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Reynolds は英語圏で使われる姓です。人名として使われるため、文中では通常大文字で Reynolds と書かれます。

Reynolds is an English-language family name derived from an older personal name related to Reynold or Reginald. Because it identifies a person or family, it is normally written with an initial capital letter.

覚え方のコツ Memory Tip

Reynolds は英語圏の姓で、文中では Reynolds と大文字で始め、last namefamily name と組み合わせます。古い人名 Reynold に姓を作る要素が加わった形と捉え、Ronald や Reginald などの近縁名と結び付けると、人名であることと綴りを思い出しやすくなります。

Recognize Reynolds as a family name and capitalize it in normal writing. It developed from an older personal name, Reynold, so the ending can be remembered as marking a family associated with someone bearing that name. Connect it with related traditional names such as Reginald and Ronald, which share Germanic naming elements involving counsel and rule. Practice it in form-filling contexts: Reynolds is the last name or Write Reynolds in the surname box. Do not treat the final s as an ordinary plural ending; it is part of the established spelling of the surname.

例文

Reynolds is a family name.

Reynolds は姓です。

The name Reynolds appears on the card.

カードには Reynolds という名前が載っています。

Please write Reynolds in the last-name box.

姓の欄に Reynolds と書いてください。

reynolds の類義語・関連語

reynolds の語源・成り立ち Etymology

古フランス語 Reinald に由来し、ゲルマン語の ragin(助言・神意)+ wald(支配者)が語源。「神の助言による統治者」という意味の人名。同根の名前に RonaldReginald がある。

Reynolds is a patronymic English surname derived from the medieval personal name Reynold, brought into England through Old French forms such as Reinold or Reinald. That name ultimately combines Germanic elements interpreted as “counsel” or “decision” and “rule” or “ruler.” Related names include Reginald and Ronald, although their historical forms developed along different paths. The final -s in Reynolds historically indicated descent or family association.

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