Roland

Gender
Male (Masculine | Boy)
Meaning
Famous land, Legendary hero
Scripts(How to write)
Roland is written the same way in Germanic and French.
როლანდ(Georgian)
Pronunciation
RAW-LAHN(French)
RAW-lant(Polish)
RO-lahnt(Dutch)
RO-lant(German)
RO-lawnd(Hungarian)
RO-lənd(English)
Ro-lahnd (German), Roh-lahnd (French)
Popularity
Roland is a moderately popular name in the United States and Europe. It was most popular in the 1920s and 1930s but has declined in popularity over the years. It is still commonly used in France and Germany.

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Roland Name meanings & History

Famous land, Legendary hero. Roland is commonly used as a masculine given name.

Zodiac Sign of Roland: Reason Aries

Synonyms of Roland:

R: Restless,Resourceful,Reason,Rational

O: Organized,Ostentatious,Obsolete,Obsessive,Obstinate

L: Languid,Lover,Lovely,Lazy,Legal,Liaison,Luscious

A: Aggressive,Action,Argumentative,Ambitious,Assertive,Angry

N: Neurosis,Nutrition,Nitpicking,Nervous,Nagging,Nice,Neat

D: Doting,Determined,Demanding,Daddy,Domestic,Dutiful

Roland is:

  • a Class name
  • a Classic name
  • a Formal name
  • a Mature name
  • a Natural name
  • a Refined name
  • a Serious name
  • a Strange name
  • a Strong name
  • a Upper name
  • a Wholesome name

Famous People

Famous people with the name Roland are French composer Roland Dyens, Roland Barthes a French literary critic, and Roland Garros the French tennis player.

2.) ROLAND (Male)

Usage: Scandinavian

Meanings: A borrowing from the French, Roland is in common use throughout Scandinavia and the Netherlands. It is derived from the Old High German Hruodland (famous land), a compounding of the elements hruod (fame) and land (land). (RO-LAN)


3.) Roland (Male)

Usage: German

Meanings: Famous country

Other Forms: Rolland, Rowland


4.) ROLAND (Male)

Usage: English

Meanings: A borrowing from the French, Roland is from the Old High German Hruodland, a compounding of the elements hruod (fame) and land (land): hence, “fame of the land” or “famous land.” The name was introduced to England by the Normans. Var: Rowland. Pet: Roly. (RO-LUND)


5.) Roland (Male)

Usage: German

Meanings: (German) famous throughout the land.

Other Forms: Lorand, Roelan, Roeland, Rolan, Rolanda, Rolek, Rowe


6.) ROLAND (Male)

Usage: German

Meanings: A borrowing from the French, Roland is from the Old High German Hruodland (famous land), which is composed of the elements hruod (fame) and land (land). (RO-LAHNT)


7.) Roland (Male)

Usage: German

Meanings: (German) renowned

Other Forms: Rolend, Rollan, Rolland, Rollie, Rollo, Rolund


8.) ROLAND (Male)

Usage: French

Meanings: From the Old High German Hruodland (famous land), a name composed from the elements hruod (fame) and land (land). The name was borne by a legendary vassal of Charlemagne, a brave and chivalrous hero who protected the rear guard of the Frankish Army as they retreated from Spain. His story is told in the Chanson de Roland . (ro-LAHN)


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