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Rinaldo

English translation/equivalent: Reggie, Reginald, Reynold, Ronald

Origin: Derived from the German Raginald, composed of ragin, "divine council" and from walda, "who dominates, is powerful," and therefore means "that governs with the council of the gods."

Name Day/Onomastico: February 9—in honor of St. Reginald, hermit who lived in the 12th century.

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