Strong counsel or brave advice
Derived from the Germanic elements 'ragin' (counsel) and 'hard' (brave or hardy). It is famously associated with Reynard the Fox, a trickster figure in medieval European folklore.
Less common today
Reynard isn't in the latest US Top 1000. It last peaked at #3,640 in 1992.
US births per 5-year period, 1990–present (SSA data).
The clever trickster protagonist of medieval fables · Roman de Renart
American composer and educator
