# Roland

> English word · Proper noun · IPA /ˈɹoʊlənd/ · frequency rank #11,954

## Definitions
1. A male given name from the Germanic languages.
2. A surname.
3. A number of places in the United States:
4. A number of places in the United States:
5. A number of places in the United States:
6. A number of places in the United States:
7. A number of places in the United States:
8. A rural municipality and village therein, in southern Manitoba, Canada.
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.

## Easily confused with
- **round** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/roland-vs-round)
- **roman** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/roland-vs-roman)
- **rowan** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/roland-vs-rowan)
- **Ronan** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/roland-vs-ronan)
- **rolled** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/roland-vs-rolled)
- **Romans** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/roland-vs-romans)
- **Ronald** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/roland-vs-ronald)
- **romano** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/roland-vs-romano)
- **Romani** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/roland-vs-romani)
- **Rowland** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/roland-vs-rowland)
- **Rutland** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/roland-vs-rutland)
- **road** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/road-vs-roland)
- **rand** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/rand-vs-roland)
- **Roan** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/roan-vs-roland)
- **Rohan** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/rohan-vs-roland)
- **Rogan** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/rogan-vs-roland)
- **remand** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/remand-vs-roland)
- **rockland** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/rockland-vs-roland)

## Common misspellings (9)
`orland`, `rloand`, `roalnd`, `roladn`, `rolandd`, `rolannd`, `rolland`, `rolnad`, `rroland`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/roland