Ronald

Ronald descends from the Old Norse Rognvaldr, "ruler's counsel," brought to the British Isles by Viking settlers and naturalized through Scottish usage before spreading into Polish registries alongside the wider European migration of the name. Two syllables with a final d that locks firmly into place. In mid-twentieth-century America it hit the top ten, producing Reagans, Howards, and small armies of Rons. The nickname Ronnie once carried swing-era cool; the full name retains a Cold War steadiness. Currently well down the popularity charts, which gives it a retro warmth, the sort of name a grandfather had and a grandson might again.