English
Reginald
Reginald comes from Latin Reginaldus, and goes back to Proto-Germanic *Raginawaldaz.
- Proto-Germanicc. 500 BCE–200 CE*Raginawaldazreconstructed
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEReginaldus
- Englishearliest quotation 1864Reginald
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Proto-Germanicc. 500 BCE–200 CE*Raginawaldazreconstructed
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEReginaldus
- Englishearliest quotation 1864Reginald
Earliest quotation: 1864, – 1865 November, Book 1, Chapter 4: “Reginald Wilfer is a name with rather a grand…”
Every English word from Proto-Germanic *Raginawaldaz
Today it means
name A male given name from the Germanic languages derived from a Latinized form of Reynold.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Germanic *Raginawaldaz / Reginald