Ronald
Ronald is a male name. Variants are Ronny , Ronnie or Ronni and Ronaldo ; in the English-speaking world also the short form Ron. A common feminine form of the name is Rona . Name day is August 20th .
Origin and meaning of the name
The name is derived from the old Norse rögnvaldr ( who has the power of the gods ). This then became Reginald in English , Reinout in Low German and Ranald or Ronald in Scottish .
Well-known namesake
First name
- Ronald Biggs (1929-2013), British mail robber
- Ronald Binge (1910–1979), British composer
- Ronald Borchers (* 1957), German soccer player
- Ronald Bye (1937–2018), Norwegian politician, author and trade unionist
- Ronald Herbert Garvey (1903–1991), British colonial governor
- Ronald Shannon Jackson (1940–2013), American jazz musician
- Ronald Lacey (1935–1991), British actor
- Ronald Muwenda Mutebi II. (* 1955), Kabaka (King) of Buganda
- Ronald Ernest Paul (* 1935) US presidential candidate in 2008
- Ronald Pofalla (* 1959), German politician (CDU)
- Ronald Reagan (1911–2004), American actor and president
- Ronald Reng (* 1970), German sports journalist
- Ronald de la Rosa (* 1962), Filipino politician
- Ronald M. Schernikau (1960–1991), German writer
- Ronald Schill (* 1958), German lawyer and politician, Senator for the Interior in Hamburg
- Ronald Schweppe (* 1962), Dutch writer
- Ronald Seeger (* 1956), German politician (CDU), mayor of Rathenow
- Ronald O'Sullivan (* 1975), English snooker player
- Ron Wood (born 1947), British musician
- Ronald Worm (* 1953), German soccer player and coach
Surname
- Sir Landon Ronald (1873–1938), English conductor, music educator and composer
Fictional characters
- Ronald McDonald , the mascot of the McDonald’s fast food chain
Others
- Ronald Hill , hill on Deception Island, South Shetland Islands, Antarctica
- Ronald Ridge , mountain ridge in Ellsworthland, Antarctica
- Ronald Rock , rock formation in Queen Elizabeth Land, Antarctica
Individual evidence
- ↑ 3876 first names , Südwest Verlag 1969
See also
Wiktionary: Ronald - explanations of meanings, word origins, synonyms, translations