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Roland

//ˈɹoʊlənd// name

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  1. 1
    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”."

  2. 2
    A surname.
  3. 3
    A number of places in the United States:; A census-designated place in Pulaski County, Arkansas.
  4. 4
    A number of places in the United States:; An unincorporated community in French Lick Township, Orange County, Indiana.
  5. 5
    A number of places in the United States:; A city in Story County, Iowa.
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  1. 6
    A number of places in the United States:; A town in Sequoyah County, Oklahoma.
  2. 7
    A number of places in the United States:; An unincorporated community in Collin County, Texas.
  3. 8
    A rural municipality and village therein, in southern Manitoba, Canada.
  4. 9
    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.

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