Roland

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.

EQUIVALENTS
ANCIENT GERMANIC: Hrodland
DUTCH: Roeland, Roland
ENGLISH: Roland, Rolland, Rowland
FRENCH: Roland
GERMAN: Roland
HUNGARIAN: Loránd, Lóránt, Roland
ITALIAN: Orlando, Rolando
MEDIEVAL FRENCH: Roland
PORTUGUESE: Rolando, Roldão
RUSSIAN: Rolan
SPANISH: Rolando, Roldán
SWEDISH: Roland
DIMINUTIVES AND SHORT FORMS
DUTCH: Roel
ENGLISH: Roly, Rowley
FEMININE FORMS
FRENCH: Rolande
ITALIAN: Orlanda
OTHER FORMS
ANCIENT GERMANIC: Hruodnand