Ranald
| Gender | Masculine |
|---|---|
| Language(s) | Scots, English |
| Origin | |
| Language(s) | Scottish Gaelic |
| Word/name | Raghnall |
| Other names | |
| See also | Ronald |
Ranald is a Scots[1] and English[2] masculine given name. It is an Anglicised form of the Scottish Gaelic name Raghnall,[2] and a Scots version of Ronald.[3] A short form of Ranald is Ran.[4]
Notable persons
[edit]- Ranald Graham (1941–2010), Scottish writer, television director and producer
- Ranald MacDonald (bishop) (1756–1832), Scottish Roman Catholic bishop
- Ranald George Macdonald (1788–1873), Scottish clan chief and Member of British Parliament
- Ranald MacDonald (1824–1894), English language teacher in Japan
- Ranald Roderick Macdonald (1945–2007), British mathematician and psychologist
- Ranald MacDougall (1915–1973), American screenwriter
- Ranald S. Mackenzie (1840–1889), United States Army officer and general during the Civil War
- Ranald Sutherland, Lord Sutherland (1932–2025), Scottish judge
Fictional characters
[edit]- Ranald Bannerman from Ranald Bannerman's Boyhood, a novel by George MacDonald
See also
[edit]Names derived from or cognates of Rǫgnvaldr | ||
|---|---|---|
| Given names |  | |
| Surnames | ||
| Diminutives | ||
Citations
[edit]- ^ Thomson 2006 pp. 1257–1259.
- ^ a b Hanks; Hodges 2006 pp. 407–408; Hanks; Hodges 2003; Hanks; Hodges 1997 pp. 204, 205.
- ^ "Ronald - Meaning And Origin Of The Name Ronald | BabyNames.co.uk". Baby Names. Retrieved 2025-06-09.
- ^ Hanks; Hodges 2003; Hanks; Hodges 1997 p. 205.
References
[edit]- Hanks, P; Hardcastle, K; Hodges, F (2006). A Dictionary of First Names. Oxford Paperback Reference (2nd ed.). Oxford: Oxford University Press. ISBN 978-0-19-861060-1.
- Hanks, P; Hodges, F (1997). A Concise Dictionary of First Names (Revised ed.). Oxford: Oxford University Press. ISBN 0198606052.
- Hanks, P; Hodges, F (2003). A Dictionary of First Names (EPUB). Oxford: Oxford University Press. ISBN 0198606052.
- Thomson, R (2006). "Manx surnames". In Koch, JT (ed.). Celtic Culture: A Historical Encyclopedia. Vol. 4. Santa Barbara, CA: ABC-CLIO. pp. 1257–1259. ISBN 1-85109-445-8.
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