Name Element NAND

Type Word & Element

Meaning & History

Old High German and Frankish word meaning "daring, brave".

Related Items

Other Languages & Culturesnoð(Anglo-Saxon) nanþa(Gothic) nanþaz(Old Germanic)
Given Name DescendantsRoland(Albanian) Roeland, Roland(Dutch) Roland, Rolland, Rowland(English) Roland, Rolande, Rolland(French) Roland(Georgian) Roland(German) Hruodnand(Germanic) Loránd, Lóránt, Roland(Hungarian) Orlando, Rolando, Orlanda(Italian) Rolandas(Lithuanian) Roland(Medieval French) Roland(Polish) Orlando, Rolando, Roldão(Portuguese) Rolan(Russian) Roland(Slovak) Orlando, Rolando, Roldán(Spanish) Roland(Swedish)
Surname DescendantsRowe, Rowland(English) Rolland(French) Orlando(Italian) Roldán(Spanish)

Sources & References

  1. Kroonen, Guus. Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic. Brill, 2013, page 383.
Entry updated December 7, 2022