Meaning 
The name Roland has the following meaning: Famous land.
It is a male name, suitable for baby boys.
Popularity 
As a baby boy name, Roland is currently a popular baby name, with a recent overall USA popularity ranking of 731 out of 1000 (source: 2000s U.S. Census).
In both Years 2008 and 2009, the name Roland remained at the same ranking of 754.
The following chart shows the popularity of the name Roland in the USA, over the past 100 years.
Pronunciation  The name Roland is pronounced as ro-lund Origins  Related names  The following names are baby names related to Roland and are suitable names for brothers and sisters of Roland: Boys - Arvin, Eldridge, Hilbert, Jagger, Kiel, Odis, Otis, Warner, Willis, Girls - Earnestine, Helma, Hilma, Monika, Ottilia, Both genders - Alice, Ballard, Bertha, Charles, Emerson, Emma
Variants 
Popular Variants for the name Roland: Lannie, Lanny, Lorand (Hungarian), Orlando (Italian), Rawlin, Rawlings, Rawlins, Rawlinson, Rawson, Roel (Dutch), Roeland (Dutch), Rolan (Russian), Rolando (Spanish), Roldan, Roley, Rolin, Rolla, Rolland (English), Rolli, Rollie, Rollin, Rollins, Rolly, Rolo, Rowe, Rowland (English), Rowlando, Rowlands, Rowlandson, Rulan, Ruland, RulonNicknames  Common nicknames for the name Roland are: Rollie, Land
Style 
We think the name Roland should fall under the following style category: French. See other French boy names
Impression 
Based on our research, most people would imagine a person with the name Roland to be: Popular and easygoingIn one word, you might describe Roland as a(n) " easygoing" person. See other "easygoing" names for boys.
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