Ringo

Ringo · proper noun¹

From ring + -o. From the stage name of one of the Beatles, Ringo Starr, actually named Richard Starkey, the drummer of the quartet. From ring, from the rings worn by Richard "Ringo Starr" Starkey.

Ringo · proper noun²

1. Old Norse · derived fromHringr
2. Norman · derived fromRingerose
3. Anglo-Norman · derived fromRyngotherose
4. Middle English · inherited fromRyngros
5. English todayRingo

From Middle English Ryngros, from Anglo-Norman Ryngotherose, from Norman Ringerose, from Old Norse Hringr, from hringr (“ring”). Compare the surname Ringold.

Ringo · proper noun³

From Japanese りんご (Ringo), from 林檎(りんご) (ringo, “apple”).