The surname Rinaldi is actually the plural of the surname Rinaldo, and, the name traces back as far as 313 A.D. perhaps even earlier. There are several branches of the Rinaldi family, and, only two of the Rinaldi branches of the large family are of nobility bloodlines. In early times only persons of rank were recorded such as clergy, landowners, government officials and nobility, and, therefore the further back a family tree can be traced the more than likely they are to be of the true nobility Rinaldi family. The surname Rinaldi is actually Germanic in origin and means to "rule".
― Anonymous User 4/20/2014
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Alessandro Rinaldi (painter) (born 1839), Cremonese historic painter Alessandro Rinaldi (footballer) (born 1974), Italian soccer player Anita Rinaldi (born 1974), pornographic actress and film director Ann Rinaldi (born 1934), young adult fiction author Antonio Rinaldi (architect) (с. 1710–1794), Italian architect Cesare Rinaldi (1559–1636), Italian poet Claudio Rinaldi (painter) Claudio Rinaldi (speed skater) (born 1987), Italian short-track speed-skater Conte (Count) Carlo Rinaldi 1742 - 1778, Italian Nobility Douglas Rinaldi (born 1979), Brazilian footballer Lou Rinaldi (born 1947), politician from Ontario, Canada Margherita Rinaldi (born 1935), Italian soprano Michele Rinaldi (footballer) (born 1987), Italian soccer player Nicholas Rinaldi (born 1934), American poet and novelist Odorico Raynaldi (1595–1671), Italian Catholic historian Susana Rinaldi (born 1935), Argentine tango singer.
The surname Rinaldi is actually Germanic in origin and means to "rule".