# Ronald

> English word · Proper noun · IPA /ˈɹɒ.nəld/ · frequency rank #8,199

## Definitions
1. A male given name from the Germanic languages.

## Etymology
Anglicized from Scottish Gaelic Raghnall, itself derived from Old Norse Rǫgnvaldr, from rǫgn (“advice”) + valdr (“power”), later partly merged with the Continental Germanic equivalent Reynold.

## Easily confused with
- **royal** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ronald-vs-royal)
- **Ronan** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ronald-vs-ronan)
- **Royals** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ronald-vs-royals)
- **royale** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ronald-vs-royale)
- **road** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/road-vs-ronald)
- **rona** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/rona-vs-ronald)
- **renal** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/renal-vs-ronald)
- **Roland** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/roland-vs-ronald)
- **Renard** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/renard-vs-ronald)

## Common misspellings (9)
`ornald`, `rnoald`, `roanld`, `ronadl`, `ronaldd`, `ronalld`, `ronlad`, `ronnald`, `rronald`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/ronald