Ranald is a
Scots and
English[ Hanks; Hodges 2006 pp. 407–408; Hanks; Hodges 2003; Hanks; Hodges 1997 pp. 204, 205.] 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 from the other members of a group (typically a f ...
. It is an
Anglicised
Anglicisation or anglicization is a form of cultural assimilation whereby something non-English becomes assimilated into or influenced by the culture of England. It can be sociocultural, in which a non-English place adopts the English language ...
form of the
Scottish Gaelic
Scottish Gaelic (, ; Endonym and exonym, endonym: ), also known as Scots Gaelic or simply Gaelic, is a Celtic language native to the Gaels of Scotland. As a member of the Goidelic language, Goidelic branch of Celtic, Scottish Gaelic, alongs ...
name ''
Raghnall,''
and a Scots version of ''Ronald.'' A short form of ''Ranald'' is ''Ran''.
[ Hanks; Hodges 2003; Hanks; Hodges 1997 p. 205.]
Notable persons
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Ranald Graham (1941–2010), Scottish writer, television director and producer
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Ranald MacDonald (bishop) (1756–1832), Scottish Roman Catholic bishop
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Ranald George Macdonald (1788–1873), Scottish clan chief and Member of British Parliament
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Ranald MacDonald
Ranald MacDonald (February 3, 1824 – August 24, 1894) was the first native English-speaker to teach the English language in Japan, including educating Einosuke Moriyama, one of the chief interpreters to handle the negotiations between C ...
(1824–1894), English language teacher in Japan
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Ranald Roderick Macdonald (1945–2007), British mathematician and psychologist
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Ranald MacDougall (1915–1973), American screenwriter
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Ranald S. Mackenzie (1840–1889), United States Army officer and general during the Civil War
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Ranald Sutherland, Lord Sutherland (1932–2025), Scottish judge
Fictional characters
*Ranald Bannerman from ''
Ranald Bannerman's Boyhood'', a novel by George MacDonald
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Masculine given names
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