Strong counselor or brave advisor
Derived from the Germanic elements 'ragin' (counsel/advice) and 'hard' (brave/hardy). It is a variant of the more common Reynold or the French Renard, often associated with the clever fox in European folklore.
Less common today
Raynard isn't in the latest US Top 1000. It last peaked at #1,343 in 1990.
The trickster protagonist of a cycle of medieval fables · Reynard the Fox cycle
French Olympic middle-distance runner
US births per 5-year period, 1990–present (SSA data).
