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Ronald

/ˈɹɒ.nəld/US/ˈɹɑ.nəld/

Ronald proper noun: a male given name from the Germanic languages.

Proper noun

Ronald

  1. 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
  2. A surname.
  3. A township in Ionia County, Michigan.
  4. An unincorporated community in Beaver Township, Aitkin County, Minnesota.
  5. 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.

Words formed from Ronald

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

  1. ron
  2. Ron Swanson
  3. Ron Weasley
  4. ron-day-voo
  5. rona
  6. Ronald
  7. Ronaldsway
  8. Ronan
  9. ronation
  10. ronations
  11. Ronayne

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