Ragnall (name)

Ragnall
	Raghnall in a Gaelic type, note the lenited g in the name (gh) once appeared in Irish orthography with a dot above it, as pictured.
Gender	Masculine
Languages	Old Irish, Middle Irish/Middle Gaelic
Origin
Language	Old Norse
Word/name	Røgnvaldr, Rǫgnvaldr, Rögnvaldr
Derivation	regin + valdr
Meaning	"(German) Gods", "powerful"
Other names
Cognate	see list
Derivatives	Raghnall, Raonall, Raonull

Ragnall, Raghnall, Raonall, and Raonull are masculine personal names or given names in several Gaelic languages.

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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 "(Germanic) Gods"; and valdr, 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^{[clarification needed]}, 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]

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Ragnall (name)

List of cognates

List of people with the given name

As a patronymic

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