Reginald

Reginald
RomanizationReginaldus
Pronunciation/ˈrɛ.ɪ.nəld/, REH-jih-nəld
GenderMale
LanguageEnglish
Origin
LanguagesGermanic; Latin
Word/nameLatin: Reginaldus
Derivationragin + wald
Meaning"advice", "counsel", "decision" + "rule", "ruler".
Region of originEngland
Other names
Variant formReginold
Short formReg
Pet formReggie
AnglicisationReginald
Related namesReynold, Ragnall, Reinhold, Ronald, Rognvald
See alsoRex, Regina

Reginald is a masculine given name in the English language that derives from the Latin word for "king".