''Ragnall'', ''Raghnall'', ''Raonall'', and ''Raonull'' are masculine

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in several

Gaelic languages The Goidelic ( ) or Gaelic languages (; ; ) form one of the two groups of Insular Celtic languages, the other being the Brittonic languages. Goidelic languages historically formed a dialect continuum stretching from Ireland through the Isle o ...

. ''Ragnall'' occurs in

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, and

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/ Middle Gaelic. It is a

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form of the

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'' Røgnvaldr'', ''Rǫgnvaldr'', ''Rögnvaldr''. This Old Norse name is composed of two elements: ''regin'', meaning "(Germanic) Gods"; and ''valdr'', meaning "powerful". It has also been suggested that ''Ragnall'' could also represent the

''Ragnarr'' as well. ''Ragnall'' can be

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as '' Ranald'' and ''

Ronald 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 ...

'', and Latinised as '' Reginald'', ''Reginaldus''. The modern spelling is '' Raghnall'' in Scottish Gaelic and either ''Raghnall'' or ''Raonull'' in Irish.

forms of ''Raghnall'' include: '' Ranald'', ''Rannal'', and ''

''. The final ''-ll'' sound of the Gaelic names are de-vocalized, and to non-Gaelic-speakers this suggests ''-d'' sound. In this way the name is similar to the various forms of the Gaelic '' Domhnall'', which can be Anglicised as ''

Donald Donald is a Scottish masculine given name. It is derived from the Gaelic name ''Dòmhnall''.. This comes from the Proto-Celtic *''Dumno-ualos'' ("world-ruler" or "world-wielder"). The final -''d'' in ''Donald'' is partly derived from a misinter ...

''.

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* Danish: '' Ragnvald'' * Dutch:

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, Reinout * English: '' Ranald'', '' Reginald'', ''

Reynold Reynold is an English masculine given name A given name (also known as a forename or first name) is the part of a personal name quoted in that identifies a person, potentially with a middle name as well, and differentiates that person fr ...

'', ''

'' * Faroese: '' Røgnvaldur'', '' Ragnvaldur'' * French: '' Reynaud'' * German: ''

Reinhold Reinhold is a German language, German, male given name, originally composed of two elements. The first is from ''regin'', meaning "the (German)Gods" or as an emphatic prefix (very) and ''wald'' meaning "powerful". The second element having been re ...

'' * Icelandic: '' Rögnvaldur'' *

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: '' Rinaldo'' *

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: '' Reginald'', '' Reginaldus'' * Norwegian: '' Ragnvald'' *

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: ''Reinald'', '' Reynaud'' *Old German: ''Raginald'' *

: '' Røgnvaldr'', '' Rǫgnvaldr'', ''

Rögnvaldr Ragnvald, Rögnvald or Rognvald or Rægnald is an Old Norse language, Old Norse name (Old Norse ''Rǫgnvaldr'', modern Icelandic ''Rögnvaldur''; in Old English language, Old English ''Regenweald'' and in Old Irish, Middle Irish language, Middle Iri ...

'' * Swedish: '' Ragnvald'' * Welsh: '' Rheinallt''

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Ragnall ua Ímair Ragnall ua Ímair ( , died 921) or Rægnald was a Viking leader who ruled Northumbria and the Isle of Man in the early 10th century. He was a grandson of Ímar and a member of the Uí Ímair. Ragnall was most probably among those Vikings expelle ...

(died 921), king of the Fair and Dark Foreigners and king of Northumbria, the first known ''Ragnall'' * Ragnall Guthfrithson (fl. 943-944), King of York *

Ragnall mac Gofraid Ragnall mac Gofraid (died 1004/1005) was King of the Isles and likely a member of the Uí Ímair kindred. He was a son of Gofraid mac Arailt, King of the Isles. Ragnall and Gofraid flourished at a time when the Kingdom of the Isles seems to ...

(died 1004/1005), King of the Isles * Ragnall mac Torcaill (died 1146), ruler of Dublin * Ragnall Olafsson (''fl.'' 1164), mediaeval ruler of the Isle of Man * Ragnall Mac Gilla Muire (fl. 1170), leader of Waterford * Raghnall mac Somhairle (died 1207), king of the Isles and Argyll * Raghnall mac Gofraidh (died 1229), king of Mann and the Isles * Raghnall mac Amhlaibh (''fl.'' 1249), king of Mann * Ranald MacDonald (died 1386) founder of Clanranald * Ranald George Macdonald (1788-1873), chief of Clan Macdonald of Clanranald and Member of Parliament * Raonall Smith (born 1978), American, professional American football player

As a patronymic

Echmarcach mac Ragnaill Echmarcach mac Ragnaill (died 1064/1065) was a dominant figure in the eleventh-century Irish Sea region. At his height, he reigned as king over Kingdom of Dublin, Dublin, the Kingdom of the Isles, Isles, and perhaps the Kingdom of the Rhinns, Rh ...

(''fl.'' 11th century), king of Dublin, Man and the Isles, and the Rhinns * Ascall mac Ragnaill (died 1171), the last king of Dublin * Gofraid mac Ragnaill (died 1231), king of the Isles * Domhnall mac Raghnaill (''fl.'' early-mid 13th century), Hebridean flaith (prince) and progenitor of Clan Donald

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As a patronymic

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