RONALD  

Gender: M
Origin: Norse
Meaning: "ruler's counselor"

Popularity in 2008: #308

Ronald's off playing shuffleboard with Donald. In the Top 10 in the late 30s through the mid-40s, the name came to be associated with the aging President Reagan, along with his nicknames, Ron and Ronnie.

Nicknames & Variations:
Ronnie, Ronney, Roni, Ranald, Ronny, Ronie, Ronnald, Ronal, Ronn, Ron, Ronnold

International Variations:
Raghnall (Irish) Rinhaldo (Portuguese) Naldo, Rey, Ranaldo, Reynaldo, Raynaldo, Rainald, Reinaldo, Renaldo (Spanish)

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