Roland

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Pronounced： [ RO-lənd (English), ro-LAWN (French), RO-lawnd (Hungarian) ]
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Usage：English, French, German, Swedish, Dutch, Hungarian, Medieval French

Meaning & History：

From the Germanic elements hrod meaning "fame" and land meaning "land", though some theories hold that the second element was originally nand meaning "brave". 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.

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EQUIVALENTS

ANCIENT GERMANIC: Hrodland

DUTCH: Roeland, Roland

ENGLISH: Roland, Rolland, Rowland

FRENCH: Roland

GERMAN: Roland

HUNGARIAN: Loránd, Lóránt, Roland

ITALIAN: Orlando, Rolando

MEDIEVAL FRENCH: Roland

PORTUGUESE: Rolando, Roldão

RUSSIAN: Rolan