Name
Reginald
Meaning
Reginald is a masculine name of Germanic origin meaning “ruling with counsel”.
Reginald is the Latinized form of a Germanic name joining ragin, counsel or decree, with wald, rule, brought to England by the Normans. Once a byword for the British upper crust, it found a distinct second life as a distinguished name in Black American communities.
A US top-100 name in the 1960s; less common but dignified today.
Popularity in the United States
Boys
Ranked #986 in 2020 · peak #166 in 1980
Data: US Social Security Administration, top-1000 ranks.
At a glance
- Origin
- Germanic
- Gender
- Masculine
- Pronounced
- /REJ-ih-nald/
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Questions
Reginald is a masculine name of Germanic origin meaning “ruling with counsel”. Reginald is the Latinized form of a Germanic name joining ragin, counsel or decree, with wald, rule, brought to England by the Normans.
Reginald is traditionally a masculine (boy) name. It is a US top-100 name in the 1960s; less common but dignified today.
The name Reginald comes from Germanic. Reginald is the Latinized form of a Germanic name joining ragin, counsel or decree, with wald, rule, brought to England by the Normans. Once a byword for the British upper crust, it found a distinct second life as a distinguished name in Black American communities.
Reginald is pronounced REJ-ih-nald.
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