Ronaldo is a Portuguese
given name equivalent to the English
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 ...
. It became a common name in all Portuguese-speaking countries, also prevalent in other Romance countries.
People
Notable people known as Ronaldo include:
Association footballers
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Ronaldo (Brazilian footballer)
Ronaldo Luís Nazário de Lima (; born 18 September 1976), mononymously known as Ronaldo, is a Brazilian former professional Association football, footballer who played as a striker (association football), striker. He is the owner and presiden ...
, full name Ronaldo Luís Nazário de Lima (born 1976), Brazilian footballer
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Cristiano Ronaldo
Cristiano Ronaldo dos Santos Aveiro (; born 5 February 1985) is a Portuguese professional Association football, footballer who plays as a Forward (association football), forward for and Captain (association football), captains both Saudi Pr ...
(born 1985), Portuguese footballer
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Ronaldinho
Ronaldo de Assis Moreira (born 21 March 1980), commonly known as Ronaldinho Gaúcho () or simply Ronaldinho, is a Brazilian former professional Association football, footballer who played as an attacking midfielder or left winger. Widely reg ...
, full name Ronaldo de Assis Moreira (born 1980), Brazilian footballer, also known as "Ronaldinho Gaúcho"
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Ronaldo Cezar Soares dos Santos (born 2000), Brazilian footballer
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Ronaldo da Silva Souza (born 1996), Brazilian footballer
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Ronaldo de Oliveira Strada (born 1996), Brazilian football goalkeeper
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Ronaldo Deaconu (born 1997), Romanian footballer
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Ronaldo Drummond (1946–2020), Brazilian footballer
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Ronaldo Guiaro (born 1974), Brazilian footballer
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Ronaldo Giovanelli (born 1967), Brazilian football goalkeeper and pundit
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Ronaldo Green (born 2000), Bahamian footballer
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Ronaldo Henrique Ferreira da Silva (born 1994), Brazilian footballer
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Ronaldo Henrique Silva (born 1991), Brazilian footballer
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Ronaldo Kwateh (born 2004), Indonesian footballer
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Ronaldo Lumungo Afonso (born 2000), Santomean football winger
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Ronaldo Maczinski (born 1980), Brazilian footballer
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Ronaldo Marques Sereno
Ronaldo Marques Sereno, also known as Ronaldo (born March 14, 1962, is a former Brazilian footballer who played as a forward.
He was a member of the squad of 1981 FIFA World Youth Championship
He played for Ulsan Hyundai of the South Korea
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(born 1962), Brazilian football forward
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Ronaldo Oliveira
Ronaldo Augusto Antonio Oliveira (born 2 November 1997) is an Indian professional Association football, footballer who plays as a Midfielder#Winger, winger for I-League club RoundGlass Punjab FC, RoundGlass Punjab.
Youth career
Ronaldo starte ...
(born 1997), an Indian footballer
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Ronaldo Passos (born 1959), Brazilian football goalkeeper
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Ronaldo Pereira Alves (born 1977), Brazilian footballer
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Ronaldo Pompeu da Silva
Ronaldo Pompeu da Silva (born 8 April 1990) is a Brazilian footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder for Italian club Vicenza.
Club career
In January 2016 Ronaldo was signed by Lazio. However, he was immediately left for sister club Sal ...
(born 1990), Brazilian football midfielder
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Ronaldo Rodrigues de Jesus
Ronaldo is a Portuguese given name equivalent to the English Ronald. It became a common name in all Portuguese-speaking countries, also prevalent in other Romance countries. People
Notable people known as Ronaldo include:
Association footballe ...
(born 1965), Brazilian footballer also known as Ronaldão
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Ronaldo Shani
Ronaldo Shani (; born 29 March 2002) is a Greek professional footballer who plays as a forward for Piraeus FCA First Division club Ionikos.
Early life
Shani was born in Greece to Albanian parents.
Club career
Having begun his career with At ...
(born 2002), Greek football forward
Other people
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Ronaldo Cadeu
Ronaldo Cadeu (born 3 November 1977) is a Brazilian composer, conductor and classical guitarist.
In his early career, Cadeu won four important awards in Brazil, both as composer and classical guitar soloist. In 2000 he was awarded 3rd prize at ...
(born 1977), Brazilian composer, conductor and classical guitarist
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Ronaldo Caiado
Ronaldo Ramos Caiado (born 25 September 1949) is a Brazilian politician. An orthopedic physician trained at the School of Medicine and Surgery of Rio de Janeiro, he comes from a family landowners and politicians from Goiás. He is the grandson of ...
(born 1949), Brazilian politician
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Ronaldo da Costa
Ronaldo da Costa (born 7 June 1970) is a Brazilian former long-distance runner and former world-record holder for the marathon distance.
Career
Da Costa broke the ten-year-old marathon world record in 1998 in Berlin, having been fifth-placed in ...
(born 1970), Brazilian long-distance runner
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Ronaldo Geron
Ronaldo Alea Geron (born January 4, 1963) is the Commissioner of the Bureau of Immigration of the Philippines. Geron was appointed on January 6, 2016, by President Benigno S. Aquino III. Prior to being appointed as Commissioner, he was the Dep ...
(born 1963), Filipino politician
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Ronaldo Mulitalo
Ronaldo Mulitalo (born 17 November 1999) is a professional rugby league footballer who plays as a er for the Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks in the National Rugby League (NRL). He has played for the , and at an international level.
Background
Mu ...
(born 1999), New Zealand-American Samoan rugby league player
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Ronaldo Munck
Ronaldo Munck is an Argentine sociologist who has worked on the political sociology and globalisation of Latin America and Ireland.
Biography
Ronaldo Munck was born and educated in Argentina. He completed his PhD in political sociology at the ...
, Argentine sociologist
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Ronaldo Puno
Ronaldo Villanueva Puno (born April 25, 1948), also known as Ronnie Puno, is a politician, campaign manager and strategist in Philippine politics. He supported the presidential bids of eventual winners Fidel V. Ramos, Joseph Estrada, and Gloria ...
, (born 1948), Filipino campaign manager
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Ronaldo Souza
Ronaldo Souza dos Santos (born 7 December 1979), nicknamed " Jacaré" (), is a Brazilian former professional mixed martial artist, submission grappler and 4th degree Brazilian jiu-jitsu black belt.
Souza was a multiple time BJJ World ch ...
(born 1979), Brazilian mixed martial artist and submission grappler
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Ronaldo Veitía (1947–2022), Cuban judoka
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Ronaldo Zamora
Ronaldo "Ronny" Bayan Zamora (born December 4, 1944) is a Filipino lawyer and politician who previously served as representative of the lone district of San Juan. He topped the bar exams in 1969 and was among the Ten Outstanding Young Men o ...
(born 1944), Filipino lawyer and politician
Fictional characters
* Ronaldo Fryman, a supporting character in the ''
Steven Universe
''Steven Universe'' is an American animated television series created by Rebecca Sugar for Cartoon Network. It tells the coming-of-age story of a young boy, Steven Universe (character), Steven Universe (Zach Callison), who lives with the Crys ...
'' cartoon series
See also
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Ronaldão
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Ronaldinho (given name)
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Renaldo, given name
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Rolando (disambiguation)
References
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