Meaning: Fame; land, through Roland
The story
The Italian form of Roland, used in the Orlando poems of Boiardo and Ariosto. Shakespeare also used it in As You Like It, giving the name several distinct literary connections.
Nicknames
- Lando
- Ollie
Spellings & variants
- Roland
- Rolando
- Rowland
Popularity
Familiar
In the US top 1,000 — familiar, not everywhere.
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