Ranald

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Ranald is a masculine given name used in Scots and English. It comes from Raghnall, the Scottish Gaelic form, and is the Anglicised version of Raghnall. It is also a Scots form of Ronald. A common short form is Ran.

Notable people named Ranald:
- Ranald Graham (1941–2010), Scottish writer, television director and producer
- Ranald MacDonald (bishop) (1756–1832), Scottish Roman Catholic bishop
- Ranald George Macdonald (1788–1873), Scottish clan chief and Member of Parliament
- Ranald MacDonald (1824–1894), English language teacher in Japan
- Ranald Roderick Macdonald (1945–2007), British mathematician and psychologist
- Ranald MacDougall (1915–1973), American screenwriter
- Ranald S. Mackenzie (1840–1889), United States Army general
- Ranald Sutherland, Lord Sutherland (1932–2025), Scottish judge

Fictional character:
- Ranald Bannerman, in Ranald Bannerman's Boyhood

Related names:
- Raghnall, Ronald, and other variants such as Rainald, Rognvald, and Rægnald.