Reynold

Where Reynold comes from

From Anglo-Norman Reinald, from Proto-Germanic *Raginawaldaz brought to England by Normans and partly merged with the earlier equivalent Ronald, from Old Norse Rǫgnvaldr. Doublet of Renault.
— Wiktionary's entry for Reynold
  • Germanic
  • 2 syllables
Along the way
  1. 1868
    Reynold A. Nicholson born
    British orientalist
  2. 1893
    First appearance
    #1,035 among boys, 5 babies — the first year at least five got the name.
  3. 1903
    Peak, #576
    15 babies named Reynold — more than any year before or since.
  4. 1904
    The fade
    The first year with half the peak's births — down to #1,205.
  5. 2004
    Reynold Cheruiyot born
    Kenyan athlete
In the dictionary
  • A male given name from the Germanic languages, today more popular in the forms Reginald and Ronald. Modern use is partly transferred from the surname.
Namesakes
  • Reynold A. Nicholson · British orientalist, 1868–1945
  • Reynold Cheruiyot · Kenyan athlete, born 2004
  • Reynold B. Johnson · American inventor and computer pioneer, 1906–1998
  • Reynold Brown · American artist noted particularly for movie posters., 1917–1991
  • Reynold Tschäppät · Swiss politician, 1917–1979

Sources: the origin note and dictionary entry are quoted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0); the namesakes come from Wikidata (CC0); the milestones are worked out from the SSA record.