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The baby name Renald is a Male name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced REN-ald (/ˈrɛnəld/).

Renald is Germanic, Latin in Origin.

Gender: Male
Syllables: 2.0
Origin: Germanic, Latin
Pronunciation: REN-ald (/ˈrɛnəld/)

What is the meaning of the name Renald ?

The baby name Renald is a Male name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced REN-ald (/ˈrɛnəld/).

Renald is Germanic, Latin in Origin.

Renald is a Germanic-rooted masculine name from ragin/regen meaning counsel and wald/walt meaning rule or power, yielding the sense of ruler by counsel or powerful advisor. Carried by the Normans, it entered medieval Latin as Renaldus/Reinaldus and spread across French and English records. The name is cognate with figures like St. Reinold of Dortmund and the chanson hero Renaud de Montauban.

Use peaked in the Middle Ages, later declining as the given name but persisting in the English surname Reynolds and in Francophone areas, where Rénald occurs. Close variants include Reinald, Reinold, Reynald, Reynold, and the Romance forms Reinaldo/Reynaldo and Renaud; related forms are Reginald and German Reinhold. Short forms Ren, Renny, and Naldo occur. Today Renald is rare yet feels crisp and traditional, with a composed, counsel-ruled character.

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Renald – Popularity by country

Based on birth registration data from national statistics agencies.

Country Gender Year Rank Born of
HT 0 #12 1 399
HT Boys 0 #31 4 903
MT 0 #41 3 1,767
AL 0 #72 5 2,372
LT 0 #88 1 949
EE Boys 0 #125 1 2,087
ID Boys 0 #133 3 4,130
LT Boys 0 #150 2 2,166
MT Boys 0 #153 24 4,064
SI Boys 0 #211 1 3,402
AL Boys 0 #253 46 5,122
NA Boys 0 #253 1 6,830
GR Boys 0 #272 2 6,912
SG 0 #282 1 11,010
JM Boys 0 #293 1 6,876
JO Girls 0 #339 1 7,570
MU Boys 0 #369 1 8,477
PH Boys 0 #373 11 11,440
France Boys 2007 #400 3 2,758
ZA 0 #472 3 14,421
RU Boys 0 #518 9 12,621
PS Girls 0 #547 1 10,981
CM Girls 0 #559 2 11,671
LY 0 #559 1 12,703
KW Girls 0 #560 2 19,177
CM Boys 0 #570 6 12,054
BH 0 #584 4 17,937
CL Boys 0 #618 48 13,390
BO Boys 0 #620 3 9,244
SG Boys 0 #734 6 17,960
QA Boys 0 #739 5 18,093
BR Boys 0 #741 11 12,213
SY 0 #765 3 11,684
KW Boys 0 #804 3 18,755
TN 0 #865 1 13,765
United States Boys 2007 #866 6 7,493
CL Girls 0 #909 7 14,098
OM Boys 0 #918 1 17,948
PE Boys 0 #926 1 14,506
NL Boys 0 #937 15 5,873
Germany Boys 0 #939 14 5,697
SA Girls 0 #1,014 1 25,931
MX Boys 0 #1,033 1 16,355
IN Boys 0 #1,039 1 16,750
MY Girls 0 #1,072 1 24,821
AE Boys 0 #1,138 6 22,615
ZA Boys 0 #1,154 25 25,619
MY Boys 0 #1,177 6 25,439
MA 0 #1,199 1 20,986
DZ 0 #1,231 4 20,130
ZA Girls 0 #1,235 2 25,928
IT Boys 0 #1,442 30 10,046
SA Boys 0 #1,592 23 28,008

Renald is popular in 41 countries — most recent births per country:

France
United States
AE
AL
BH

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People also ask about Renald

Renald is predominantly a boy's name.
Renald is a 2 syllable name, pronounced REN-ald (/ˈrɛnəld/).
Common nicknames and spelling variations include Renaldo, Reinald, Reynald, Reynold, Reinaldo and Reinold.
Across languages, Renald has these equivalents: Reginald (English), Renaud (French), Reynaldo/Reinaldo (Spanish/Portuguese), Rinaldo (Italian), Reinhold/Reinold (German).
Yes — Renald ranked #400 in France in 2007, and appears in official birth registries across 2 countries.
Renald ranks highest in France (#400 in 2007).
Renald's popularity is declining significantly. It moved from #362 in 1997 to #400 in 2007 in France.