Ragnall (name) explained

Ragnall
Gender:Masculine
Language:Old Irish, Middle Irish/Middle Gaelic
Language origin:Old Norse
Origin:Røgnvaldr, Rǫgnvaldr, Rögnvaldr
Derivation:regin + valr
Meaning:"(German) Gods", "powerful"
Cognate:see list
Derivative:Raghnall, Raonall, Raonull

Ragnall, Raghnall, Raonall, and Raonull are masculine personal names or given names in several Gaelic languages.

Ragnall occurs in Old Irish, and Middle Irish/Middle Gaelic. It is a Gaelicised form of the Old Norse Røgnvaldr, Rǫgnvaldr, Rögnvaldr. This Old Norse name is composed of two elements: regin, meaning "(German) Gods"; and valr, meaning "powerful". It has also been suggested that Ragnall could also represent the Old Norse Ragnarr as well. Ragnall can be Anglicised as Ranald and Ronald, and Latinised as Reginald, Reginaldus.

The modern spelling is Raghnall in Scottish Gaelic and either Raghnall or Raonull in Irish. Anglicised forms of Raghnall include: Ranald, Rannal, and Ronald.

The final -ll sound of the Gaelic names are de-vocalized, and to non-Gaelic-speakers this suggests -d sound. In this way the name is similar to the various forms of the Gaelic Domhnall, which can be Anglicised as Donald.

List of cognates

Ragnvald

Ronald, Ron, Ronny, Reinout

Ranald, Reginald, Reynold, Ronald

Røgnvaldur, Ragnvaldur

Reynaud

Reinhold

Rögnvaldur

Rinaldo

Reginald, Reginaldus

Ragnvald

Reinald, Reynaud

Raginald

Røgnvaldr, Rǫgnvaldr, Rögnvaldr

Ragnvald

Rheinallt

List of people with the given name

As a patronymic