The name Ronald means:::?

Ronald

Different meanings of the name Ronald are:

    Norse meaning: Ruler with counsel

    English meaning: Ruler with counsel

Meaning of the name “Ronald” is different in several languages, countries and cultures and has more than one possibly same or different meaning available.

Meaning WITH History

Scottish form of RAGNVALDR, a name introduced to Scotland by Scandinavian settlers and invaders. It became popular outside Scotland during the 20th century. A famous bearer was American actor and President Ronald Reagan (1911-2004).

In the Top 10 in the late 1930s through the mid-1940s, the name came to be strongly associated with President Reagan, along with his nicknames, Ron and Ronnie—as well as with the McDonald franchise mascot. A more youthful bearer is the likable character Ron Wesley in the Harry Potter series. In the early days of Hollywood, Ronald Colman was a dashing matinee idol.

It was the Vikings who brought the name to England and Scotland. In the US, it first appeared on the charts in 1883, moving up to the Top 20 from the 1930s to the 1950s.

           

RAGNVALDR    Ancient Scandinavian

Old Norse name composed of the elements regin "advice, counsel" and valdr "power, ruler" (making it a cognate of REYNOLD).

                       

REYNOLD    English

From the Germanic name Raginald, composed of the elements ragin "advice" and wald "rule". The Normans (who used forms like Reinald or Reinold) brought the name to Britain, where it reinforced rare Old English and Norse cognates already in existence. It was common during the Middle Ages, but became more rare after the 15th century.

Fictional people with the name

1.    Ronald McDonald, mascot of McDonald's

2.    Ronald Weasley, a main character from Harry Potter, best friend of Harry Potter, married to Hermione Granger.

3.    Ron Stoppable, Kim Possible's sidekick from Disney animated series Kim Possible

4.    Ron Swanson, the mustachioed libertarian director of the eponymous department in the sitcom Parks and Recreation.

5.    Ron Burgundy, lead character of the films Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy and Anchorman 2: The Legend Continues

6.    Ronnie Dobbs, lead character of the film Run Ronnie Run also featured in various sketches on the HBO sketch comedy series Mr Show

Historical Examples

      Next to came the room in which Ronald had slept, and then an empty lumber room.

      The Shrieking Pit Arthur J. Rees

      Ronald could make no reply to a sentiment so thoroughly in accordance with his own views.

      Fairy Fingers Anna Cora Mowatt Ritchie

      Ronald then stripped, and was smeared all over with the ointment, which was then rubbed into him.

      The Curse of Carne's Hold G. A. Henty

      The period which Ronald had allowed himself for a holiday drew to a close.

      Fairy Fingers Anna Cora Mowatt Ritchie

      Ronald smiled to himself as Beatrice crossed and turned so that if he kept on he would appear to be following her.

      The Shadow of Victory Myrtle Reed

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Famous People Named Ronald

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Ø  Ronald Wilson Reagan, 40th U.S. president

Ø  Ronald William "Ron" Howard, American actor director

Ø  Ronald Aylmer Fisher, English statistician and geneticist

Ø  Ronald Charles Colman, English actor

Ø  Ronald Isley, American singer

Ø  Ronald Duddley Moore, American screenwriter

Ø  (Arthur Annesley) Ronald Firbank, British novelist

Ø  Ronald Fields, better known by his stage name Cougnut, American rapper

Ø  Ronald Jason "Ron" Eldard, American actor

Ø  Ronald Joseph "Ronnie" Radke, American singer

Ø  Ronald Ross, English physician and Nobel Prizewinner

Ø  Ronald Koeman, Dutch footballer

Ø  Ronald George Wreyford Norrish, winner of the Nobel Prize in Chemistry

Ø  Ronald Harry Coase, winner of the Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences

Ø  Pop Culture References for the name Ronald

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Ø  Ronald "Ron" Weasley of the Harry Potter series

Ø  Ronald "Ron" Stoppable, character from Kim Possible

Ø  Ronald McDonald, McDonald's mascot

Ø  Ronald "Mac" McDonald, character on the TV series It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia

Ø  Ronald Leslie, main character in G. A. Henty's, Bonnie Prince Charlie

Ø  Nicknames & Variations for Ronald

Ø  Ronnie, Ronney, Roni, Ranald, Ronny, Ronie, Ronnald, Ronal, Ronn, Ron, Ronnold

Ø  Ronald's International Variations

Naldo, Rey, Ranaldo, Reynaldo, Raynaldo, Rainald, Reinaldo, Renaldo (Spanish) Raghnall (Irish) Rinhaldo (Portuguese)