Ragnall (name)
Ragnall, Raghnall, Raonall, and Raonull are masculine personal names or given names in several Gaelic languages. "Ragnall" occurs in Old Irish, and Middle Irish/Middle Gaelic. It is a Gaelicised form of the Old Norse "Røgnvaldr", "Rǫgnvaldr", "Rögnvaldr". This Old Norse name is composed of two elements: "regin", meaning "(German)" Gods; and "valr", meaning "powerful". It has also been suggested that "Ragnall" could also represent the Old Norse "Ragnarr" as well. "Ragnall" can be Anglicised as "Ranald" and "Ronald", and Latinised as "Reginald", "Reginaldus". The modern spelling is "Raghnall" in Scottish Gaelic and either "Raghnall" or "Raonull" in  Irish. Anglicised forms of "Raghnall" include: "Ranald", "Rannal", and "Ronald". The final "-ll" sound of the Gaelic names are de-vocalized, and to non-Gaelic-speakers this suggests "-d" sound. In this way the name is similar to the various forms of the Gaelic "Domhnall", which can be Anglicised as "Donald".