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♂ Ranald
What does Ranald mean?
Ranald 
as a boys' name is of Old Norse origin, and the name Ranald means "ruler's counselor". Ranald is a Scottish form of Ronald (Old Norse).
STARTS WITH Ra-
Variations
VARIANT Roneld
RELATIONS VIA RONALD Renaldo, Ronal, Ronaldo▼, Rondale, Ronell
CREATIVE FORMS(male)
(female)
MIDDLE NAME PAIRINGS
Ranald Ayman (R.A.), ..
How popular is Ranald?
Ranald is an uncommonly occurring given name for men. Ranald is also an unusual last name for both adults and children. (2000 U.S. CENSUS)
Which version is better?
Ronald (#493 A YEAR AGO), Ronaldo (#1596), Renaldo, Ronal and Ronell are the popular variation forms of Ranald (OUTSIDE TOP 2000). These relations of Ranald were popular as baby names in the 1940s (AVERAGE #1466) and have become significantly less common since, with versions such as Ronald falling out of fashion. (TOP BABY NAMES, 2018)
Similar Names
Ranald is pronounced similarly to Rainhold, Raynald, Reinald, Reinold, Reinwald, Renauld, Reynald and Reynold. Other suggested similar-sounding names are Arnald, Danal, Donald▼, Garald, Harald, Rafal, Rainault, Rand, Randal▼, Randale, Randall▼, Randl (see Randall), Randle, Ranell, Ranolf, Ransly (see Ransley), Raynaldo, Raynard, Reinaldo, Renard, Renaud, Renault, Reynaldo, Rinaldo and Roald. These names tend to be more frequently used than Ranald.
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