Given name · also Old Norse

Ragnvalder

Ragnvalder is a masculine given name from Old Norse, ultimately from Proto-Germanic. It is used in Old Swedish.

Original Old NorseRǫgnvaldr

Meaning & origin

Where it comes from

Ragnvalder comes from Old Norse, and ultimately from Proto-Germanic.

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How it developed

From Old Norse Rǫgnvaldr, from Proto-Germanic *Raginawaldaz.

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Ragnvalder’s family of names

In Old Swedish usage, Ragnvalder continues an earlier form in Rǫgnvaldr.

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