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derived from the
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Rögnvaldr Ragnvald, Rögnvald or Rognvald or Rægnald is an Old Norse name (Old Norse ''Rǫgnvaldr'', modern Icelandic ''Rögnvaldur''; in Old English ''Regenweald'' and in Old Irish, Middle Irish ''Ragnall''). Notable people with the name include: * Ragnval ...
'', Hanks; Hardcastle; Hodges (2006) p. 234; Hanks; Hodges (2003) § Ronald. or possibly from
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'' Regenweald''. In some cases ''Ronald'' is an Anglicised form of the Gaelic ''
Raghnall ''Ragnall'', ''Raghnall'', ''Raonall'', and ''Raonull'' are masculine personal names or given names in several Gaelic languages. ''Ragnall'' occurs in Old Irish, and Middle Irish/Middle Gaelic. It is a Gaelicised form of the Old Norse '' Røgnv ...
'', a name likewise derived from ''Rögnvaldr''. The latter name is composed of the Old Norse elements ''regin'' ("advice", "decision") and ''valdr'' ("ruler"). ''Ronald'' was originally used in
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and
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, where Scandinavian influences were once substantial, although now the name is common throughout the
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. A short form of ''Ronald'' is ''Ron''. Pet forms of ''Ronald'' include ''Roni'' and '' Ronnie''. ''Ronalda'' and ''Rhonda'' are feminine forms of ''Ronald''. '' Rhona'', a modern name apparently only dating back to the late nineteenth century, may have originated as a feminine form of ''Ronald''. Hanks; Hardcastle; Hodges (2006) pp. 230, 408; Hanks; Hodges (2003) § Rhona. The names ''Renaud''/''Renault'' and ''Reynold''/''Reinhold'' are cognates from French and German respectively. The name ''Ronaldo'' is a cognate from Spanish and Portuguese.


People with the name

* Ronald I of Buganda *
Ronald Acuña Ronald is a masculine given name derived from the Old Norse ''Rögnvaldr'', Hanks; Hardcastle; Hodges (2006) p. 234; Hanks; Hodges (2003) § Ronald. or possibly from Old English '' Regenweald''. In some cases ''Ronald'' is an Anglicised form of ...
, Venezuelan baseball player *
Ronald Alcock Ronald Cecil Alcock (26 March 1905 – 6 July 1991) was a British stamp dealer and philatelic publisher notable for writing or publishing some of the key works in British philately. He collaborated with Captain Frank Holland in many of his works. ...
(died 1991), British stamp dealer and philatelic speaker *
Ronalds Arājs Ronalds Arājs (born 29 November 1987 in Tukums) is a Latvian athlete. Arājs is the current Latvian record holder in the 100 metres sprint, having a personal best of 10.18 seconds. His personal record in the 200 metres is 20.75 seconds. Arājs ...
, Latvian athlete *
Ronald Arculli Ronald Joseph Arculli, GBM, GBS, CVO, OBE, JP (; born 2 January 1939 in Hong Kong) is former chairman of Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing, Non-official Members Convenor of the Executive Council of Hong Kong (Exco) and a senior partner at ...
, Former chairman of Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing, Non-official Members Convenor of the Executive Council of Hong Kong (Exco) and a senior partner at King & Wood Mallesons. *
Ron Atkinson Ronald Frederick Atkinson (born 18 March 1939), commonly known as "Big Ron" or "Mr. Bojangles", is an English former football player and manager. In the 1990s and early 2000s, he was regarded as one of Britain's best-known football pundits. Nic ...
, English football manager *
Ronald Bandell Ronald Johan Gottlieb Bandell (24 August 1946 – 16 November 2015) was a Dutch civil servant and politician of the Political Party of Radicals (PPR) and later the Labour Party (PvdA). Bandell was born in Gouda. He was mayor of Moordrecht (19 ...
(1946–2015), Dutch mayor *
Ronnie Barker Ronald William George Barker (25 September 1929 – 3 October 2005) was an English actor, comedian and writer. He was known for roles in British comedy television series such as ''Porridge'', ''The Two Ronnies'', and '' Open All Hours''. ...
(1929–2005), British comedian, known as one half of The Two Ronnies *
Ronnie Belliard Ronald Belliard (born April 7, 1975) is an American former professional baseball second baseman. He played 13 seasons in Major League Baseball (MLB) from 1998 to 2010 for the Milwaukee Brewers, Colorado Rockies, Cleveland Indians, St. Louis Card ...
, retired American baseball player *
Ronnie Biggs Ronald Arthur Biggs (8 August 1929 – 18 December 2013) was an English criminal who helped plan and carry out the Great Train Robbery of 1963. He subsequently became notorious for his escape from prison in 1965, living as a fugitive for 36 ye ...
, British train robber *
Ron Blomberg Ronald Mark Blomberg (born August 23, 1948), nicknamed "Boomer", is an American former professional baseball player and minor league manager. He played in Major League Baseball as a designated hitter, first baseman, and right fielder. He played f ...
(born 1948), American major league baseball player *
Ronald Burkle Ronald Wayne Burkle (born November 12, 1952) is an American businessman. He is the co-founder and managing partner of The Yucaipa Companies, LLC, a private investment firm that specializes in U.S. companies in the distribution, logistics, food, ...
, American businessman * Ronnie Burns (actor), part-time actor best noted as the adopted son of George Burns and Gracie Allen * Ronnie Burns (Australian), Australian singer *
Ronnie Burns (footballer) Ronald Paul Burns (born 13 March 1973) is a former Indigenous Australian rules footballer for the Geelong Football Club and Adelaide Crows in the Australian Football League (AFL). Biography Burns is the nephew of former footballers Tony and ...
, former Australian rules footballer with the Geelong and Adelaide Football Clubs * Ron Butlin (ice hockey) (1925–2014), Canadian ice hockey executive *
Ronald Castree Ronald is a masculine given name derived from the Old Norse ''Rögnvaldr'',#H2, Hanks; Hardcastle; Hodges (2006) p. 234; #H1, Hanks; Hodges (2003) § Ronald. or possibly from Old English ''Regenweald''. In some cases ''Ronald'' is an Anglicised ...
, British child murderer *
Ronald Cerritos Ronald Osvaldo Cerritos Flores (born January 3, 1975, in San Salvador) is a Salvadoran former professional footballer who played as a striker. Cerritos is the all-time leader in assists of the Major League Soccer team, the San Jose Earthquakes ...
, Salvadoran footballer * Ronald Cheng, Hong Kong pop star and movie actor *
Ron Chernow Ronald Chernow (; born March 3, 1949) is an American writer, journalist and biographer. He has written bestselling historical non-fiction biographies. He won the 2011 Pulitzer Prize for Biography and the 2011 American History Book Prize for hi ...
, American writer, journalist, historian and biographer * Ronalds Cinks, Latvian ice hockey player *
Ronald D. Coleman Ronald D'Emory Coleman (born November 29, 1941) is an American politician and former Democratic member of the United States House of Representatives from Texas. Early life and career Born in El Paso, Texas, Coleman attended public schools, e ...
, American politician * Ronald Colman, English actor *
Ronnie Corbett Ronald Balfour Corbett (4 December 1930 – 31 March 2016) was a Scottish actor, broadcaster, comedian and writer. He had a long association with Ronnie Barker in the BBC television comedy sketch show ''The Two Ronnies''. He achieved promine ...
, British comedian, known for his role as the other half of The Two Ronnies *
Ronald de Boer Ronaldus de Boer (; born 15 May 1970) is a Dutch former professional footballer who played as a midfielder. He played for the Netherlands national team as well as a host of professional clubs in Europe. He is the twin brother of Frank de Boe ...
, Dutch football (soccer) player * Ronald DeFeo Jr, American mass murder and family annihilator * Ronald dela Rosa (born 1962), Filipino politician and retired police general * Ronald de Mel (born 1925), Sri Lanka Minister of Finance from 1977 to 1988 *
Ron Dennis Ronald Dennis CBE (born 1 June 1947) is a British businessman and Official British Business Ambassador for the United Kingdom. He is best known for his former role as owner, CEO, chairman and founder of McLaren Group. Dennis was removed from ...
, British businessman *
Ron DeSantis Ronald Dion DeSantis (; born September 14, 1978) is an American politician serving as the 46th governor of Florida since January 2019. A member of the Republican Party, DeSantis represented Florida's 6th district in the U.S. House of Repres ...
, American politician * Ronnie James Dio, American singer for Elf, Rainbow, Black Sabbath, Dio, and Heaven and Hell * Ronald Fielding Dodd (c.1890–1958), Scottish architect * Ronald Dominique (born 1964), prolific American serial killer and rapist * Ronald dos Santos Lopes (born 1998), Brazilian footballer * Ronnie Drew, Irish singer and a founding member of The Dubliners * Ron Eldard, American actor * Ronald Evans (astronaut), Ronald Evans (1933–1990), American astronaut * Ronald Ferguson (polo), Ronald Ferguson, father of Sarah, Duchess of York * Ronald Ferguson (economist), American researcher of the racial education achievement gap * Ronald Fisher (1890–1962), British statistician and geneticist * Ronald Florijn, Dutch rower * Ronald J. Garan, Jr., American astronaut * Ronald Girones, Cuban judoka * Ronald Gora, American swimmer * Ronald Green (basketball), Ronald Green (1944-2012), American-Israeli basketball player * Kray twins, Ronald "Ronnie" Kray (1933-1995), English killer and robber * Ron McClure, Jazz bassist * Ronald McNeill, 1st Baron Cushendun, British Conservative politician * Ron Greenwood (1921–2006), English football player and manager * Ron Guidry, American baseball pitcher, New York Yankees * Ron Hackenberger (born 1935), American businessman and car collector * Ronald Max Hartwell, Australian historian * Ronald Harvey (cricketer), English cricketer * Ronald A. Heifetz, cofounder of the Center for Public Leadership at John F. Kennedy School of Government, Harvard University * Ron Bass (wrestler), Ronald Herd, American professional wrestler * Ronald K. Hoeflin, American philosopher * Ronnie Holassie, Ronald Holassie, Trinidad and Tobago long-distance runner * Ron Horsley, American author and illustrator * Ron Howard, Ronald "Ron" Howard, American filmmaker and actor * L. Ron Hubbard (1911–1986), American author and the founder of the Church of Scientology * Ron Jeremy, Ronald Jeremy Hyatt (born 1953), American pornographic actor, filmmaker, actor, and stand-up comedian * Ronald Isley, R&B singer * Ron Johnson (Wisconsin politician), Ron Johnson (born 1955), senior United States senator for Wisconsin * Ronald Jones (running back) (born 1997), American football player * Ron Jones (athlete), British track and field athlete * Ronald Joseph, American figure skater * Ron Keel (born 1961), heavy metal vocalist and guitarist for a number of bands from the 1980s to the modern day * Ronalds Ķēniņš, Latvian ice hockey player * Ron Kind, American congressman * Ronald Klink, Democratic politician and former United States Representative from Pennsylvania * Ronald Koeman, Dutch football (soccer) player and coach * Ron LeFlore (athlete), Detroit Tigers * Ronald Lacey (1935–1991) British actor * Ronald Lanzoni, Costa Rican long-distance runner * Dr.Ronald Leung, Hong Kong politician and businessman in banking * Ron Mael, American musician and songwriter * Ronald Mallett, American physicist * Ronald Mason Jr., African-American university president * Rónald Matarrita, Costa Rican footballer * Ronald Méndez, Venezuelan volleyball player * Ronald D. Moore, American screenwriter and television producer * David Ronald Musgrove, Democratic politician and former governor of Mississippi, better known as "Ronnie Musgrove" * Ronald Clark O'Bryan (1944-1984), American murderer * Ronnie O'Sullivan, British snooker player * Ronald Patrick (born 1991), American football player * Ron Paul, Texan congressman * Ronald Pelton, American intelligence analyst and convicted spy * Ronald Pereira Martins (born 2001), Brazilian footballer * Ron Perlman, American actor * Ron Petersen (b. 1934), American mycologist using the standard author abbreviation "R.H.Petersen" * Ronald Pofalla (born 1959), German politician and manager * Ronald Powell (born 1991), American football player * Ronald van Raak (born 1969), Dutch politician * Ronald Reagan (1911–2004), former actor, Governor of California and 40th President of the United States * Ronald Reid-Daly (1928–2010), Rhodesian military commander * Ronald Ringsrud, US author and emerald expert * Ron Rivest, American cryptographer * Ronald Santanna Rodrigues (born 1997), Brazilian footballer * Ron Saunders (1932–2019), English Association football, football player and manager * Ronald Scobie (1893–1969), British Army officer * Bon Scott, Ronald "Bon" Scott, lead singer of AC/DC from 1974 to 1980 * Ronald Schill, German judge and politician * Ronald L. Schlicher, American diplomat * Ronald Alan Schulz (1965–2005), American civilian contract worker killed in Iraq * Ronnie Schneider, American Rock and roll manager * Ronald Searle (1920–2011), British cartoonist * Ron Sexmith, Ronald "Ron" Sexmith (born 1964), Canadian singer-songwriter * Ronald Gene Simmons (1940-1990), American spree killer and family annihilator * Ronald Steele, American basketball player * Ronald Stretton, British track cyclist * J. R. R. Tolkien, John Ronald Reuel Tolkien (1892–1973), British writer * Ron Underwood, American film director * Ronnie Vannucci, Jr., American musician and member of The Killers * Ronnie Van Zant (1948–1977), American musician * Ronald Venetiaan, former president of Suriname * Ronald Washington (born 1952), American baseball player and manager * Ronnie Wood, British rock musician (The Rolling Stones), and artist * Ronald Wright (boxer) American professional boxer * Ronalds Žagars, Latvian former football goalkeeper * Dr Ronald Maj (born 1989), Polish-Australian Doctor of Philosophy * Ronald Zilberberg (born 1996), Israeli Olympic figure skater * Ronald Zoodsma (born 1966), Dutch volleyball player


Fictional people with the name

* Ronald Miller, a character in the American teen romantic comedy 1987 film ''Can't Buy Me Love (film)#Cast, Can't Buy Me Love'' * Ronald McDonald, mascot of McDonald's * Ronald the Cat, Nature Cat's next-door neighbor and arch-enemy * Ron Stoppable, Kim Possible's sidekick from the Disney animated series ''Kim Possible'' * Ron Swanson, the mustachioed libertarian director of the eponymous department in the sitcom ''Parks and Recreation''. * Ron Weasley, a main character in ''Harry Potter'', best friend of the Harry Potter (character), title character * Ronald "Ronnie" Raymond, half of the DC Comics superhero Firestorm (comics), Firestorm. * Ronald "Red" Daniels, main protagonist of ''Call of Duty: WWII''. * List of Black Butler characters#Ronald Knox, Ronald Knox, a reaper in the manga'' Black Butler'' by Yana Toboso


See also

* Ronaldo (disambiguation), Ronaldo * Ronaldson * Ron (given name), Ron * Ronnie (name), Ronnie * Ronny


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