Old High German origin
Source-reportedMeaning: “counsel + strong”
From Middle High German Reinhart, from Old High German Reginhart (also Raginhart), from Proto-Germanic *Raginaharduz, a compound of *raginą and *harduz. Cognate with English Reynard. Doublet of Reineke. Compare also Gotthard.
Sources for this account (6)
- Wiktionary: ReinhardCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
- German Wiktionary: ReinhardCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-14
- Greek Wiktionary: ReinhardCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
- Dutch Wiktionary: ReinhardCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-14
- Chinese Wiktionary: ReinhardCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-14
- Wikipedia: ReinhardCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15

