Reginald
/ˈrɛdʒ.ɪ.nəld/noun
A male given name of Old Germanic origin.
Did you know?Reginald ultimately comes from a Germanic name built from elements meaning “counsel/rule” and “power,” the same deep name-world that also gave us names like Ronald and Reynold.
Etymological Timeline
Proto-Germanic
PGmc
*raginą + *waldą
“counsel, divine decision + rule, power”
Old High German
OHG
Raginwald
“a personal name meaning roughly “counsel/power””
Old French
OF
Reinald / Reginald
“a Norman-French form of the Germanic name”
Middle English
EN
Reginald
“a male given name adopted into English use”
Modern English
EN
Reginald
“a masculine given name”