Meanings
Ringo1
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plural Ringos · plural Ringoes
- countableA male given name from Japanese.
Origin
Ringo · proper noun
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.
Full word history & related roots →Ringo · proper noun
- Old NorseHringr
- NormanRingerose
- Anglo-NormanRyngotherose
- Middle EnglishRyngros
- EnglishRingo
From Middle English Ryngros, from Anglo-Norman Ryngotherose, from Norman Ringerose, from Old Norse Hringr, from hringr (“ring”). Compare the surname Ringold.
More words from Middle English, Anglo-Norman, Norman
Full word history & related roots →Ringo · proper noun
From Japanese りんご (Ringo), from 林檎(りんご) (ringo, “apple”).
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Bulgarian Ри́нго
- Ри́нго (Ríngo)male name
Chinese Mandarin 林戈
- 林戈 (Lín'gē)male name
Japanese リンゴ
- リンゴ (Ringo)male name
Russian Ри́нго
- Ри́нго (Ríngo)male name
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Cite this entry
Ringo. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Ringo
“Ringo.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Ringo. Accessed November 2, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Ringo,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Ringo.
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