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Roland
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A masculine given name of Germanic origin, meaning "fame-land", also used as a surname.
"Roland was a legendary knight of Charlemagne."
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Etymology
From Old French, from Frankish *Hrōþiland, literally "fame-land"; a doublet of Orlando.