Given name
Ragnvald
Ragnvald is a masculine given name from Old Norse, ultimately from Proto-Germanic. It is used in Swedish and Norwegian.
Original Old NorseRǫgnvaldr
Meaning & origin
Where it comes from
An origin associated with this spelling is Old Norse.
How it developed
Ragnvald developed from Old Norse Rognvaldr. The earlier name combines regin (“advice, decision (also, the gods)”) and valdr (“ruler”).
Ragnvald’s family of names
In Swedish usage, Ragnvald continues an earlier form in Rǫgnvaldr. In Swedish usage, Ragnvald has a conventional equivalent in the English form Reynold. In Norwegian usage, Ragnvald has a conventional equivalent in the Russian form Рейнгольд.
The ring: across languages.
Across languages 5
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
See also 3
Names our sources mention alongside this one. They are related in story or meaning, not forms of this name.
People named Ragnvald
- Ragnvald KnaphövdeKing of Sweden1100–1126
- Ragnvald SomaNorwegian footballerborn 1979
- Ragnvald HeidumhæreNorwegian petty king790
- Ragnvald UlfssonSwedish noble1000–1100
- Ragnvald BlixNorwegian artist (1882-1958)
- Ragnvald NestosNorwegian-American politician1877–1942
- Mikael JohanssonSwedish politicianborn 1960
- Ragnvald OlsenNorwegian sport wrestler (1897-1948)
- Ragnvald MartinsenNorwegian cyclist (1906–1987)
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
Similar names
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“raven”
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