Roland
English
Etymology
From Old FrenchCategory:English terms derived from Old French#ROLAND, from FrankishCategory:English terms derived from Frankish#ROLAND *Hrōþiland (literally “fame-land”). Name of a paladin of Charlemagne in medieval French romance. Doublet of OrlandoCategory:English doublets#ROLAND.
Pronunciation
Proper noun
RolandCategory:English lemmas#ROLANDCategory:English proper nouns#ROLANDCategory:English uncountable nouns#ROLANDCategory:English entries with incorrect language header#ROLANDCategory:Pages with entries#ROLANDCategory:Pages with 11 entries#ROLAND
- A male given name from the Germanic languagesCategory:English given names#ROLANDCategory:English male given names#ROLANDCategory:English male given names from Germanic languages#ROLAND.
- 2025 May 28, PA Media, “Ons Jabeur hits out at lack of women’s matches in French Open primetime slots”, in The Guardian:
- Ons Jabeur has criticised Roland Garros for snubbing women’s tennis, saying “I don’t think they have daughters”.Category:English terms with quotations#ROLAND
- A surnameCategory:English surnames#ROLAND.
- A number of places in the United StatesCategory:en:Places in the United States#ROLAND:
- A census-designated place in Pulaski County, ArkansasCategory:en:Census-designated places in Arkansas, USA#ROLANDCategory:en:Places in Arkansas, USA#ROLANDCategory:en:Places in the United States#ROLAND.
- An unincorporated community in French Lick Township, Orange County, IndianaCategory:en:Unincorporated communities in Indiana, USA#ROLANDCategory:en:Places in Indiana, USA#ROLANDCategory:en:Places in the United States#ROLAND.
- A city in Story County, IowaCategory:en:Cities in Iowa, USA#ROLANDCategory:en:Cities in the United States#ROLANDCategory:en:Places in Iowa, USA#ROLANDCategory:en:Places in the United States#ROLAND.
- A town in Sequoyah County, OklahomaCategory:en:Towns in Oklahoma, USA#ROLANDCategory:en:Towns in the United States#ROLANDCategory:en:Places in Oklahoma, USA#ROLANDCategory:en:Places in the United States#ROLAND.
- An unincorporated community in Collin County, TexasCategory:en:Unincorporated communities in Texas, USA#ROLANDCategory:en:Places in Texas, USA#ROLANDCategory:en:Places in the United States#ROLAND.
- A rural municipality and village therein, in southern Manitoba, CanadaCategory:en:Rural municipalities of Manitoba, Canada#ROLANDCategory:en:Villages in Manitoba, Canada#ROLANDCategory:en:Villages in Canada#ROLANDCategory:en:Places in Manitoba, Canada#ROLANDCategory:en:Places in Canada#ROLAND.
- A rural community of Kentish council area, Tasmania, AustraliaCategory:en:Villages in Tasmania, Australia#ROLANDCategory:en:Villages in Australia#ROLANDCategory:en:Places in Tasmania, Australia#ROLANDCategory:en:Places in Australia#ROLAND, named for a Captain Rolland.
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Translations
Anagrams
Catalan
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Roland mCategory:Catalan lemmas#ROLANDCategory:Catalan proper nouns#ROLANDCategory:Catalan uncountable proper nouns#ROLANDCategory:Catalan entries with incorrect language header#ROLANDCategory:Catalan masculine nouns#ROLANDCategory:Pages with entries#ROLANDCategory:Pages with 11 entries#ROLAND
- a male given name, equivalent to English RolandCategory:Catalan given names#ROLANDCategory:Catalan male given names#ROLAND
Cebuano
Etymology
From EnglishCategory:Cebuano terms borrowed from English#ROLANDCategory:Cebuano terms derived from English#ROLAND Roland, from Old FrenchCategory:Cebuano terms derived from Old French#ROLAND, from Proto-West GermanicCategory:Cebuano terms derived from Proto-West Germanic#ROLAND *Hrōþiland (literally “fame-land”). Also as an anglicisation of Rolando.
Proper noun
RolandCategory:Cebuano lemmas#ROLANDCategory:Cebuano proper nouns#ROLANDCategory:Cebuano entries with incorrect language header#ROLANDCategory:Pages with entries#ROLANDCategory:Pages with 11 entries#ROLAND
- a male given name from English [in turn from the Germanic languages]Category:Cebuano given names#ROLANDCategory:Cebuano male given names#ROLANDCategory:Cebuano male given names from English#ROLANDCategory:Cebuano male given names from Germanic languages#ROLAND
- the titular character of The Song of Roland
Quotations
For quotations using this term, see Citations:Roland.
Anagrams
Category:ceb:Individuals#ROLANDCzech
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Roland m animCategory:Czech lemmas#ROLANDCategory:Czech proper nouns#ROLANDCategory:Czech entries with incorrect language header#ROLANDCategory:Czech masculine nouns#ROLANDCategory:Czech animate nouns#ROLANDCategory:Pages with entries#ROLANDCategory:Pages with 11 entries#ROLAND
- a male given name, equivalent to English RolandCategory:Czech given names#ROLANDCategory:Czech male given names#ROLAND
Declension
This proper noun needs an inflection-table template.
Category:Requests for inflections in Czech noun entries#ROLANDCategory:Requests for inflections in Czech entries#ROLANDEstonian
Proper noun
RolandCategory:Estonian lemmas#ROLANDCategory:Estonian proper nouns#ROLANDCategory:Estonian entries with incorrect language header#ROLANDCategory:Pages with entries#ROLANDCategory:Pages with 11 entries#ROLAND
- a male given name, equivalent to English RolandCategory:Estonian given names#ROLANDCategory:Estonian male given names#ROLAND
French
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Roland mCategory:French lemmas#ROLANDCategory:French proper nouns#ROLANDCategory:French uncountable nouns#ROLANDCategory:French entries with incorrect language header#ROLANDCategory:French masculine nouns#ROLANDCategory:Pages with entries#ROLANDCategory:Pages with 11 entries#ROLAND
- a male given name, equivalent to English RolandCategory:French given names#ROLANDCategory:French male given names#ROLAND
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Anagrams
German
Etymology
From Middle High GermanCategory:German terms inherited from Middle High German#ROLANDCategory:German terms derived from Middle High German#ROLAND Ruolant, Ruoland, from Old High GermanCategory:German terms inherited from Old High German#ROLANDCategory:German terms derived from Old High German#ROLAND Hruotland, *Hrōdlant, from Proto-West GermanicCategory:German terms inherited from Proto-West Germanic#ROLANDCategory:German terms derived from Proto-West Germanic#ROLAND *Hrōþiland, from *hrōþi (“praise, fame”) + *land (“land”).
Pronunciation
Proper noun
RolandCategory:German lemmas#ROLANDCategory:German proper nouns#ROLANDCategory:German entries with incorrect language header#ROLANDCategory:Pages with entries#ROLANDCategory:Pages with 11 entries#ROLAND
- a male given name, equivalent to English RolandCategory:German given names#ROLANDCategory:German male given names#ROLAND
Usage notes
- Used as a given name in German-speaking regions since the Middle Ages.
Hungarian
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈrolɒnd]Category:Hungarian terms with IPA pronunciation#ROLAND
- Hyphenation: Ro‧land
- Rhymes: -ɒndCategory:Rhymes:Hungarian/ɒnd#ROLANDCategory:Rhymes:Hungarian/ɒnd/2 syllables#ROLAND
Proper noun
RolandCategory:Hungarian lemmas#ROLANDCategory:Hungarian proper nouns#ROLANDCategory:Hungarian entries with incorrect language header#ROLANDCategory:Pages with entries#ROLANDCategory:Pages with 11 entries#ROLAND
- a male given name, equivalent to English RolandCategory:Hungarian given names#ROLANDCategory:Hungarian male given names#ROLAND
Declension
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | Roland | Rolandok |
| accusative | Rolandot | Rolandokat |
| dative | Rolandnak | Rolandoknak |
| instrumental | Rolanddal | Rolandokkal |
| causal-final | Rolandért | Rolandokért |
| translative | Rolanddá | Rolandokká |
| terminative | Rolandig | Rolandokig |
| essive-formal | Rolandként | Rolandokként |
| essive-modal | — | — |
| inessive | Rolandban | Rolandokban |
| superessive | Rolandon | Rolandokon |
| adessive | Rolandnál | Rolandoknál |
| illative | Rolandba | Rolandokba |
| sublative | Rolandra | Rolandokra |
| allative | Rolandhoz | Rolandokhoz |
| elative | Rolandból | Rolandokból |
| delative | Rolandról | Rolandokról |
| ablative | Rolandtól | Rolandoktól |
| non-attributive possessive – singular |
Rolandé | Rolandoké |
| non-attributive possessive – plural |
Rolandéi | Rolandokéi |
Derived terms
Polish
Etymology
Borrowed from FrenchCategory:Polish terms borrowed from French#ROLANDCategory:Polish terms derived from French#ROLAND Roland, from Old FrenchCategory:Polish terms derived from Old French#ROLAND Roland, from Proto-West GermanicCategory:Polish terms derived from Proto-West Germanic#ROLAND *Hrōþiland.
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Roland m persCategory:Polish lemmas#ROLANDCategory:Polish proper nouns#ROLANDCategory:Polish entries with incorrect language header#ROLANDCategory:Polish masculine nouns#ROLANDCategory:Polish personal nouns#ROLANDCategory:Pages with entries#ROLANDCategory:Pages with 11 entries#ROLAND
- a male given name, equivalent to English RolandCategory:Polish given names#ROLANDCategory:Polish male given names#ROLAND
Declension
Further reading
- “Roland”, in Polish dictionaries at PWN (in Polish)
Slovak
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Roland m pers (genitive singular Rolanda, nominative plural Rolandovia, declension pattern of chlapCategory:Slovak links with redundant wikilinks#ROLAND)Category:Slovak lemmas#ROLANDCategory:Slovak proper nouns#ROLANDCategory:Slovak entries with incorrect language header#ROLANDCategory:Slovak masculine nouns#ROLANDCategory:Slovak personal nouns#ROLANDCategory:Pages with entries#ROLANDCategory:Pages with 11 entries#ROLAND
- a male given name, equivalent to English RolandCategory:Slovak given names#ROLANDCategory:Slovak male given names#ROLAND
- a surnameCategory:Slovak surnames#ROLAND
Declension
Further reading
- “Roland”, in Slovníkový portál Jazykovedného ústavu Ľ. Štúra SAV [Dictionary portal of the Ľ. Štúr Institute of Linguistics, Slovak Academy of Science] (in Slovak), https://slovnik.juls.savba.sk, 2003–2026
Swedish
Etymology
Cognate with English and French Roland. First recorded as a Swedish name in 1397, but not in common use before the 20th century.
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Roland c (genitive Rolands)Category:Swedish lemmas#ROLANDCategory:Swedish proper nouns#ROLANDCategory:Swedish entries with incorrect language header#ROLANDCategory:Swedish common-gender nouns#ROLANDCategory:Pages with entries#ROLANDCategory:Pages with 11 entries#ROLAND
- a male given name, equivalent to English RolandCategory:Swedish given names#ROLANDCategory:Swedish male given names#ROLAND
References
- Roland Otterbjörk: Svenska förnamn, Almqvist & Wiksell 1996, →ISBN
- Statistiska centralbyrån and Sture Allén, Staffan Wåhlin, Förnamnsboken, Norstedts 1995, →ISBN: 47 950 males with the given name Roland living in Sweden on December 31st, 2010, with the frequency peak in the 1940s. Accessed on 19 June 2011.