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What does Ronald mean?
Ronald 
▼ as a boys' name is pronounced RAH-nald. It is of Old Norse origin, and the meaning of Ronald is "ruler's counselor". Also possibly from the same root as Reginald and Reynold. Ronald emerged among the Scots, and was not widely used in the rest of the English-speaking world until the end of the 19th century. American President Ronald Reagan; clown Ronald McDonald.
STARTS WITH Ro-
ASSOCIATED WITH norse, ruler (king), counselor, scots, 19th century
Variations
VARIANTS Ranald, Renaldo, Ron▼, Ronal, Ronaldo▼, Rondale, Roneld, Ronell, Ronello, Ronn, Ronnie▼, Ronny▼
RELATIONS VIA REGINALD, REYNOLD Raonull, Raynald, Raynaldo, Reginald▼, Regnauld, Reinald, Reinaldo, Reinold, Reinwald, Renado, Renato, Renaud, Renauld, Renault, Reynald, Reynaldo, Reynold, Rinaldo
CREATIVE FORMS(male)
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MIDDLE NAME PAIRINGS
Ronald Cooper (R.C.), ..
How popular is Ronald?
Ronald is a very prominent first name for males (#21 out of 1220, Top 2%) and also a very prominent last name for both adults and children (#21754 out of 150436, Top 14%). (2000 U.S. DEMOGRAPHICS)
Ronald reached its apex rank of #10 in the U.S. in the 1940s, and is at #493 currently. (2018 U.S. SSA RECORDS)
Which version is better?
Reginald (#831 FROM CURRENT RECORDS), Ronnie (#889), Reynaldo (#1333), Ronaldo (#1596), Raynaldo, Reinaldo, Renaldo, Renato, Reynold, Rinaldo, Ron, Ronal, Ronell, Ronn and Ronny are the popular related forms of Ronald (#493) listed in the Top 2000. Usage of these forms of Ronald was common during 1940-1949 (USAGE OF 2.3%) and has become significantly diminished since (USAGE 0.1%, ▼97%), with forms such as Reginald becoming somewhat dated.
Similar Names
Suggested similar-sounding names are Arnald, Arnauld, Arnold▼, Bald, Conal, Conall, Derald, Donal, Donald▼, Dugald, Ewald, Furnald, Garald, Harald, Jerald▼, Mcdonald, Osvald, Rad, Rafal, Ralf, Randale, Randall▼, Randl (see Randall), Randle, Ranell, Ranolf, Raynard, Renard, Renardo, Renat, Rendall, Rennard, Ricard, Riobard, Riocard, Riyad, Roald, Roan, Roane, Roark, Roban, Rockly (see Rockley), Rod▼, Rodas, Rodd, Rodel, Rodell, Rodolf, Roeland, Rogan, Rojay, Roland▼, Rolando, Rolf, Rolland▼, Rolly, Roman▲, Romano, Romolo, Ronan▲, Ronel, Ronnell, Ronson, Roul, Rowan▲, Rowell, Rowland, Royal▲, Royale, Royall, Royan, Royle, Torald, Tybald and Wald. These names tend to be less frequently used than Ronald.
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