Roland
[roʊˈlænd]Meaning
from the Old German elements hruod "fame" and lant "land"
Background Story
Roland comes from the Old German elements hruod, meaning "fame", and lant, meaning "land", though some theories hold that the second element was originally nand, meaning "brave". The Normans introduced the name to England, and it is used in Germanic, Italian, Latvian, Lithuanian, Medieval French, Old Germanic, Portuguese, Russian and Spanish.
Temperament
Variations
Rolandus, Roldan
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