Reginald

Stately old-fashioned name

Reginald is a masculine given name of Germanic origin, from elements meaning "counsel" and "power." Once common in formal British contexts, it now sounds old-fashioned or stuffy to many ears.

The nickname Reggie offers a more casual alternative: Reginald—or Reggie, as everyone called him—arrived late.

name

Rex

Latin for king

Algernon · Clarence · Cecil · Barnaby · Montgomery · Gerald · Horace · Leopold · Neville · Humphrey

aristocratic

nobility

Titled ruling class

  • manorLanded aristocratic residence
  • peerageSystem of noble ranks
  • gentryHighborn but not noble

blueblood · patrician · elite · gentleman · baron · viscount · marquis · aristocrat · butler · valet

formal

ceremony

Formal event marking occasions

courteous · proper · dignified · stately · refined · decorum · distinguished · respectable · upstanding · buttoned-up

vintage

old-fashioned

Belonging to earlier times

timeless · historic · bygone · quaint · Victorian · Edwardian · dated · stuffy · fusty · mothballed

Categories
Opposites
name formality/register

ReginaldCody

Western American name

Chad · Skip · Bobby · Rusty · Buck

temporal/generational style

ReginaldJayden

Contemporary masculine name

Brayden · Aiden · Kayden · Jaxon · Mason

Family

Reynolds, Reggie

Familiarity
Top 500,000
Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G