Ronaldo
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Ronaldo is a Portuguese[1] given name equivalent to the English Ronald. It became a common name in all Portuguese-speaking countries, also prevalent in other Romance countries.
People
Notable people known as Ronaldo include:
Association footballers
- Ronaldo (Brazilian footballer), full name Ronaldo Luís Nazário de Lima (born 1976), Brazilian footballer
 - Cristiano Ronaldo (born 1985), Portuguese footballer
 - Ronaldinho, full name Ronaldo de Assis Moreira (born 1980), Brazilian footballer, also known as "Ronaldinho Gaúcho"
 - Ronaldo Cezar Soares dos Santos (born 2000), Brazilian footballer
 - Ronaldo da Silva Souza (born 1996), Brazilian footballer
 - Ronaldo de Oliveira Strada (born 1996), Brazilian football goalkeeper
 - Ronaldo Deaconu (born 1997), Romanian footballer
 - Ronaldo Drummond (1946–2020), Brazilian footballer
 - Ronaldo Guiaro (born 1974), Brazilian footballer
 - Ronaldo Giovanelli (born 1967), Brazilian football goalkeeper and pundit
 - Ronaldo Green (born 2000), Bahamian footballer
 - Ronaldo Henrique Ferreira da Silva (born 1994), Brazilian footballer
 - Ronaldo Henrique Silva (born 1991), Brazilian footballer
 - Ronaldo Kwateh (born 2004), Indonesian footballer
 - Ronaldo Lumungo Afonso (born 2000), Santomean football winger
 - Ronaldo Maczinski (born 1980), Brazilian footballer
 - Ronaldo Marques Sereno (born 1962), Brazilian football forward
 - Ronaldo Oliveira (born 1997), an Indian footballer
 - Ronaldo Passos (born 1959), Brazilian football goalkeeper
 - Ronaldo Pereira Alves (born 1977), Brazilian footballer
 - Ronaldo Pompeu da Silva (born 1990), Brazilian football midfielder
 - Ronaldo Rodrigues de Jesus (born 1965), Brazilian footballer also known as Ronaldão
 - Ronaldo Shani (born 2002), Greek football forward
 
Other people
- Ronaldo Cadeu (born 1977), Brazilian composer, conductor and classical guitarist
 - Ronaldo Caiado (born 1949), Brazilian politician
 - Ronaldo da Costa (born 1970), Brazilian long-distance runner
 - Ronaldo Geron (born 1963), Filipino politician
 - Ronaldo Mulitalo (born 1999), New Zealand-American Samoan rugby league player
 - Ronaldo Munck, Argentine sociologist
 - Ronaldo Puno, (born 1948), Filipino campaign manager
 - Ronaldo Souza (born 1979), Brazilian mixed martial artist and submission grappler
 - Ronaldo Veitía (1947–2022), Cuban judoka
 - Ronaldo Zamora (born 1944), Filipino lawyer and politician
 
Fictional characters
- Ronaldo Fryman, a supporting character in the Steven Universe cartoon series
 
See also
References
- ^ Campbell, Mike. "Meaning, origin and history of the name Ronaldo". Behind the Name. Retrieved 2020-01-26.