Roland name - Meaning of Roland
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- Gender
- Masculine
- Lucky Number
- 1
- Usage
- English, French, German, Polish, Germanic
- Pronounced
- RO-lənd (English) , ro-LAW N (French) , RAW-lahnt (Polish)
- Roland Meaning
- Means "famous land" from the Germanic elements hrod "fame" and land. 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. Roland is a Medieval English name, derived from the Norman given name "Rolant", itself derived from the Germanic words "hrod", which means "famous or renowned", and "land", which means "land or territory".
Roland Related Names
Variants: Rolland, Rowland (English)
Diminutives: Roly, Rowley (English)
Feminine Form: Rolande (French)
Other Languages: Hrodland (Ancient Germanic), Roeland, Roel (Dutch), Loránd, Lóránt (Hungarian), Orlando, Rolando (Italian), Rolando, Roldão (Portuguese), Rolan (Russian), Rolando, Roldán (Spanish)
Roland Celebrities
Roland Colbert - football player, Roland Culver - actor, Roland Hooks - football player, Roland Howell - baseball player, Roland Gift - singer,
