Gender | Masculine |
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Language(s) | Old Irish, Middle Irish/ Middle Gaelic |
Origin | |
Language(s) | Old Norse |
Word/name | Røgnvaldr, Rǫgnvaldr, Rögnvaldr |
Derivation | regin + valr |
Meaning | "(German) Gods", "powerful" |
Other names | |
Cognate(s) | see list |
Derivative(s) | Raghnall, Raonall, Raonull |
Ragnall, Raghnall, Raonall, and Raonull are masculine personal names or given names in several Gaelic languages.
Ragnall occurs in Old Irish, [1] and Middle Irish/ Middle Gaelic. [2] [3] It is a Gaelicised form of the Old Norse Røgnvaldr, Rǫgnvaldr, Rögnvaldr. [1] [4] This Old Norse name is composed of two elements: regin, meaning "(German) Gods"; and valr, meaning "powerful". [5] It has also been suggested that Ragnall could also represent the Old Norse Ragnarr as well. [6] Ragnall can be Anglicised as Ranald and Ronald, and Latinised as Reginald, Reginaldus. [3]
The modern spelling is Raghnall in Scottish Gaelic and either Raghnall or Raonull in Irish. Anglicised forms of Raghnall include: Ranald, Rannal, and Ronald. [7]
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. [8]
Gender | Masculine |
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Language(s) | Old Irish, Middle Irish/ Middle Gaelic |
Origin | |
Language(s) | Old Norse |
Word/name | Røgnvaldr, Rǫgnvaldr, Rögnvaldr |
Derivation | regin + valr |
Meaning | "(German) Gods", "powerful" |
Other names | |
Cognate(s) | see list |
Derivative(s) | Raghnall, Raonall, Raonull |
Ragnall, Raghnall, Raonall, and Raonull are masculine personal names or given names in several Gaelic languages.
Ragnall occurs in Old Irish, [1] and Middle Irish/ Middle Gaelic. [2] [3] It is a Gaelicised form of the Old Norse Røgnvaldr, Rǫgnvaldr, Rögnvaldr. [1] [4] This Old Norse name is composed of two elements: regin, meaning "(German) Gods"; and valr, meaning "powerful". [5] It has also been suggested that Ragnall could also represent the Old Norse Ragnarr as well. [6] Ragnall can be Anglicised as Ranald and Ronald, and Latinised as Reginald, Reginaldus. [3]
The modern spelling is Raghnall in Scottish Gaelic and either Raghnall or Raonull in Irish. Anglicised forms of Raghnall include: Ranald, Rannal, and Ronald. [7]
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. [8]