Reinhold

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Reinhold or Reinold is a male given name , which also occurs as a family name .

Origin and meaning

Probably derived from Germanic * ragin / regin , council (conclusion, often of the gods), and Old High German waltan , walten , rule. The Latin rex , king (cf. Regina and the German “regieren”) is occasionally suggested for the first name member ; the second name member was later adjusted to hold in the sense of "inclined, affectionate, lovely".

name day

The name day is January 7th (commemoration day of Reinhold von Köln ).

variants

Name bearer

First name

"Reynold" variant

family name

See also

Web links

Wiktionary: Reinhold  - explanations of meanings, word origins, synonyms, translations