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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
1189 Reginaldi (gen) GASurv p. 142, Reginaldus (nom) ibid. p. 107, Reinaldum (acc) ibid. p. 174, Reinaldus (nom) ibid. p. 85; 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; 1559 Reynold BUmar-vol9 p. 147; 1560 Reynold BEmar-vol2 p. 95; 1567 Reynold StAnthonlin p. 19; 1574 Rainold HAmar-vol9 p. 3; 1583 Reynold StAnthonlin 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; 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
c823 Ragenoldus (nom) irminon-vol2 4, Palatiolum; 862 Raginaldus (nom) InsMacon IX, Raginardo (abl) ibid. IX; 937x993 Rainaldo (abl) St-Bernard-Romans no. 86; 1040x1080 Rainaldus (nom) StVdM-II 664; 1047 Rainaldi (gen) CartNDSaintes II; 1062 Rainaldus (nom) StVdM-II 692; 1067x1086 Rainaldus (nom) CartNDSaintes XIV; 1079x1101 Rainaldo (abl) CartStPC XXXVII; 1101x1129 Rainaldo (abl) ibid. XXXIII; 1107 Rainaldo (abl) ibid. XVII, Rainaldus (nom) ibid. XVII; a1108 Rainaldus (nom) ibid. XXI; a1116 Rainaldo (dat) ibid. XX; 1124 Raynaldus (nom) CartNDJosaphat XIII; 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; 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 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; 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; 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; 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
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; 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; 1348 Raynaldi (gen) INP 27; 1522x1532 Raynaldus (nom) DSF p. 53, 38; 1527 Rainaldi (gen) Rome1527 p. 85
1285 Ranaldutii (gen) Perugia1285 p. 154, Ranaldutius (nom) ibid. p. 153
Latvia
Middle Low German
1561 Reinolt Arbuzov1920 p. 46; 1565x1577 Reinholt Arbusow p. 98
Scotland
Latin
c1120 Reginaldo (abl) ESC XXXV; 1124 Reinaldus (nom) ibid. L; 1376 Raynaldus (nom) morton-vol1 16, Reginaldi (gen) ibid. 16
Sweden
Old Swedish
1383 Rangwald SRA-vol2 no. 1907
Cite as: R. Le Get, J. Uckelman, S.L. Uckelman. "Reynold". In S.L. Uckelman, ed. The Dictionary of Medieval Names from European Sources, Edition 2015, no. 2. http://dmnes.org/2015/2/name/Reynold.