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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 and Reggy. Raynald is a variant.
[edit] 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
[edit] Sports
- 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
[edit] 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
