Ronald

Definitions

A male given name from the Germanic languages.

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Examples

“Bridey says if she had a son which please⟳ God she will some day she'll call⟳ him Ronald because she's mad about Ronald Colman that you see⟳ in the Coliseum Cinema. Or Errol, now that's another lovely name⟳, Errol Flynn. --- Ronald, says Bridey, Ronald. He's gorgeous. No, says Mam, it has to be Irish. Isn't that what we fought for all these years? What's the use⟳ of fighting the English for centuries if we're going to call⟳ our children Ronald?”

“Future California Assembly Leader Walter Karabian, the student body president in 1959, recalled how Ronald Ziegler and Dwight Chapin—two future Nixon aides—falsely accused him of being a member of a secret society as part of a campaign to make⟳ him appear⟳ elitist.”

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