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ArchivesRe: meaning of Rockland? Rockland in other languages?
in reply to a message by hieronymus
I only know Rockland as a trade mark relating to Rock music (e.g. for a classic Rock radio station).
With a bit of stretch, you could interpret the name Rockland as a Germanic name derived from *Rochnand (don't know whether this is a historically attested form, probably not) containing the name elements #ROCH# "fame" and #NAND# "daring, brave". The sound shift N->L also occurs in the name Roland.
With a bit of stretch, you could interpret the name Rockland as a Germanic name derived from *Rochnand (don't know whether this is a historically attested form, probably not) containing the name elements #ROCH# "fame" and #NAND# "daring, brave". The sound shift N->L also occurs in the name Roland.
This message was edited 1/21/2016, 2:51 AM
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