Ranald is a ScotsThomson 2006 pp. 1257–1259. and EnglishHanks; Hodges 2006 pp. 407–408; Hanks; Hodges 2003; Hanks; Hodges 1997 pp. 204, 205. masculine given name. It is an Anglicised form of the Scottish Gaelic name Raghnall, and a Scots version of Ronald. A short form of Ranald is Ran.Hanks; Hodges 2003; Hanks; Hodges 1997 p. 205.
Notable persons Ranald Graham (1941–2010), Scottish writer, television director and producer 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 (1932–2025), Scottish judge
Fictional characters Ranald Bannerman from Ranald Bannerman's Boyhood, a novel by George MacDonald
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