Ranald is a
Scots and
English[ Hanks; Hodges 2006 pp. 407–408; Hanks; Hodges 2003; Hanks; Hodges 1997 pp. 204, 205.] masculine
given name
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. It is an
Anglicised
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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''.
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Notable persons
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Ranald Graham
Ranald Ian Mackenzie Graham (3 January 1941 – 29 August 2010) was a Scottish writer, director and producer, best known for his writing work on the British television series ''The Sweeney'', '' The Professionals'' and ''Dempsey and Makepeace''. ...
(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
Ranald George Macdonald (29 August 1788 – 11 March 1873) was a Scottish clan chief and Member of Parliament.
Macdonald was the son of John Macdonald, 19th Chief of Clanranald, by Katherine, the daughter of Robert McQueen, Lord Braxfiel ...
(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
Ranald Roderick Macdonald (1945–2007) was a British mathematician and psychologist. He was known for his contribution to the foundations of significance testing.
References
1945 births
2007 deaths
20th-century British mathematic ...
(1945–2007), British mathematician and psychologist
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Ranald MacDougall
Ranald MacDougall (March 10, 1915 – December 12, 1973) was an American screenwriter who scripted such films as '' Mildred Pierce'' (1945), '' The Unsuspected'' (1947), '' June Bride'' (1948), and ''The Naked Jungle'' (1954), and shared screenw ...
(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
Ranald Iain Sutherland, Lord Sutherland (23 January 1932 – 26 February 2025) was a Scottish judge who was a Senator of the College of Justice, having been appointed in 1985. Known as Lord Sutherland in the Court of Session and High Court of Just ...
(1932–2025), Scottish judge
Fictional characters
*Ranald Bannerman from ''
Ranald Bannerman's Boyhood
''Ranald Bannerman's Boyhood'' is a realistic, largely autobiographical, novel by George MacDonald. It was first published in 1871. The original edition was illustrated by Arthur Hughes.
Plot introduction
Ranald Bannerman's Boyhood is a story ...
'', a novel by George MacDonald
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