Ringo

name

name ·2 syllables ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Proper Noun
  1. 1
    A male given name. rare
  2. 2
    A surname. countable
  3. 3
    A male given name from Japanese. countable
  4. 4
    A nickname for a drummer. broadly

Example

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"Vladimir's cat is called Ringo."

Etymology

Etymology 1

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.

Etymology 2

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

Etymology 3

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

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