Roland
proper nouncommon in dialogue
- United States//ˈɹoʊlənd//
A male given name from the Germanic languages.
proper noun
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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”.
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A surname.
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A number of places in the United States: A census-designated place in Pulaski County, Arkansas.
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A number of places in the United States: An unincorporated community in French Lick Township, Orange County, Indiana.
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A number of places in the United States: A city in Story County, Iowa.
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A number of places in the United States: A town in Sequoyah County, Oklahoma.
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A number of places in the United States: An unincorporated community in Collin County, Texas.
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A rural municipality and village therein, in southern Manitoba, Canada.
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A rural community of Kentish council area, Tasmania, Australia, named for a Captain Rolland.
Etymology
From Old French, from Frankish *Hrōþiland (literally “fame-land”). Name of a paladin of Charlemagne in medieval French romance. Doublet of Orlando.