Reginald is a masculine given name in the English language. Etymology and history The meaning of Reginald is "King". The name is derived from the Latin Reginaldus, which has been influenced by the Latin word regina, meaning "queen". This Latin name is a Latinisation of a Germanic language name. The Germanic name is composed of two elements: the first ragin, meaning "advice", "counsel", "decision"; the second element is wald, meaning "rule", "ruler". The Old German form of the name is Raginald; Old French forms are Reinald and Reynaud. Forms of this Germanic name were first brought to the British Isles by Scandinavians, in the form of the Old Norse Rögnvaldr. This name was later reinforced by the arrival of the Normans in the 11th century, in the Norman forms Reinald and Reynaud. The Latin Reginaldus was used as a Latin form of cognate names, such as the Old Norse Rögnvaldr, and the Gaelic Ragnall and Raghnall. Translations Afrikaans: Ryno Ancient Germanic: Raginald, Reinald, Reinhold Ancient Scandinavian: Ragnvaldr Arabic: ريجنالد (Ryǧināld) Belarusian: Рэджынальд (Redžynaĺd) Bulgarian: Реджиналд (Redzhinald) Catalan: Renald Chinese: 雷金纳德 (Léijīnnàdé) (雷金納德) Danish: Ragnvald Dutch: Reinoud, Reinout Finnish: Reino Filipino: Regino French: Réginald, Renaud, Renoir, Renouard, Reynaud German: Reinhold Gujarati: રેજિનાલ્ડ (Rējinālḍa) Hebrew: רג'ינלד (Rejinald) Hindi: रेगीनाल्ड (Rēgīnālḍa) Icelandic: Rögnvaldur Irish: Raghnall Italian: Rinaldo Japanese: レジナルド (Rejinarudo) Kannada: ರೆಜಿನಾಲ್ಡ್ (Rejinālḍ) Korean: 레지날드 (Rejinaldeu) Latin: Reginaldus Macedonian: Реџиналд (Redžinald) Middle Irish: Ragnall Mongolian: Режиналд (Ryejinald) Norwegian: Ragnvald Old French: Reinald, Reynaud Old German: Raginald Old Irish: Ragnall Old Norse: Rögnvaldr Persian: رجینالد Polish: Reginald Portuguese: Reginaldo, Reinaldo, Reynaldo, Ronaldo Punjabi: ਰੇਜਿਨਾਲਡ (Rējinālaḍa) Russian: Рогволод (Rogvolod) Scottish Gaelic: Raghnall Serbian: Региналд (Reginald) Spanish: Reinaldo, Reynaldo Swedish: Ragnvald Tamil: ரெஜினால்டு (Rejiṉālṭu) Telugu: రెజినాల్డ్ (Rejinālḍ) Thai: เรจินัล (Recinạl) Ukrainian: Реджинальд (Redzhynalʹd) Welsh: Rheinallt Yiddish: רעגינאַלד (Reginald) Use and popularity Today Reginald is regarded as a very formal name, and bearers generally shorten their name to Reg in ordinary usage. Reggie is a pet form of Reg. People named Reginald Middle Ages Ordered chronologically Reginald I, Count of Burgundy (986–1057), second Count of the Free County of Burgundy Reginald I, Count of Bar, Count of Bar (1105–1149) Reginald de Dunstanville, 1st Earl of Cornwall (c. 1110–1175), also High Sheriff of Devon Raynald of Châtillon (c. 1125–1187), also known as Reginald of Châtillon, a knight in the Second Crusade and Prince of Antioch Reginald of Sidon (1130s–1202), Count of Sidon and an important noble in the