Ronald
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Ronald is a masculine given name
. The name is derived from a Scandinavian name that was cognate with Reginald
. Ronnie
is a pet form of the name; Ron is a short form of the name.
Given name
A given name, in Western contexts often referred to as a first name, is a personal name that specifies and differentiates between members of a group of individuals, especially in a family, all of whose members usually share the same family name...
. The name is derived from a Scandinavian name that was cognate with Reginald
Reginald
Reginald is a masculine given name in the English language.-Etymology and history:The name is derived from the Latin Reginaldus, which has been influenced by the Latin word regina, meaning "queen". This Latin name is a Latinisation of a Germanic language name...
. Ronnie
Ronnie (given name)
Ronnie also used as girl's name Ronnie, is a variant of Aaron Hebrew and Ronald Old Norse, and the meaning of Ronnie is Mountain of strength; Ruler's counsellor. It can also be used as a nickname for the feminine name Veronica....
is a pet form of the name; Ron is a short form of the name.
People with the name
- Ronald I of BugandaMuwenda Mutebi II of BugandaRonald Edward Frederick Muwenda Kimera Mutebi II is the reigning Kabaka of the Kingdom of Buganda, a kingdom in modern-day Uganda. He is the thirty-sixth Kabaka of Buganda.-Claim to the throne:...
- Ronald AlcockRonald AlcockRonald Cecil Alcock was a British stamp dealer and philatelic publisher notable for writing or publishing some of the key works in British philately. He collaborated with Captain Frank Holland in many of his works....
(d. 1991), British stamp dealer and philatelic publisher - Ronnie BarkerRonnie BarkerRonald William George "Ronnie" Barker, OBE was a British actor, comedian, writer, critic, broadcaster and businessman...
(1929-2005), British comedian, known as one half of The Two Ronnies - Ronnie BiggsRonnie BiggsRonald Arthur "Ronnie" Biggs is an English criminal, known for his role in the Great Train Robbery of 1963, for his escape from prison in 1965, for living as a fugitive for 36 years and for his various publicity stunts while in exile. In 2001, he voluntarily returned to the United Kingdom and...
, British train robber - Ronnie Burns (actor)Ronnie Burns (actor)Ronald Jon "Ronnie" Burns worked briefly as a television actor, but is primarily remembered as the adopted son of comedians George Burns and Gracie Allen.-Early life:...
, part-time actor best noted as the adopted son of George Burns and Gracie Allen - Ronnie Burns (Australian)Ronnie Burns (Australian)Ronald "Ronnie" Leslie Burns is an Australian rock singer and guitarist. He fronted the Melbourne band The Flies in the early 1960s, followed by a solo career into the 1970s and was a member of Burns Cotton & Morris in the 1990s. He retired from performing in 2000...
, Australian singer - Ronnie Burns (footballer)Ronnie Burns (footballer)Ronnie Paul Burns is a former indigenous Australian rules footballer for the Geelong Football Club and Adelaide Crows in the Australian Football League ....
, former Australian rules footballer with the Geelong and Adelaide Football Clubs - Ronald CastreeRonald CastreeRonald Castree is an English convicted murderer. He was convicted on 12 November 2007 of the murder of Lesley Molseed, who had died 32 years earlier....
(born 1953), British paedophile and murderer - Ronald ChengRonald Cheng-Biography:Originally intending to work behind the scenes as a composer and record producer, Cheng did odd jobs at his father ’s company EMI— which included doing back-up vocals for the likes of Alan Tam and Priscilla Chan — during summers as a youth...
, Hong Kong pop star and movie actor - Ronald ColmanRonald ColmanRonald Charles Colman was an English actor.-Early years:He was born in Richmond, Surrey, England, the second son and fourth child of Charles Colman and his wife Marjory Read Fraser. His siblings included Eric, Edith, and Marjorie. He was educated at boarding school in Littlehampton, where he...
, English actor - Ronnie CorbettRonnie CorbettRonald Balfour "Ronnie" Corbett, OBE is a Scottish actor and comedian of Scottish and English parentage who had a long association with Ronnie Barker in the British television comedy series The Two Ronnies...
, British comedian, known for his role as the other half of The Two Ronnies - Ronald de BoerRonald de BoerRonaldus "Ronald" de Boer is a former Dutch football midfielder who has played for the Dutch national team as well as a host of professional clubs in Europe. He is the older twin brother of Frank de Boer.-Club career:...
, Dutch football (soccer) player - Ronnie James DioRonnie James DioRonald James Padavona , better known as Ronnie James Dio, was an American heavy metal vocalist and songwriter. He performed with, amongst others, Elf, Rainbow, Black Sabbath, Heaven & Hell, and his own band Dio, which means God in Italian. Other musical projects include the collective fundraiser...
(1942-2010), American singer for Elf, Rainbow, Black Sabbath, Dio, and Heaven and Hell - Ronnie DrewRonnie DrewJoseph Ronald "Ronnie" Drew was an Irish singer and folk musician who achieved international fame during a fifty-year career recording with The Dubliners. He was born in Dun Laoghaire, County Dublin...
, Irish singer and a founding member of The Dubliners - Ronnie DunnRonnie DunnRonnie Gene Dunn is an American country music singer-songwriter, known for being one half of the duo Brooks & Dunn. In 2011, Dunn began working as a solo artist following the breakup of Brooks & Dunn...
, American singer, one half of Brooks & Dunn - Ronald FergusonRonald FergusonMajor Ronald Ivor Ferguson was the father of Sarah, Duchess of York, former wife to The Duke of York. He is the maternal grandfather of Princesses Beatrice and Eugenie of York...
, father of Sarah, Duchess of York - Ronald Ferguson (economist)Ronald Ferguson (economist)Ronald F. Ferguson is an economist who researches factors that affect educational achievement. Major themes in his work include the race-related achievement gap in the United States and how to improve schools and identify effective teachers....
, American researcher of the racial education achievement gap - Ronald FlorijnRonald FlorijnRonald Florijn is a former rower from the Netherlands and two-time Olympic gold medallist.Florijn won the gold medal in the men's double sculls at the 1988 Summer Olympics, alongside Nico Rienks...
, Dutch rower - Ronald GironesRonald GironesRonald Girones is a male judoka from Cuba, who won the bronze medal in the men's lightweight division at the 2007 Pan American Games, alongside Canada's Nicholas Tritton. He represented his native country at the 2008 Summer Olympics.-References:*...
, Cuban judoka - Ronald GoraRonald GoraRonald Francis Gora was an American swimmer, competing in the freestyle events.Gora competed for his native country at the 1952 Summer Olympics in Helsinki, Finland. He won the gold medal in the men's 4×200 m freestyle relay event at the 1951 Pan American Games, alongside Dick Cleveland, Burwell...
, American swimmer - Ronald Harvey (cricketer)Ronald Harvey (cricketer)Ronald Charles Harvey is a former English cricketer. Harvey was a left-handed batsman who bowled right-arm fast-medium. He was born at Ingatestone, Essex....
, English cricketer - Ronald A. HeifetzRonald A. HeifetzRonald A. Heifetz is the Senior Lecturer in Public Leadership, co-founder of the Center for Public Leadership at the John F. Kennedy School of Government, Harvard University, and co-founder of Cambridge Leadership Associates....
, cofounder of the Center for Public Leadership at John F. Kennedy School of Government, Harvard University - Ronald HolassieRonnie HolassieRonald Holassie is a retired male long-distance runner from Trinidad and Tobago, who twice competed for his native country at the Summer Olympics: 1996 and 2000. He set his personal best in the marathon on April 29, 2001 in Jacksonville, breaking the national record.-Achievements:-References:*...
, Trinidad and Tobago long-distance runner - Ronald IsleyRonald IsleyRonald Isley is an American singer and is known as the lead singer and founding member of the family music group The Isley Brothers.-Career:...
, R&B singer - Ron Jones (athlete)Ron Jones (athlete)Ronald Jones is a retired Welsh track and field athlete.- 3 Time Olympian :Ron Jones represented Great Britain at three consecutive Summer Olympics, starting in 1960 ....
, British track and field athlete - Ronald JosephRonald JosephRonald Joseph was an American figure skater.-Skating career:Ronald and his younger sister Vivian Joseph began skating together as children, attended Highland Park High School, and competed for the Broadmoor Skating Club of Colorado.He was an excellent all-around athlete...
, American figure skater - Ronald Klink, Democratic politician and former United States Representative from Pennsylvania
- Ronald KoemanRonald KoemanRonald Koeman is a former Dutch footballer, and the current manager of Feyenoord. He is the younger brother of former Feyenoord coach Erwin Koeman and the son of former Dutch international Martin Koeman...
, Dutch football (soccer) player and coach - Ronald Kray (1933-1995), British murderer
- Ronald LanzoniRonald LanzoniRonald Lanzoni Campos is a retired long-distance runner from Costa Rica. He claimed the silver medal at the 1987 Pan American Games in the Men's Marathon, and twice represented his native country at the Summer Olympics . He set his personal best in the classic distance in...
, Costa Rican long-distance runner - Ronald McDonaldRonald McDonaldRonald McDonald is a clown character used as the primary mascot of the McDonald's fast-food restaurant chain. In television commercials, the clown inhabits a fantasy world called McDonaldland, and has adventures with his friends Mayor McCheese, the Hamburglar, Grimace, Birdie the Early Bird, and...
, advertising clown for McDonalds - Ronald MéndezRonald MendezRonald Méndez is a volleyball player from Venezuela, who won the gold medal with the men's national team at the 2003 Pan American Games in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic. In the final Méndez' team defeated Cuba 3-0 .-References:*...
, Venezuelan volleyball player - Ronnie MilsapRonnie MilsapRonnie Lee Milsap is an American country music singer and pianist. He was one of country’s most popular and influential performers of the 1970s and 1980s...
, American singer - Ronald D. MooreRonald D. MooreRonald Dowl Moore is an American screenwriter and television producer best known for his work on Star Trek and the re-imagined Battlestar Galactica miniseries and television series, for which he won a Peabody Award for creative excellence in 2005 and an Emmy Award in 2008.-Early life and...
, American screenwriter and television producer - David Ronald Musgrove, Democratic politician and former governor of Mississippi, better known as "Ronnie Musgrove"
- Ronnie O'SullivanRonnie O'SullivanRonald Antonio "Ronnie" O'Sullivan , is an English professional snooker player known for his rapid playing style and nicknamed "The Rocket". He has been World Champion on three occasions , and is second on the all-time prize-money list, with career earnings of over £6 million, behind only Stephen...
, British snooker player - Ron PaulRon PaulRonald Ernest "Ron" Paul is an American physician, author and United States Congressman who is seeking to be the Republican Party candidate in the 2012 presidential election. Paul represents Texas's 14th congressional district, which covers an area south and southwest of Houston that includes...
, Texan congressman - Ronald ReaganRonald ReaganRonald Wilson Reagan was the 40th President of the United States , the 33rd Governor of California and, prior to that, a radio, film and television actor....
(1911-2004), 40th President of the United States - Ronald ScottBon ScottRonald Belford "Bon" Scott was a Scottish-born Australian rock musician, best known for being the lead singer and lyricist of Australian hard rock band AC/DC from 1974 until his death in 1980...
, lead singer of AC/DC from 1974-1980 - Ron Stoppable, Kim Possible's sidekick from Disney animated series Kim Possible
- Ronald StrettonRonald StrettonRonald Charles Stretton is a retired track cyclist from Great Britain, who represented his native country at the 1952 Summer Olympics in Helsinki, Finland. There he won the bronze medal in the men's 4.000 metres team pursuit, alongside Donald Burgess, George Newberry, and Alan Newton.-References:*...
, British track cyclist - Ronald van RaakRonald van RaakAntonius Adrianus Gerardus Maria van Raak is a Dutch politician, non-fiction writer and former academic. As a member of the Socialist Party he has been an MP since November 30, 2006. He focuses on matters of home affairs, Kingdom relations, the Dutch Royal House and general affairs...
(b. 1969), Dutch politician - Ronald Washington (b. 1952), American baseball player and manager
- Ronald Weasley, fictional character from the Harry Potter books and films
- Ronnie Wood British rock musician (The Rolling Stones), and artist
- Ronald ZoodsmaRonald ZoodsmaRonald Zoodsma is a retired volleyball player from the Netherlands, who represented his native country at two consecutive Summer Olympics, starting in 1988. Under the guidance of head coach Arie Selinger he ended up in fifth place in Seoul, South Korea, followed by the silver medal four years...
(b. 1966), Dutch volleyball player - "Ronnie", the thirteenth track on Metallica's 1996 album LoadLoad (album)Load is the sixth studio album by the American heavy metal band Metallica. Released on June 4, 1996 through Elektra Records, it sold 680,000 units in its first week and debuted at #1 on Billboard 200. The album has sold over 5 million copies worldwide and is certified 5x platinum by the RIAA...