Reynold

Reynold is an English given name derived from the Germanic elements ragin, meaning counsel or advice, and wald, meaning ruler or power, producing the overall sense of wise ruler or powerful counselor. It entered English use through Norman French following the Conquest of 1066, developing as a vernacular form of the Latin Rainaldus and the Old French Reinald. The name was common throughout medieval England and was borne by several notable figures, including Reynold Grey, a prominent English nobleman of the fourteenth and fifteenth centuries. Related forms include Reginald, Reinhold, Ronald, and Ranald.