Ringo

proper nounproper nounproper nounattested in dialogue

A nickname for a drummer.

proper noun

1
rareA male given name.
2
A nickname for a drummer.

Etymology

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.

proper noun

1
A surname.

Etymology

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

proper noun

1
A male given name from Japanese.

Etymology

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

Forms

plural: Ringos, Ringoes

ringer · Someone who rings, especially a bell ringer.Ringer · A surname.ringing · The sound of something that rings.

Ringo · A nickname for a drummer.

rings · A gymnastics apparatus and discipline consisting of two rings…ringtone · The sound made by a telephone when ringing.rink · A man, especially a warrior or hero.

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