The first name Raynald

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About the first name Raynald

Meaning

The name Raynald is a form related to Renaud and shares its traditional meaning: “counsel” combined with “rule” or “power”.

Historical origin

Raynald belongs to the same name family as Renaud. The name Renaud comes from Germanic Raginwald, formed from ragin “counsel” and wald “to rule”.

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In archival records, Raynald may coexist with Renaud or other spellings from the same name family, so variants are worth considering in genealogical research.

Pronunciation:ray-naldʁɛn.ald

Frequency of the first name Raynald by baptism year

The chart below shows the frequency of the first name Raynald by the year of baptisms listed in Genealogy Quebec’s data. It highlights the periods when this first name appears most often and its evolution across generations.

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Annual evolution of the first name RaynaldLine chart showing the frequency of the first name Raynald in baptisms by year.201510501920193219441956196819801920–1924 3 baptisms1925–1929 1 baptisms1930–1934 1 baptisms1935–1939 6 baptisms1940–1944 4 baptisms1945–1949 16 baptisms1950–1954 4 baptisms1955–1959 7 baptisms1960–1964 1 baptisms1965–1969 2 baptisms1975–1979 3 baptisms1980–1984 1 baptisms

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