Ranald is an English[1] and Scots[2] masculine given name. It is an Anglicised form of the Scottish Gaelic name Raghnall.[1] A short form of Ranald is Ran.[3]
Gender | Masculine |
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Language(s) | English, Scots |
Origin | |
Language(s) | Scottish Gaelic |
Word/name | Raghnall |
Notable persons
- Ranald Graham (1941–2010), Scottish writer, television director and producer
- Ranald Leask, British journalist
- Ranald MacDonald (bishop) (1756–1832), Scottish Roman Catholic bishop
- Ranald George Macdonald (1788–1873), Scottish clan chief and Member of British Parliament
- Ranald MacDonald (1824–1894), English language teacher in Japan
- Ranald Roderick Macdonald (1945–2007), British mathematician and psychologist
- Ranald MacDougall (1915–1973), American screenwriter
- Ranald S. Mackenzie (1840–1889), United States Army officer and general during the Civil War
- Ranald Sutherland, Lord Sutherland (born 1932), Scottish judge
Fictional characters
- Ranald Bannerman from Ranald Bannerman's Boyhood, a novel by George MacDonald
See also
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