Roland

Gender Masculine

Usage English, French, German, Swedish, Dutch, Hungarian, Polish, Medieval French

Pronounced Pron. RO-lənd(English)

RAW-LAHN(French)

RO-lant(German)

RO-lahnt(Dutch)

RO-lawnd(Hungarian)

RAW-lant(Polish)

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Meaning & History

From the Germanic elements hrod meaning "fame" and landa meaning "land", though some theories hold that the second element was originally nand meaning "brave". Roland was a semi-legendary French hero whose story is told in the medieval epic La Chanson de Roland, in which he is a nephew of Charlemagne killed in battle with the Saracens. The Normans introduced this name to England.

Related Names

VariantsRolland, Rowland(English) Roeland(Dutch) Loránd, Lóránt(Hungarian)

DiminutivesRoly(English) Roel(Dutch)

Feminine FormRolande(French)

Other Languages & CulturesHrodland(Ancient Germanic) Orlando, Rolando(Italian) Rolando, Roldão(Portuguese) Rolan(Russian) Rolando, Roldán(Spanish)

Surname DescendantRolland(French)

User SubmissionRóland

Popularity

Images

Roland at Roncesvalles by Alphonse-Marie-Adolphe de Neuville (1883)

Roland at Roncesvalles by Alphonse-Marie-Adolphe de Neuville (1883)

People think this name is

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Name Days

Czech Republic: June 14

Estonia: July 30

France: September 15

Hungary: July 15

Poland: August 9

Slovakia: May 9

Sweden: August 9

Categories

A Song of Ice and Fire characters, Beetleborgs characters, courage, Discworld characters, Disney characters, earth, fame, heroes, landforms, medieval, Megami Tensei characters, never out of the US top 1000, Nintendo characters, nobility, Stephen King characters, Suikoden characters, The Legend of Zelda characters, True Detective characters, uncertain etymology, Violet Evergarden characters, virtues

Entry updated May 29, 2020