Reynald as a Baby Name. Meaning and Origin of Reynald

What is the meaning of the name Reynald ?

The baby name Reynald is a Male name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced {'common_english': 'RAY-nald', 'ipa_english': '/ˈreɪnəld/', 'common_french': 'reh-NALD', 'ipa_french': '/ʁɛ.nald/'}.

Reynald is Germanic, Latin in Origin.

Reynald is a medieval French and English form of a Germanic dithematic name built from ragin “counsel, decision” and wald “rule, power,” giving the sense “ruler by counsel” or “power of wise advice.” In Latin and Romance records it appears as Rainaldus/Reginaldus and Old French Reinaud, which later gave modern French Renaud and Norman spellings Raynald/Reynald.

Brought to Britain by the Normans, it developed alongside Reynold and the Latinized Reginald, and is found in crusading-era sources (e.g., Raynald of Châtillon). Continental cognates include Reinold/Reinald (German), Rinaldo (Italian), Reinaldo or Reynaldo (Spanish), and Reinaldo (Portuguese); related English forms are Reginald and Reynold, while Norse Ronald is a parallel cognate. Variant spellings: Rainald, Raynald, Reinold, Reynold. Surname offshoots include Renault and Reynolds. Nicknames include Rey, Ren, and Naldo; rare feminine counterparts are Reginalda or Reinalda. Today Reynald is uncommon, lending a chivalric, pan-European flavor.