What do the words 'RONALDO' and 'Ronaldinho' mean?

Question

What do the words 'RONALDO' and 'Ronaldinho' mean?
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Answer 1

The name Ronaldo and its variants, Ronaldinho ('little Ronaldo') and Ronaldão ('big Ronaldo'), are common in Brazilian football. The variants have been used to distinguish players of the same name in the Brazilian national team. With retirements in the team, players can sometimes drop the additional variants in their name, for example, the current Ronaldo (Ronaldo Luíz Nazário de Lima) was previously called Ronaldinho to distinguish him from Ronaldo Rodrigues de Jesus (also known as Ronaldo and Ronaldão) and the goalkeeper Ronaldo Soares Giovanelli who were also used in the team at the time. After their retirement he became 'just' Ronaldo, with Ronaldinho being used for a short time for Ronaldo Guiaro. The current Ronaldinho (Ronaldo de Assis Moreira) was also known as Ronaldinho Gaúcho to further separate him from the above Ronaldo (as well as the other 3 Ronaldos) when he was given the same name.

Answer 2

His name Ronaldinho (IPA - [χonɑuˈdʒĩɲu]), Portuguese for "little Ronaldo", was originally devised as a means of distinguishing between himself and fellow Brazilian football star Ronaldo, with the additional title Gaúcho being used when the current Ronaldo was also known as Ronaldinho.
The name Ronaldo and its variants, Ronaldinho ('little Ronaldo') and Ronaldão ('big Ronaldo') [1], are common in Brazilian football. The variants have been used to distinguish players of the same name in the Brazilian national team

Answer 3

Ronaldo is the Portuguese and Spanish translation for the name Ronald.

Ronaldinho is like saying "little ronaldo" Ronaldinho's real name is Ronaldo, but since there was a Ronaldo on the team already they nick-named him Ronaldinho.

Answer 4

Ronaldo and Ronaldinho are the names of two players in the Brasilian soccer team. There were two Ronaldos in this world cup. The firt was Ronaldinho Gausho and the other is just known as Ronaldinho. The traslation of the name in english is ronald.

Answer 5

Not only Brazilian players, but also players from all Portuguese-speaking countries, use "war names" instead of simply the name. Many time the war name is the first name, or the last name, or both. Sometimes its a nickname. It's a tradition. In Portuguese-speaking countries people call each other by the first name more.

Answer 6

Ronaldo is just the name of one of brazils stars probably translating into ronald or something, but ronaldinho means "little ronaldo" because his real name is ronaldo de somethin somethin.

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Answer 7

ronaldo is the portuguese variation of the name ronald... it's a given nickname. this is a common practice with athketes in portugal and brazil, a former portuguese colony. ronaldinho, simply means, "little ronald." i would imagine that his nickname hints what kind of expectations were tagged to ronaldinho when he joined "team samba."

Answer 8

Ronaldo is simply the portuguese for Ronald. and Ronaldinho is simply "little Ronaldo".

its like junior and senior, just for people tell the difference.

Answer 9

The "inho" at the end of the names in Brasilian players means little. So basically Ronaldinho means "little Ronaldo".

Answer 10

they are not words Ronaldo is a name and Ronaldinho is like a short name or for saying it in a sweet way. Like in Enlish Joe and Joey, Charles and charlie