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Roland (male)

Variants:Lóránt (M) Orlando (M) Rolant (M) Roldán (M) Roldao (M) Rowland (M)
Pet Name(s):Rollie (M) Roly (M) Rowley (M)
   
Source(s): The Oxford Names Companion, OUP
"Scottish Forenames" - Donald Whyte, FGH, FSG
Notes:

English, French, German and Scandinavian, from Old German "famous land".  Introduced into Britain by the Normans.
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