Ronald
Meaning: Its source is Rögnvaldr, an Old Norse name meaning "Ruler's counselor."
Languages: This boy's name is used in Dutch and English.
Variant Forms: Ranald
Non-English Forms: Ronand
Source Forms: Rögnvaldr
Popularity: The name Ronald ranked 221st in popularity for males of all ages in a sample of 2000-2003 Social Security Administration statistics and 21st in popularity for males of all ages in a sample of the 1990 US Census.
This name makes a strong showing in state popularity data of the 1960s, but makes few (if any) appearances on lists compiled after that period.
Narrative: Ronald emerged among the Scots, and was not widely used in the rest of the English-speaking world until the end of the 19th century. It has had its ups and downs since then.
Most recently, the influence of a ubiquitous hamburger-selling clown has been counterbalanced by that of Ronald Reagan, the former film star who was twice elected to the American presidency.
Older English speakers might send young prospective parents to the video store to check out one of the films of British actor Ronald Coleman (1898-1958), whose suaveness and romantic demeanor influenced use of the name earlier in the century.
Arts and Music
- Ronald Crosby
- Jerry Jeff Walker (see list of Nicknames of Musicians)
Leadership
- Ronald W. Allen
- CEO of Fortune 500 company Delta Airlines (see list of 1996 Fortune 500 Company CEOs)
- Ronald W. Burle
- CEO of Fortune 500 company Food 4 Less Holdings (see list of 1996 Fortune 500 Company CEOs)
- Ronald E. Compton
- CEO of Fortune 500 company Aetna Life & Casualty (see list of 1996 Fortune 500 Company CEOs)
- D. Ronald Daniel
- Fellow of Harvard (see list of The President and Fellows of Harvard College)
- Ronald E. Ferguson
- CEO of Fortune 500 company General RE (see list of 1996 Fortune 500 Company CEOs)
- Ronald Reagan (born 1911)
American film and TV actor who became 40th President of the United States.
- U.S. President, 1981-89 (see list of Presidents of the United States)
- Champion of conservativism (see list of Twenty people who helped define the political and social fabric of the 20th century)
Miscellaneous
- Ronald Reagan (born 1911)
American film and TV actor who became 40th President of the United States.
- National Cowboy Hall of Fame (see list of National Cowboy Hall of Fame)
- 1993 recipient of Presidential Medal of Freedom (see list of Presidential Medal of Freedom Winners)
- 1980, 1983 Time Magazine Man of the Year (see list of Time Magazine's Man of the Year Honorees)
Science and Philosophy
- Ronald Breslow
- 1991 National Medal of Science winner (see list of National Medal of Science Winners)
- Ronald H. Coase
British economist known for his work on the social costs of industry.
- 1991 Nobel Prize winner for Economics (see list of Winners of the Nobel Prize for Economics)
- Ronald E. Evans
NASA astronaut.
- Astronaut on Apollo 17 (1972) (see list of Spaceflight Veterans)
- Ronald J. Grabe
Astronaut.
- Astronaut on Atlantis (1985, 1989), Discovery (1992), Endeavor (1993) (see list of Spaceflight Veterans)
- Ronald Hoffmann
American chemist known for his theories on chemical reactions.
- 1981 Nobel Prize winner in Chemistry (see list of Winners of the Nobel Prize for Chemistry)
- Ronald E. McNair
NASA astronaut.
- Challenger astronaut killed January 28, 1986 (see list of Names on the Space Mirror Memorial)
- Astronaut on Challenger (1984), killed on Challenger (1986) (see list of Spaceflight Veterans)
- Ronald G.W. Norrish
British scientist known for his studies of fast chemical reactions induced by short pulses of energy.
- 1967 Nobel Prize winner in Chemistry, with Manfred Eigen and George Porter (see list of Winners of the Nobel Prize for Chemistry)
- Ronald A. Parise
NASA astronaut.
- Astronaut on Columbia (1990), Endeavor (1995) (see list of Spaceflight Veterans)
- Coifman Ronald
Professor of Mathematics
- 1999 National Medal of Science winner (see list of National Medal of Science Winners)
- Ronald Ross (born 1857, died 1932)
British bacteriologist who discovered that malaria is transmitted by mosquitoes.
- 1902 Nobel Prize winner in Physiology/Medicine (see list of Winners of the Nobel Prize for Physiology or Medicine)
- Ronald M. Sega (born 1952)
American astronaut and electrical engineer.
- Astronaut on Discovery (1994), Atlantis (1996) (see list of Spaceflight Veterans)
Sports
- Ronald Delany
Irish athlete.
- 1956 Olympic track and field gold medal winner for 1500m (see list of Olympic Gold Medalists in Miscellaneous Track Events)
- Ronald J. Franklin
Jockey.
- 1979 Kentucky Derby winner (see list of Jockeys Who Have Won the Kentucky Derby)
- Ronald J. McDonald
American runner.
- 1898 Boston Marathon champion (see list of Boston Marathon Winners)
Stage and Screen
- Ronald Colman (born 1891, died 1958)
English actor.
- 1947 Academy Award winner for his performance in A Double Life (see list of Oscar Winners for Best Actor)
- Star on Hollywood Walk of Fame for Television (see list of Television Personalities with Stars in the Hollywood Walk of Fame)
- Star on Hollywood Walk of Fame for Motion Picture (see list of Movie Personalities with Stars in the Hollywood Walk of Fame)
- Ronald E. Mallu
Fictional character.
- Portrayed by Eugene Roche (see list of Characters on ''Soap'')
- Ronald Reagan (born 1911)
American film and TV actor who became 40th President of the United States.
- Star on Hollywood Walk of Fame for Television (see list of Television Personalities with Stars in the Hollywood Walk of Fame)
The Literary World
- Ronald G. Callvert
- 1939 Pulitzer Prize winner for Editorial Writing (see list of Winners of the Pulitzer Prize for Editorial Writing)
- Ronald Kotulak
- 1994 Pulitzer Prize winner for Explanatory Journalism (see list of Winners of the Pulitzer Prize for Explanatory Journalism)
- Ronald Powers
- 1973 Pulitzer Prize winner for Criticism (see list of Winners of the Pulitzer Prize for Criticism)
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Teasing Nicknames:
- Ronald McDonald
- Scrawny Ronny
- Scronny
- Roon
- Ronald Reagan
Meaning: Its source is Rögnvaldr, an Old Norse name meaning "Ruler's counsel."
Popularity: The name Ronald ranked 2742nd in popularity for females of all ages in a sample of the 1990 US Census.
Though this name appears on the 1990 U.S. Census lists, it is used by only a small percentage of the general population.
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