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    Reynold

    REN-uld

    Germanic/French
    Boy
    Meaning-based name
    Meaning
    Counsel power; Ruler's advisor
    Origin
    Germanic/French
    Is it in the Bible?
    No — the name Reynold does not appear in the King James Bible. Christian families use it for its meaning, "Counsel power; Ruler's advisor", and for the biblical themes that meaning touches, not because anyone in Scripture is called Reynold.
    First appears in
    Does not appear in the King James text
    Peak US usage
    1910s (0.007% of births), currently steady
    Spiritual meaning
    Reynold counsels with divine wisdom — government shouldered, people saved from falling, the advisor whose power flows from the Wonderful Counsellor.
    Verses on this meaning
    • Isaiah 9:6

      "For unto us a child is born, unto us a son is given: and the government shall be upon his shoulder: and his name shall be called Wonderful, Counsellor, The mighty God, The everlasting Father, The Prince of Peace."

    • Proverbs 11:14

      "Where no counsel is, the people fall: but in the multitude of counsellors there is safety."

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