Meaning and background
The story behind Reginald
Reginald comes through Reginaldus, a Latinized form of Reynold. Following that chain leads to the Germanic name Raginald, built from elements associated with advice or counsel and power or authority. Behind the Name records Reg and Reggie as diminutives, providing familiar alternatives to the longer form. The history explains how Reginald belongs to a broader name family; the old elements are an etymology, rather than a prediction about a dog’s character.
- Origin
- From Latinized Reginaldus, a form of Reynold; Germanic elements relate to counsel and power or authority. Source · Source 2
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About Reginald
Recorded as a dog’s name
Reginald appears in 6 dog licence records in the 2026 New York City dataset.
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Pronunciation and rhythm
/ɹɛdʒənəld/
US English sound sequence, converted from the CMU dictionary. Stress marks are shown separately.
Stress on the first syllable in the recorded US readings.
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/ɹɛdʒənəld/ · primary stress on syllable 1R EH1 JH AH0 N AH0 L D
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Sources and research notes (2)
- New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene NYC Dog Licensing Dataset — extract_year 2026 — Dog licence periods, not unique dogs; NYC only. No owner-level fields retrieved.
- Carnegie Mellon University / CMU Sphinx maintainers CMU US English Pronouncing Dictionary — US English dictionary readings; not owner-specific or exhaustive multilingual pronunciation
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