Given name
Rolande
“well-known throughout the land”·“from the renowned land”
Rolande is a variant of Rolanda. In German use, Rolanda carries the interpretation “well-known throughout the land.” In French and English use, Rolande is a feminine form of Roland. One German interpretation is “from the renowned land.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Rolande is a variant of Rolanda. In German use, Rolanda carries the interpretation “well-known throughout the land.” In French and English use, Rolande is a feminine form of Roland. One German interpretation is “from the renowned land.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
In French and English use, Rolande is a feminine form of Roland. An origin associated with Roland is Germanic.
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1913. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin. In French and English use, Rolande is a feminine form of Roland. The history of Roland gives this family its wider story. The Chanson de Roland tells of Charlemagne’s follower Roland and his death at Roncesvalles. His devoted friendship with Oliver forms part of that literary tradition; in Italian versions, Roland becomes Orlando.
Combines direct and name-family evidence
Rolande through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 467
- 0 boys · 467 girls
- Most popular year
- 1924
- 25 babies
- 2025
- 0
- Outside the ranked list
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- —
- Too few births to compare
By the numbers
The most recent published U.S. birth count for girls is 5 in 1963. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Its largest published annual count for girls was 25 in 1924. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 653 as a first name in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Rolande’s family of names
Rolande is a feminine form of Roland. Rolande has a related form in Rolanda.
Inner ring: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Nicknames & forms 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Across languages 2
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
People named Rolande
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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