What does Roland mean?

Roland means "famous landowner"

How do we pronounce Roland?

Roland \ro-lan(d), rol-a-nd\ is a boy's name. It consists of 6 letters and 2 syllables.

The baby boy name Roland is pronounced as ROWLahND in English, RowLAON in French, or RAOLaaNT in Polish 1.

1 Pronunciation for Roland: R as in "race (R.EY.S)" ; OW as in "oak (OW.K)" ; L as in "lay (L.EY)" ; AH as in "mud (M.AH.D)" ; N as in "knee (N.IY)" ; D as in "day (D.EY)" ; AO as in "ought (AO.T)" ; AA as in "odd (AA.D)" ; T as in "tee (T.IY)"

What is the origin of Roland?

Roland is mainly used in English, French, German, and Welsh, and it is of Germanic origin. Roland is of the meaning famous landowner. Two-element name from the elements 'hruod' fame ; 'lant' land, territory, homeland. Older forms of the name include Hrodland (Germanic) and Rolland (Latinized). The name is derived via Norman French from Old German, and it was introduced by the Normans to England. In the Domesday Book, it was recorded as Rolland. The name was borne by the heroic and gallant knight of Charlemagne, whose story was immortalized in the 12th century Le Chanson de Roland (The Song of Roland), one of the oldest major works in French literature. He was later depicted in other literary works, including Ludovico Ariosto's romantic epic Orlando Furioso (The Frenzy of Orlando, 1516) and Lord Byron's poems. The name Roland is widely used; it has 52 variant forms that are used in both English and other languages. English variant forms include Lanny meaning of name, Orland definition, Orlando name variations (used in German, Italian, and Spanish as well), name Rawlings, short names for Rawson, Roel name, Rolanda name variations, Rolande name, name Rolando origin (used in Italian, Portuguese, and Spanish as well), Rolandson name, Rolend name popularity, Roley meaning of name, Rolla meaning and origin, Rollan name popularity, nicknames for Rolland, Rolli name variations, meaning of Rollin, Rollins definition, Rolly definition, Rolo definition, name Rowe meaning, name Rowland origin, name Rowlando meaning, meaning of Rowlands, name Rulan meaning, and Rulon meaning of name. Other English variants include the pet forms Rolin name popularity, meaning of Rollie, Rollo meaning, baby name Roly, and meaning of Rowley. Variant forms of Roland used in other languages include the Spanish Lando name variations, the Hungarian Lorand name variations, the Hungarian Lorant pronounciation, the Hungarian Loránd meaning and origin, the Spanish Olo name popularity, the Spanish short names for Orlo, the French nicknames for Rawlins, the Celtic and Gaelic name Revelin origin, the Dutch what does the name Roeland mean, the French meaning of Rolan, the Welsh baby name Rolant, the Spanish Roldan pronounciation, the Portuguese Roldao meaning, the Spanish Roldán name, the Polish Rolek pronounciation, the Spanish Rollon name, the Spanish Rolon definition, the German Rudland name popularity, and the German name Ruland meaning. The pet forms Roli meaning and origin (German) and Rolle definition (Scandinavian) are other foreign variants. Roland is a classic favorite. At present it is still a somewhat popular baby name for boys, though to a lesser extent than it was previously. At the modest height of its usage in 1931, 0.159% of baby boys were named Roland. Its ranking then was #107. The baby name has since steeply dropped in popularity, and it is of occasional use in recent times. In 2010, its usage was only 0.014% and its ranking #769. Within the group of boy names directly related to Roland, what does the name Orlando mean was the most widely used. In 2010, the name was twice as popular as Roland.

A famous person named Roland is Filmmaker Roland Emmerich, born 10 November 1955, Stuttgart, Germany.

List of baby names that sound like Roland:

the name Rilan name popularity, the name name Riland meaning, the Albanian Rilind name, the Dutch short names for Roeland, the French Rolan definition, the name baby name Rolande, the Welsh name Rolant meaning, the name Rolend meaning and origin, the English name Rolin origin, the English Rolland meaning of name, the name nicknames for Rollande, the English nicknames for Rollin, the Spanish name Rolon meaning, the English Rowland name popularity, the name short names for Rulan, the German name Ruland origin, the name baby name Rulon, the English Rylan meaning and origin, the English Ryland name variations, and the name Rylyn name variations.

The baby name Roland fun facts:

The name Roland in reverse order is "Dnalor".

The numerological value of the name Roland is number 1, which means initiating action, pioneering, leading, independent, attaining, individual.

How popular is Roland?

Roland is in the top names in USA.

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Source: https://www.ssa.gov/oact/babynames