21-751: For other uses, see Ronald (disambiguation) . Not to be confused with Roland (name) . messi Pronunciation / ˈ r ɒ n əl d / Gender Male Language(s) English Origin Language(s) Old Norse, Old English Word/name Rögnvaldr , Regenweald Derivation regin + valdr or regen + weald Meaning "advice", "decision" + "ruler" Other names Short form(s) Ron Pet form (s) Roni, Ronnie , Ronny Related names Raghnall , Ronalda, Ronaldson , Rhona , Ronaldo , Reynold , Rainald , Renaud, Reinhold , Rónán Ronald
42-490: A Wedding in Payment of a Favor" (Season 5, Episode 3). Upon joining the show full-time, numerous episodes revolved around the fictional Ronnie Burns's dating and social life. His good looks and popularity helped the show gain the attention of younger viewers in its final years. Later he appeared on The George Burns Show (1958–59), a short-lived series produced after his mother retired from show business. Burns starred in
63-479: A cameo appearance on Bachelor Father starring John Forsythe . Never comfortable with celebrity, Burns left acting. He produced a situation comedy, Wendy and Me (1964–65), in which his father starred. He then went into real estate investment and raised horses at a ranch he owned in Santa Ynez, California. Ronnie Burns died November 14, 2007, of cancer at age 72, in his Pacific Palisades home. He
84-1044: A founding member of The Dubliners Ronald Dupree , American baseball player Ron Eldard , American actor Ronald Evans (1933–1990), American astronaut Ronald Ferguson (polo) , father of Sarah, Duchess of York Ronald Ferguson (economist) , American researcher of the racial education achievement gap Ronald Fisher (1890–1962), British statistician and geneticist Ronald Florijn , Dutch rower Ronald J. Garan, Jr. , American astronaut Ronald Girones , Cuban judoka Ronald Gora , American swimmer Ronald Green (1944-2012), American-Israeli basketball player Ron McClure , Jazz bassist Ronald McNeill, 1st Baron Cushendun , British Conservative politician Ron Greenwood (1921–2006), English football player and manager Ron Guidry , American baseball pitcher, New York Yankees Ron Hackenberger (born 1935), American businessman and car collector Ronald Max Hartwell , Australian historian Ronald Harvey (cricketer) , English cricketer Ronald A. Heifetz , cofounder of
105-1487: A number of bands from the 1980s to the modern day Ronalds Ķēniņš , Latvian ice hockey player Ronald Kent Jr. (born 1999), American football player Ron Kind , American congressman Ronald Klink , Democratic politician and former United States Representative from Pennsylvania Ronald Koeman , Dutch football (soccer) player and coach Ronald Kray , English gangster Ron LeFlore (athlete), Detroit Tigers Ronald Lacey (1935–1991) British actor Ronald Lanzoni , Costa Rican long-distance runner Dr. Ronald Leung , Hong Kong politician and businessman in banking Ron Mael , American musician and songwriter Ronald Mallett , American physicist Ronald Mason Jr. , African-American university president Rónald Matarrita , Costa Rican footballer Ronald Méndez , Venezuelan volleyball player Ronald Michaud , American cartoonist Ronald D. Moore , American screenwriter and television producer David Ronald Musgrove , Democratic politician and former governor of Mississippi, better known as "Ronnie Musgrove" Ronald Clark O'Bryan (1944-1984), American murderer Ronnie O'Sullivan , British snooker player Ronald Patrick (born 1991), American football player Ron Paul , Texan congressman Ronald Pelton , American intelligence analyst and convicted spy Ronald Pereira Martins (born 2001), Brazilian footballer Ron Perlman , American actor Ron Petersen (born 1934), American mycologist using
126-581: A senior partner at King & Wood Mallesons. Ron Atkinson , English football manager Ronald Azuma , American computer scientist Ronald Bandell (1946–2015), Dutch mayor Ronnie Barker (1929–2005), British comedian, known as one half of The Two Ronnies Ronnie Belliard , retired American baseball player Ronnie Biggs , British train robber Ron Blomberg (born 1948), American major league baseball player Ronald Breslow (1931–2017), American chemist Ronald Burkle , American businessman Ronnie Burns (actor) , part-time actor best noted as
147-492: Is a cognate from Spanish and Portuguese. People with the name [ edit ] Ronald I of Buganda Ronald Acuña , Venezuelan baseball player Ronald Alcock (died 1991), British stamp dealer and philatelic speaker Ronalds Arājs , Latvian athlete Ronald Arculli , Former chairman of Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing, Non-official Members Convenor of the Executive Council of Hong Kong (Exco) and
168-713: Is a masculine given name derived from the Old Norse Rögnvaldr , or possibly from Old English Regenweald . In some cases Ronald is an Anglicised form of the Gaelic Raghnall , a name likewise derived from Rögnvaldr . The latter name is composed of the Old Norse elements regin ("advice", "decision") and valdr ("ruler"). Ronald was originally used in England and Scotland , where Scandinavian influences were once substantial, although now
189-560: Is different from Wikidata All set index articles Ronald (disambiguation) Ronald is a masculine given name. Ronald may also refer to: Ronnie Burns (actor) Ronald Jon Burns (July 9, 1935 – November 14, 2007) was an American television actor. He is primarily remembered as the son of comedians George Burns and Gracie Allen and a regular cast member of The George Burns and Gracie Allen Show (1950–58) on CBS . Born in Evanston, Illinois , Ronnie Burns
210-623: The 1960–61 NBC comedy series Happy , in which he and Yvonne Lime Fedderson played Chris and Sally Day, the parents of a talking baby. He played the manager of the Palm Desert Hotel in Palm Springs . Lloyd Corrigan , Doris Packer , and Burt Metcalfe had supporting roles. He made an uncredited appearance as Wallace on the "Young at Heart" episode of The Honeymooners , which featured Ralph Kramden ( Jackie Gleason ) trying to roller skate with disastrous results. Burns made
231-460: The Center for Public Leadership at John F. Kennedy School of Government, Harvard University Ronald Herd , American professional wrestler Ronald K. Hoeflin , American philosopher Ronald Holassie , Trinidad and Tobago long-distance runner Ron Horsley , American author and illustrator Ronald "Ron" Howard , American filmmaker and actor L. Ron Hubbard (1911–1986), American author and
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#1732765127039252-471: The March 15, 1951, episode "The Vanderlips' Dinner Party" CBS television series The George Burns and Gracie Allen Show . On October 10, 1955, Burns joined as a regular cast member playing himself but cast as a novice actor and college student studying drama who tended to look askance at his parents' comedy style. He first appeared on the show on October 18, 1954, as the bridegroom on the episode "Gracie Gives
273-732: The adopted son of George Burns and Gracie Allen Ronnie Burns (singer) , Australian singer Ronnie Burns (footballer) , former Australian rules footballer with the Geelong and Adelaide Football Clubs Ron Butlin (ice hockey) (1925–2014), Canadian ice hockey executive Ronald Castree , British child murderer Ronald Cerritos , Salvadoran footballer Ronald Cheng , Hong Kong pop star and movie actor Ron Chernow , American writer, journalist, historian and biographer Ronalds Cinks , Latvian ice hockey player Ronald D. Coleman , American politician Ronald Colman , English actor Ronnie Corbett , British comedian, known for his role as
294-657: The founder of the Church of Scientology Ronald Jeremy Hyatt (born 1953), American pornographic actor, filmmaker, actor, and stand-up comedian Ronald Isley , R&B singer Ron Johnson (born 1955), senior United States senator for Wisconsin Ronald Jones (running back) (born 1997), American football player Ron Jones (athlete) , British track and field athlete Ronald Joseph (disambiguation) , several people Ronald Kapaz , Brazilian graphic designer Ron Keel (born 1961), heavy metal vocalist and guitarist for
315-577: The name [ edit ] Ronald Miller, a character in the American teen romantic comedy 1987 film Can't Buy Me Love Ronald McDonald , mascot of McDonald's Ronald the Cat, Nature Cat 's next-door neighbor and arch-enemy Ron Stoppable , Kim Possible's sidekick from the Disney animated series Kim Possible Ron Swanson , the mustachioed libertarian director of the eponymous department in
336-529: The name is common throughout the English-speaking world . A short form of Ronald is Ron . Pet forms of Ronald include Roni and Ronnie . Ronalda and Rhonda are feminine forms of Ronald . Rhona , a modern name apparently only dating back to the late nineteenth century, may have originated as a feminine form of Ronald . The names Renaud / Renault and Reynold / Reinhold are cognates from French and German respectively. The name Ronaldo
357-724: The other half of The Two Ronnies Ronald de Boer , Dutch football (soccer) player Ronald DeFeo Jr , American mass murder and family annihilator Ronald dela Rosa (born 1962), Filipino politician and retired police general Ronald de Mel (1925–2024), Sri Lanka Minister of Finance from 1977 to 1988 Ron Dennis , British businessman Ron DeSantis , American politician Ronnie James Dio , American singer for Elf, Rainbow, Black Sabbath, Dio, and Heaven and Hell Ronald Fielding Dodd (c.1890–1958), Scottish architect Ronald Dominique (born 1964), prolific American serial killer and rapist Ronald dos Santos Lopes (born 1998), Brazilian footballer Ronnie Drew , Irish singer and
378-598: The same given name . If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change that link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Ronald&oldid=1257934731 " Categories : Given names Dutch masculine given names English-language masculine given names English masculine given names Masculine given names German masculine given names Scottish masculine given names Swedish masculine given names Hidden categories: Articles with short description Short description
399-2462: The sitcom Parks and Recreation . Ron Weasley , a main character in Harry Potter , best friend of the title character Ronald "Ronnie" Raymond, half of the DC Comics superhero Firestorm . Ronald "Red" Daniels, main protagonist of Call of Duty: WWII . Ronald Knox , a reaper in the manga Black Butler by Yana Toboso See also [ edit ] Ronaldo Ronaldson Ron Ronnie Ronny Citations [ edit ] ^ Jones (1986) p. 427. ^ Hanks; Hardcastle; Hodges (2006) p. 234; Hanks; Hodges (2003) § Ronald. ^ See Searle's Onomasticon Anglo-Saxonicum , page 397. ^ Hanks; Hardcastle; Hodges 2006 p. 407; Hanks; Hodges (2003) § Raghnall. ^ Hanks; Hardcastle; Hodges (2006) pp. 234, 407; Hanks; Hodges (2003) §§ Raghnall, Ragnvald. ^ Hanks; Hardcastle; Hodges (2006) p. 234. ^ Hanks; Hodges (2003) § Ronald. ^ Hanks; Hardcastle; Hodges (2006) pp. 230, 408; Hanks; Hodges (2003) § Rhona. References [ edit ] Hanks, P ; Hodges, F (2003). A Dictionary of First Names (MOBI). Oxford: Oxford University Press . ISBN 0198606052 . Hanks, P ; Hardcastle, K; Hodges, F (2006) [1990]. A Dictionary of First Names . Oxford Paperback Reference (2nd ed.). Oxford: Oxford University Press . ISBN 978-0-19-861060-1 . Jones, D ; Gimson, AC (1986) [1917]. Everyman's English Pronouncing Dictionary (14th ed.). J.M. Dent & Sons . OL 4296804M . Searle, D (1897) [1897]. Onomasticon Anglo-Saxonicum . Cambridge University Press . v t e Names derived from or cognates of Rǫgnvaldr Given names Rainaldo Rainald Ragnar Ragnall Ranald Reinhold Reginald Renald Renaldo Renaud Reynald Reynaldo Reynold Rognvald Ronald Ronaldo Reinaldo Raynaldo Ragnvald Regenweald Rögnvald Rægnald [REDACTED] Surnames McReynolds Reynolds Ronaldson Diminutives Reggie Ronaldinho [REDACTED] Name list This page or section lists people that share
420-2380: The standard author abbreviation "R.H.Petersen" Ronald Pofalla (born 1959), German politician and manager Ronald Powell (born 1991), American football player Ronald van Raak (born 1969), Dutch politician Ronald Reagan (1911–2004), former actor, Governor of California and 40th President of the United States Ronald Reid-Daly (1928–2010), Rhodesian military commander Ronald Ringsrud , US author and emerald expert Ron Rivest , American cryptographer Ronald Santanna Rodrigues (born 1997), Brazilian footballer Ronald Russell (disambiguation) , Multiple people Ron Saunders (1932–2019), English football player and manager Ronald Scobie (1893–1969), British Army officer Ronald "Bon" Scott , lead singer of AC/DC from 1974 to 1980 Ronald Schill , German judge and politician Ronald L. Schlicher , American diplomat Ronald Alan Schulz (1965–2005), American civilian contract worker killed in Iraq Ronnie Schneider , American Rock and roll manager Ronald Searle (1920–2011), British cartoonist Ronald "Ron" Sexmith (born 1964), Canadian singer-songwriter Ronald Gene Simmons (1940-1990), American spree killer and family annihilator Ronald Steele , American basketball player Ronald Stretton , British track cyclist John Ronald Reuel Tolkien (1892–1973), British writer Ronald "Ronnie" Turner (1960-2022), American actor, singer, and youngest son of Tina Turner Ron Underwood , American film director Ronnie Vannucci, Jr. , American musician and member of The Killers Ronnie Van Zant (1948–1977), American musician Ronald Venetiaan , former president of Suriname Ronald Virag (born 1938), French cardiovascular surgeon Ron Washington (born 1952), American baseball player and manager Ronald "Ronnie" Washington (born 1963), American football player Ronnie Wood , British rock musician ( The Rolling Stones ), and artist Ronald Wright (boxer) American professional boxer Ronalds Žagars , Latvian former football goalkeeper Ronald Zilberberg (born 1996), Israeli Olympic figure skater Ronald Zoodsma (born 1966), Dutch volleyball player Fictional people with
441-508: Was eleven weeks old when he was adopted in Chicago on September 27, 1935, by George Burns and Gracie Allen . His older sister, Sandra Jean, had been adopted the year before by Burns and Allen, and was then 13 months old. According to George Burns, Ronnie had been the most sickly baby up for adoption from the agency, and Gracie chose him because she particularly felt he needed their help. Burns and his sister Sandra had roles as themselves in
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