Roland

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US/ˈɹoʊlənd/

proper noun

A male given name from the Germanic languages.

OriginFrankish *Hrōþiland →
CommonScrabble 7
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Meanings

proper noun
  1. A male given name from the Germanic languages.

    Ons Jabeur has criticised Roland Garros for snubbing women’s tennis, saying “I don’t think they have daughters”.

    2025 May 28, PA Media, “Ons Jabeur hits out at lack of women’s matches in French Open primetime slots”, in The Guardian
  2. A surname.
  3. A number of places in the United States:
    1. A census-designated place in Pulaski County, Arkansas.
    2. An unincorporated community in French Lick Township, Orange County, Indiana.
    3. A city in Story County, Iowa.
    4. A town in Sequoyah County, Oklahoma.
    5. An unincorporated community in Collin County, Texas.
  4. A rural municipality and village therein, in southern Manitoba, Canada.
  5. A rural community of Kentish council area, Tasmania, Australia, named for a Captain Rolland.

Origin

  1. Frankish*Hrōþiland
  2. EnglishRoland

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

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Translations

Chinese Mandarin 羅蘭 /罗兰
  • 羅蘭 /罗兰 (Luólán)male given name
Czech Roland
  • Rolandmale given name
Estonian Roland
  • Rolandmale given name
French Roland
  • Rolandmale given name
German Roland
  • Rolandmale given name
Greek Ρολάνδος
  • Ρολάνδος (Rolándos)male given name
Hungarian Roland, Lóránt
  • Rolandmale given name
  • Lórántmale given name
Italian Rolando, Orlando
  • Rolandomale given name
  • Orlandomale given name
Latvian Rolands
  • Rolandsmale given name
Polish Roland
  • Rolandmale given name
Portuguese Rolando, Orlando
  • Rolandomale given name
  • Orlandomale given name
Spanish Rolando
  • Rolandomale given name
Swedish Roland
  • Rolandmale given name

Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

ArnoldRonaldOrlandRoldanRandollardondralon
Cite this entry
APA

Roland. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Roland

MLA

“Roland.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Roland. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Roland,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Roland.

Source: Roland on Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.