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Roland

A male given name from the Germanic languages.

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Roland at a glance

Origin
Germanic
Pronunciation (IPA)
/ˈɹoʊlənd/

Etymology

From Old French, from Frankish *Hrōþiland (literally “fame-land”). Name of a paladin of Charlemagne in medieval French romance. Doublet of Orlando.

Meaning and etymology from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.

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What does the name Roland mean?

A male given name from the Germanic languages.

This work includes material taken from the System Reference Document 5.1 ("SRD 5.1") by Wizards of the Coast LLC and available at https://dnd.wizards.com/resources/systems-reference-document. The SRD 5.1 is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License. Mythology and video game character facts from Wikidata (CC0). Name roots from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).