Reinhold
a male given name from Old High German
Frequency
Dialects
Basel-Landschaft
rainer
Basel-Landschaft
raini
Data provided by: Deutsch-Schweizerdeutsches Wörterbuch
Etymology
From Old High German Raginald, from Proto-Germanic *Raginawaldaz; see there for cognates and further etymology. The replacement of earlier -old by -hold is secondary and probably due to association with the Middle High German holt (“friendly, loyal”). The first element, originally ragin-/regin-, may now be identified with rein (“pure”) through folk etymology. This name was popularised by various heroic figures of medieval legend, particularly from the Dietrich von Bern cycle, such as Reinhold von Montalban (The Four Sons of Aymon), Reinhold von Meilan (The Dietrich Saga), and Saint Reinhold von Köln.
Related words
Renaud
Rinaldo
Reinaldo
Reginald
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