Ronald
/ˈɹɒ.nəld/US/ˈɹɑ.nəld/
Ronald proper noun: a male given name from the Germanic languages.
Proper noun
Ronald
- A male given name from the Germanic languages.
- Bridey says if she had a son which please God she will some day she'll call him Ronald because she's mad about Ronald Colman that you see in the Coliseum Cinema. Or Errol, now that's another lovely name, Errol Flynn. ---
- Ronald, says Bridey, Ronald. He's gorgeous.
- No, says Mam, it has to be Irish. Isn't that what we fought for all these years? What's the use of fighting the English for centuries if we're going to call our children Ronald?1996, Frank McCourt, chapter VII, in Angela's Ashes, HarperCollins., →ISBN, pages 203–204
- A surname.
- A township in Ionia County, Michigan.
- An unincorporated community in Beaver Township, Aitkin County, Minnesota.
- A census-designated place in Kittitas County, Washington.
Ronald meaning in Hindi, Marathi, Urdu and Bengali
Ronald in Hindi
- male given name
- रोनाल्ड ronālḍ
Ronald in Marathi
- male given name
- रॉनल्ड rŏnalḍa
Ronald in Urdu
- male given name
- رونالڈ ronālḍ
Ronald in Bengali
- male given name
- রোনাল্ড rōnalḍ
More languagesFewer languages
- Ronald in Arabic
- رُونَالْد rūnāld
- Ronald in Persian
- رونالد ronâld
Origin of Ronald
Anglicized from Scottish Gaelic Raghnall, itself derived from Old Norse Rǫgnvaldr, from rǫgn (“advice”) + valdr (“power”), later partly merged with the Continental Germanic equivalent Reynold.
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Words that rhyme with Ronald
Questions about Ronald
- What does Ronald mean?
- Ronald means a male given name from the Germanic languages.
- What is Ronald in Hindi?
- Ronald in Hindi is रोनाल्ड (ronālḍ). See Ronald meaning in Hindi.
- What part of speech is Ronald?
- Ronald is a proper noun.
- How do you pronounce Ronald?
- Ronald is pronounced /ˈɹɒ.nəld/ (UK).
Words near Ronald in the dictionary
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: Ronald (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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