Reginald

Reginald

Reginald, a person's given name, comes from the Germanic "Raginwald" ("the prince's counsellor"). It has the meanings of powerful person, king, wise dominion, smart leadership, clever rulership, or thoughtful chief. The name has a number of common diminutives such as Reg, Reggie, Reggay,Reji and Reggy. Raynald is a variant.

People

* Reggie Fils-Aime, President and Chief Operating Officer for the North American division of Japan-based video game company Nintendo
*Archbishop Reginald, Sub-Prior of Canterbury, elected Archbishop (1205-06), appointment terminated by the king at the request of monks
* Reginald of Chastillon (also called Raynald of Châtillon), a knight who served in the Second Crusade and ruled as Prince of Antioch. He was killed at the hands of the leader of the Muslim army Saladin
* Kray twins, former English criminals, one was called "Reggie"
* James Dewees, musician nicknamed "Reggie"
* Elton John, the pop star whose birth name was Reginald Dwight
* Redman (rapper), hip hop star and co-star of the movie "How High"
* Reginald Oliver Denny, the truck driver nearly beaten to death during the Los Angeles riots in 1992
* Reginald D Hunter, American comedian, living and working in Britain
* Reginald Denny (actor), English stage, film, and television actor
* Reginald Arvizu of Korn, nicknamed "Fieldy"
* Reginald VelJohnson, Officer Carl Winslow on the television show "Family Matters" and many other classic fiilms such as "Die Hard"
* Victoria Reggie Kennedy, wife of Sen. Ted Kennedy

ports

* Reggie Lewis, former Boston Celtic
* Reggie Bush, 2005 Heisman Trophy Winner of University of Southern California
* Reggie Wayne, Wide Receiver for the Indianapolis Colts
* Reggie Miller, shooting guard formerly of the Indiana Pacers; TNT analyst
* Reggie Jackson, formerly of the Athletics and Yankees
* Reggie Smith, football star formerly of the University of the South
* Reggie Sanders, outfielder for the Kansas City Royals
* Reggie White, Hall of Fame Defensive End formerly of the Packers and Eagles
* Reggie Williams, wide receiver for the Jacksonville Jaguars
* Reggie Brown (wide receiver), wide receiver for the Philadelphia Eagles
* Reggie Brown (linebacker), former linebacker for the Detroit Lions
* Reggie Brown (fullback), former fullback for the Seattle Seahawks
* Reggie Theus, former 3-time NBA all star for the Chicago Bulls; Sacramento Kings head coach
* Reggie Jones, American boxer
* Reggie Jordan, former NBA player
* Reggie Jefferson, former designated hitter for the Boston Red Sox and Cleveland Indians
* Reggie Evans, current NBA player for the Philadelphia 76ers
* Reggie Williams (basketball), member of the Georgetown Hoyas, in the Hoya Paranoia era
* Reggie Tongue, safety for the Oakland Raiders

Fictional characters

* Reginald, fictional character in Saki's short stories
* Reginald, nemesis and cousin of Richie Rich in the movie and comic books.
* Reginald Barclay, recurring character in the "Star Trek" fictional universe
* Reginald Bushroot, supervillain in the Disney television series "Darkwing Duck"
* Reginald "Reggie" Mantle III, the fictional character in Archie Comics that is Archie's nemesis and dates Veronica
* Reginald Perrin, the main character of a popular BBC-commissioned 1970s comedy based upon the novel "The Death of Reginald Perrin"
* Reginald Jeeves, known mostly by his last name only, the personal servant to Bertie Wooster in a series of short stories and novels by P. G. Wodehouse.
* Reginald Fox, cartoon character (a fox) created by Tex Avery (MGM) in 1949, stars with Droopy in "Outfoxed", MGM cartoons, 1949
* Reginald "Reg" Hollis, a long-standing fictional police constable in the British television series The Bill
* Reginald "Bubbles" Cousins, fiction character in the American television series The Wire

Other

* Reggie and the Full Effect, James Dewees' band
* Reggie (alligator)


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