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Reginald

American  
[rej-uh-nuhld] / ˈrɛdʒ ə nəld /

noun

  1. a male given name: from an Old English word meaning “counsel and rule.”


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Sporting Times journalist Reginald Shirley Brooks wrote a satirical article stating that English cricket had died and "the body will be cremated and the ashes taken to Australia".

From Barron's • Nov. 16, 2025

Holden is survived by sons Reginald Holden, a former Los Angeles County sheriff’s deputy, and Chris Holden, a former member of the California Assembly and former Pasadena mayor, as well as several grandchildren.

From Los Angeles Times • May 7, 2025

Comedian Reginald D Hunter has apologised for an "unfortunate incident" after accusations that jokes at his Edinburgh Fringe show were anti-Semitic.

From BBC • Aug. 15, 2024

Her father, Reginald Carpenter, was a plumber, and her mother, Alvina Carpenter, a hairdresser.

From New York Times • Jan. 30, 2024

Harsnett had been much influenced by Reginald Scot, and had set out to prove that cases of supposed demonic possession were in fact deliberate frauds.

From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton