These
names were used by medieval French peoples.
Enguerrand m Medieval FrenchMedieval French form of the Germanic name
Engilram, which was composed of the elements
angil, the name of a Germanic tribe known in English as the Angles, and
hramn "raven". This was the name of several French nobles from Picardy.
Eudes m Medieval FrenchOld French form of
Audo (see
Otto). This was the name of an 8th-century French saint. It was also borne by a 9th-century French king.
Guiscard m Medieval FrenchNorman French form of the Norman name
Wischard, from Old Norse
vizkr "wise" and the Old French pejorative suffix
-ard (from Frankish
hard "brave, hardy"). This was the byname of Robert Guiscard, an 11th-century Norman conqueror of Sicily.
Roland m English, French, German, Swedish, Dutch, Hungarian, Polish, Georgian, Medieval FrenchFrom 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.