainaldi (gen) CartNDdOurscamp LXXIX, Rainaldus (nom) ibid. LXXIX; 1203 Rainaldus (nom) ibid. CXXV; 1216 Renaldi (gen) ibid. XI, Renaldus (nom) ibid. XI; 1241 Renaldi (gen) ibid. X, Renaldus (nom) ibid. X; 1243 Renaldi (gen) ibid. XLVII; 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; 1300 Renaldi (gen) CartNDdOurscamp LXIX; 1301 Reginaldi (gen) MemPic-vol17 p. 179, Reginaldo (abl) ibid. p. 197, Reginaldus (nom) ibid. p. 202, Renaudus (nom) ibid. p. 176; 1310 Reginaldus (nom) CartNDdOurscamp IX; 1313 Renaudo (abl) ibid. LXXXVIII; 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; 1296 Renaut paris1296 p. 9, Renout ibid. p. 37; 1301 Renaus MemPic-vol17 p. 239; 1313 Renaud Paris1313 p. 45, Renault ibid. p. 45, Renaut ibid. p. 5; 1327 Rénault lecoy p. 178
◑ 1133 Regnatin (obl) tailliar no. 1, Renon (obl) ibid. no. 1
Middle French
● 1388 Regnault thierry; 1392 Regnaud MemBret-II col. 610, Regnaut ibid. col. 599, Regnaux ibid. col. 607, Renault ibid. col. 614; 1418 Regnault HGParis p. 372, Regneault ibid. p. 388; 1421 Regnault favier 71; 1423 Regnault ibid. 58; 1438 Regnault ibid. 9
◑ 1392 Regnaudin MemBret-II col. 608; 1418 Regnauldin HGParis p. 381
Germany
Latin
● 822x75 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; 1425 Raynaldi (gen) mairhofer DCCXXI, Raynaldo (abl) ibid. DCCXXI, Raynaldum (acc) ibid. DCCXXI, Raynaldus (nom) ibid. DCCXXII
Italy
Latin
● 1224 Rainaldus (nom) hennes-vol1 65; 1285 Ranaldi (gen) Perugia1285 p. 154; 1326 Raynaldo (abl) Friuli-14thC no. 444; 1527 Rainaldi (gen) Rome1527 p. 85
◑ 1285 Ranaldutii (gen) Perugia1285 p. 154, Ranaldutius (nom) ibid. p. 153
Scotland
Latin
● 1376 Raynaldus (nom) morton-vol1 16, Reginaldi (gen) ibid. 16
Sweden
Old Swedish
● 1383 Rangwald SRA-vol2 no. 1907
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