English Wiktionary account
Source-reportedMeaning: “counsel, authority” + “bright”
Possibly borrowed from 7th C. Low Franconian, from Proto-West Germanic *Raginaberht, from *ragin (“counsel, authority”), from Proto-Germanic *raginą, + *berht (“bright”). Equivalent to *regin + berht. Cognate with Old English Regenbeorht.
Sources for this account (1)
- Wiktionary: ReginpertCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15

