1. People with the name

2. Fictional people with the name

3. See also

4. Citations

5. References

Ronald is a masculine given name derived from the Old Norse Rögnvaldr.^[2] In some cases Ronald is an Anglicised form of the Gaelic Raghnall, a name likewise derived from Rögnvaldr.^[3] The latter name is composed of the Old Norse elements regin ("advice", "decision") and valdr ("ruler").^[4] Ronald was originally used in England and Scotland, where Scandinavian influences were once substantial, although now the name is common throughout the English-speaking world.^[2] A short form of Ronald is Ron.^[2] Pet forms of Ronald include Roni,^[5] and Ronnie.^[2] A feminine form of Ronald is Ronalda.^[6] Rhona, a modern name apparently only dating back to the late nineteenth century, may have originated as a feminine form of Ronald.^[7] The names Renaud/Renault and Reynold/Reinhold are cognates from French and German respectively. Already the name Ronaldo is a cognate from Spanish and Portuguese.

People with the name

• Ronald I of Buganda
• Ronald Alcock (died 1991), British stamp dealer and philatelic speaker
• Ronalds Arājs, Latvian athlete
• Ronald Bandell (1946–2015), Dutch mayor
• Ronnie Barker (1929–2005), British comedian, known as one half of The Two Ronnies
• Ronnie "The Rocket" Baxter (b. 1961) British professional darts player
• Ronnie Biggs, British train robber
• Ron Blomberg (born 1948), American major league baseball player
• Ronnie Burns (actor), part-time actor best noted as the adopted son of George Burns and Gracie Allen
• Ronnie Burns (Australian), Australian singer
• Ronnie Burns (footballer), former Australian rules footballer with the Geelong and Adelaide Football Clubs
• Ronald Castree, British child killer
• Ronald Cerritos, Salvadoran footballer
• Ronald Cheng, Hong Kong pop star and movie actor
• Ronalds Cinks, Latvian ice hockey player
• Ronald D. Coleman, American politician
• Ronald Colman, English actor
• Ronnie Corbett, British comedian, known for his role as the other half of The Two Ronnies
• Ronald de Boer, Dutch football (soccer) player
• Ronald DeFeo Jr, American mass murder best known for killing his family.
• Ron Dennis, British businessman
• Ron DeSantis, American politician
• Ronnie James Dio, American singer for Elf, Rainbow, Black Sabbath, Dio, and Heaven and Hell
• Ronnie Drew, Irish singer and a founding member of The Dubliners
• Ronnie Dunn, American singer, one half of Brooks & Dunn
• Ron Eldard, American actor
• Ronald Evans (1933–1990), American astronaut
• Ronald Ferguson, father of Sarah, Duchess of York
• Ronald Ferguson (economist), American researcher of the racial education achievement gap
• Ronald Florijn, Dutch rower
• Ronald J. Garan, Jr., American astronaut
• Ronald Girones, Cuban judoka
• Ronald Gora, American swimmer
• Ron Greenwood (1921–2006), English football player and manager
• Ron Hackenberger, (born 1935), American businessman and car collector
• Ronald Max Hartwell, Australian historian
• Ronald Harvey (cricketer), English cricketer
• Ronald A. Heifetz, cofounder of the Center for Public Leadership at John F. Kennedy School of Government, Harvard University
• Ronald Herd, American professional wrestler
• Ronald K. Hoeflin, American philosopher
• Ronald Holassie, Trinidad and Tobago long-distance runner
• Ron Howard, American filmmaker and actor
• L. Ron Hubbard (1911–1986), American author and the founder of the Church of Scientology
• Ronald Jeremy Hyatt (born 1953), American pornographic actor, filmmaker, actor, and stand-up comedian
• Ronald Isley, R&B singer
• Ronald Jones (running back) (born 1997), American football player
• Ron Jones (athlete), British track and field athlete
• Ronald Joseph, American figure skater
• Ronalds Ķēniņš, Latvian ice hockey player
• Ronald Klink, Democratic politician and former United States Representative from Pennsylvania
• Ronald Koeman, Dutch football (soccer) player and coach
• Ronnie Kray (1933–1995), British murderer
• Ron LeFlore (athlete), Detroit Tigers
• Ronald Lacey (1935–1991) British actor
• Ronald Lanzoni, Costa Rican long-distance runner
• Ron Mael, American musician and songwriter
• Ronald Mason Jr., African-American university president
• Ronald Méndez, Venezuelan volleyball player
• Ronnie Milsap, American singer
• Ronald D. Moore, American screenwriter and television producer
• David Ronald Musgrove, Democratic politician and former governor of Mississippi, better known as "Ronnie Musgrove"
• Ronnie O'Sullivan, British snooker player
• Ronald Patrick (born 1991), American football player
• Ron Paul, Texan congressman
• Ronald Pelton, American intelligence analyst and convicted spy
• Ron Perlman, American actor
• Ron Petersen (b. 1934), American mycologist using the standard author abbreviation "R.H.Petersen"
• Ronald Powell (born 1991), American football player
• Ronald van Raak (born 1969), Dutch politician
• Ronald Reagan (1911–2004), former actor, Governor of California and 40th President of the United States
• Ronald Reid-Daly (1928–2010), Rhodesian military commander
• Ronald Ringsrud US author and emerald expert
• Ronald Scobie (1893–1969), British Army officer
• Ronald "Bon" Scott, lead singer of AC/DC from 1974–1980
• Ronald Schill, German judge and politician
• Ronald L. Schlicher, American diplomat
• Ronald Alan Schulz (1965–2005), American civilian contract worker killed in Iraq
• Ronnie Schneider, American Rock and roll manager
• Ronald Searle (1920–2011), British cartoonist
• Ronald Stretton, British track cyclist
• J. R. R. Tolkien (1892–1973), British writer
• Ronnie Vannucci, Jr., American musician and member of The Killers
• Ronnie Van Zant (1948–1977), American musician
• Ronald Venetiaan, former president of Suriname
• Ronald Washington (born 1952), American baseball player and manager
• Ronnie Wood, British rock musician (The Rolling Stones), and artist
• Ronalds Žagars, Latvian former football goalkeeper
• Ronald Zilberberg (born 1996), Israeli Olympic figure skater
• Ronald Zoodsma (born 1966), Dutch volleyball player

Fictional people with the name

• Ronald McDonald, mascot of McDonald's
• Ronald the Cat, Nature Cat's next door neighbor and arch-enemy
• Ronald Weasley, a main character from Harry Potter, best friend of Harry Potter
• Ron Stoppable, Kim Possible's sidekick from Disney animated series Kim Possible
• Ron Swanson, the mustachioed libertarian director of the eponymous department in the sitcom Parks and Recreation.
• Ron Burgundy, lead character of the films The Legend of Ron Burgundy and The Legend Continues
• Ronnie Dobbs, lead character of the film Run Ronnie Run also featured in various sketches on the HBO sketch comedy series Mr Show
• Ronnie Matthews was a musician in an episode of Nickelodeon's TV show Hey Arnold!
• Ronnie Anne Santiago, a recurring character from Nickelodeon's animated series The Loud House.
• Ronald "Ronnie" Raymond, half of the DC Comics superhero Firestorm.
• Ronald "Red" Daniels, main protagonist of the WWII campaign.

See also

• Ronaldo
• Ronaldson

Citations

References

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• {{cite book |last1=Hanks |first1=P |author1-link=Patrick Hanks |last2=Hardcastle |first2=K |last3=Hodges |first3=F |year=2006 |origyear=1990 |title=A Dictionary of First Names |series=Oxford Paperback Reference |edition=2nd |publisher=Oxford University Press |publication-place=Oxford |isbn=978-0-19-861060-1 |ref=H2 }}
• {{cite book |last1=Jones |first1=D |author1-link=Daniel Jones (phonetician) |last2=Gimson |first2=AC |author2-link=Alfred C. Gimson |year=1986 |origyear=1917 |title=Everyman's English Pronouncing Dictionary |edition=14th |publisher=J.M. Dent & Sons |ol=4296804M |via=Open Library |ref=J1 }}

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