Hruodnand

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Usage：Ancient Germanic

Meaning & History：

Possible Germanic form of ROLAND.

ROLAND male English, French, German, Swedish, Dutch, Hungarian, Medieval French

From the Germanic elements hrod meaning "fame" and land meaning "land", though some theories hold that the second element was originally nand meaning "brave". Roland was a semi-legendary French hero whose story is told in the medieval epic 'La Chanson de Roland', in which he is a nephew of Charlemagne killed in battle with the Saracens. The Normans introduced this name to England.

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OTHER FORMS

DUTCH: Roel, Roeland, Roland

ENGLISH: Roland, Rolland, Roly

FRENCH: Roland, Rolande

GERMAN: Roland

HUNGARIAN: Loránd, Lóránt, Roland

ITALIAN: Orlanda, Orlando, Rolando

MEDIEVAL FRENCH: Roland

PORTUGUESE: Rolando, Roldão

RUSSIAN: Rolan

SPANISH: Rolando, Roldán

SWEDISH: Roland