What does Ronald mean?

Ronald means "well-advised ruler"

How do we pronounce Ronald?

Ronald \ro-nal(d), ron-a-ld\ is a boy's name. It consists of 6 letters and 2 syllables.

The baby boy name Ronald is pronounced as RAAN-ahLD 1.

1 Pronunciation for Ronald: R as in "race (R.EY.S)" ; AA as in "odd (AA.D)" ; N as in "knee (N.IY)" ; AH as in "mud (M.AH.D)" ; L as in "lay (L.EY)" ; D as in "day (D.EY)"

What is the origin of Ronald?

Ronald is used predominantly in the English and Scottish languages, and it is derived from Germanic and Old Norse origins. From Old Norse roots, its meaning is well-advised ruler. Two-element name derived from the elements 'regin' meaning advice, decision, protection, the gods ; 'valdr' meaning to rule. Rögnvaldr (Old Norse) is an old form of Ronald. The name has the same Germanic roots as Reynold. It was popular in medieval lands with strong Scandinavian influence, especially in Scotland and northern England where it was also found as Ranald and Raghnall. The name was adopted by English speakers from the end of the 19th century, and it has since lost its Scottish flavor. Ronald is a variant of the name name Reynold meaning (English). The name baby name Ronalda (English) is the female version of Ronald. Ronald is a widely used name; it has 29 variants that are used in both English and other languages.

used in English include Ranald meaning, Ronal name, Ronaldo name (used in Portuguese as well), Rondale meaning, Roneld name variations, name Ronell meaning, short names for Ronello, baby name Roni, name Ronie, Ronnald meaning, Ronney name popularity, name Ronnold meaning, and name Ronson meaning. The short form Ron name variations, and the pet forms Ronnie name variations and Ronny pronounciation are other English variants. Foreign variants of Ronald include Naldo name variations (Spanish), name Raghnall meaning (Irish), name Ragnvald meaning (Scandinavian), Rainald name popularity (Spanish), Ranaldo pronounciation (Spanish), Raonull meaning (Gaelic), meaning of Raynaldo (Spanish), meaning of Reinaldo (Spanish), Renaldo meaning of name (Spanish), meaning of Rey (Spanish), Reynaldo meaning and origin (Spanish), Rinhaldo meaning (Portuguese), and short names for Ronand (Dutch). See also the related form, Rhona name popularity (English and Scottish). Ronald is a classic favorite. Today it is still fairly popular as a baby name for boys, though to a lesser extent than it was before. The name's popularity rose from the 1900s up to the 1940s; before that, it was of occasional use only. At the peak of its usage in 1943, 2.010% of baby boys were given the name Ronald. Its ranking then was #9. The baby name has since markedly fallen in popularity. In 2010, its usage was 0.044% and its ranking #342, but it was nonetheless the most popular out of all boy names in its group. In 2010, Ronald was thrice as popular as the next most popular name, Ronnie name popularity. Ronald has predominantly been a baby boy name, though in the past century it has also been used for girls. In 1949, Ronald as a baby boy name outnumbered its use as a girl name by 364 times.

A famous person named Ronald is Ronald Reagan, US President, born 6 February 1911 - 5 June 2004, Tampico, Illinois.

List of baby names that sound like Ronald:

name Ronnald meaning, name Rainald (German and Spanish), name Rainhold, name Ranald (English), Raynold meaning and origin, short names for Reinald (German), what does the name Reinhold mean (German and Scandinavian), short names for Reinold (Dutch and German), what does the name Reinwald mean (German), name Renald meaning, Renault meaning (French), Rennold name, meaning of Renold, Reynald name, Reynold meaning (English), name Roneld meaning, Ronnold meaning, name Rumold origin (German), meaning of Rainold, and Ranaldo meaning and origin (Spanish).

The baby name Ronald fun facts:

The name Ronald in reverse order is "Dlanor".

The numerological value of the name Ronald is number 1, which means initiating action, pioneering, leading, independent, attaining, individual.

How popular is Ronald?

Ronald is in the top names in USA.

YearUsage
20140.04%
20130.04%
20120.04%
20110.05%
20100.05%
20090.05%
20080.05%
20070.06%
Source: https://www.ssa.gov/oact/babynames