[Ger-Poland-Volhynia] First name Reginald

[Gary Warner]

Eduardo,

According to the website http://www.behindthename.com 
<http://www.behindthename.com/name/reginald>

REGINALD

GENDER:Masculine
USAGE:English <http://www.behindthename.com/names/usage/english>
PRONOUNCED:REJ-i-n?ld [key] <http://www.behindthename.com/pronunciation.php>
Meaning & History
From/Reginaldus/, a Latinized form ofREYNOLD 
<http://www.behindthename.com/name/reynold>
Related Names
DIMINUTIVES:Reggie <http://www.behindthename.com/name/reggie>,Reg 
<http://www.behindthename.com/name/reg>
OTHER LANGUAGES:Reinhold 
<http://www.behindthename.com/name/reinhold>,Reinald 
<http://www.behindthename.com/name/reinald>,Raginald 
<http://www.behindthename.com/name/raginald> *(Ancient 
Germanic)*,Ragnvaldr <http://www.behindthename.com/name/ragnvaldr> 
*(Ancient Scandinavian)*,
Reinout <http://www.behindthename.com/name/reinout> *(Dutch)*,Reino 
<http://www.behindthename.com/name/reino> *(Finnish)*,Reynaud 
<http://www.behindthename.com/name/reynaud>,Renaud 
<http://www.behindthename.com/name/renaud> *(French)*,Reinhold 
<http://www.behindthename.com/name/reinhold> *(German)*,
Raghnall <http://www.behindthename.com/name/raghnall> *(Irish)*,Rinaldo 
<http://www.behindthename.com/name/rinaldo> *(Italian)*,Reynaldo 
<http://www.behindthename.com/name/reynaldo>,Reinaldo 
<http://www.behindthename.com/name/reinaldo>,Ronaldo 
<http://www.behindthename.com/name/ronaldo> *(Portuguese)*,Ragnvald 
<http://www.behindthename.com/name/ragnvald> *(Scandinavian)*,
Ranald <http://www.behindthename.com/name/ranald>,Ronald 
<http://www.behindthename.com/name/ronald>,Raghnall 
<http://www.behindthename.com/name/raghnall> *(Scottish)*,Reynaldo 
<http://www.behindthename.com/name/reynaldo>,Reinaldo 
<http://www.behindthename.com/name/reinaldo> *(Spanish)*,Rheinallt 
<http://www.behindthename.com/name/rheinallt> *(Welsh)*

and

REYNOLD
GENDER:Masculine
USAGE:English <http://www.behindthename.com/names/usage/english>
PRONOUNCED:REN-?ld [key] <http://www.behindthename.com/pronunciation.php>
Meaning & History
 From theGermanic 
<http://www.behindthename.com/glossary/view/germanic_languages>name/Raginald/, 
composed of theelements 
<http://www.behindthename.com/glossary/view/name_element>/ragin/"advice" 
and/wald/"rule". TheNormans 
<http://www.behindthename.com/glossary/view/normans>
(who used forms like/Reinald/or/Reinold/) brought the name to Britain, 
where it reinforced rareOld English 
<http://www.behindthename.com/glossary/view/old_english>and
Norse cognates already in existence. It was common during the Middle 
Ages, but became more rare after the 15th century.


Gary Warner

On 3/22/2012 5:33 AM, Eduardo Kommers wrote:
>
>
> I would like to know your opinion about the possible origin of the first
> name Reginald ? (Reginald Hubert born 1829 - son of Jacob and Johanna
> Hubert)
>
> Is that for any part of the Prussia Kingdom?
>
> Regards.
>
> Eduardo
>
>
>
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