Reynolde as a Baby Name. Meaning and Origin of Reynolde

What is the meaning of the name Reynolde ?

The baby name Reynolde is a Male name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced RAY-nold (English); IPA: /ˈreɪnəld/.

Reynolde is Germanic in Origin.

Reynolde is a medieval English spelling of a Norman-Germanic name rooted in the elements ragin, “counsel,” and wald, “rule, power.” It conveys the sense of “ruler’s counsel” or “one who rules by wise counsel.” Introduced to England by the Normans after 1066, it turns up frequently in post-Conquest charters and parish rolls, often Latinized as Rainaldus/Ragenaldus.

Variant forms include Reynold, Reynald, Rainald, and the English Reginald; related Continental forms are French Renaud/Reynaud, German Reinold/Reinoldus, Spanish and Portuguese Reinaldo, and Italian Rinaldo. Diminutives such as Rey, Ren, and Rennie occur in modern use. While Reginald eclipsed Reynolde in later centuries, the spelling survives in early modern documents and echoes in the surname Reynolds. As a given name today, Reynolde offers a chivalric, antique flavor with clear etymology and broad cross-European cognates.

⚙ Reynolde is about as rare as a name gets. In all, it appears just 1 time, across 1 country.