Meaning & Origin
a male given name from Proto-Germanic
Rolando is a boy's and girl's baby name of Spanish and Italian origin, the Iberian and Italian form of Roland, from the Germanic Hrodland, composed of hrod (fame, renown) and land (land, territory), meaning 'famous land' or 'renowned in the land.'
Roland was one of Charlemagne's greatest knights, immortalized in the epic La Chanson de Roland — the oldest surviving major work of French literature. Rolando carries this legendary warrior's name in the warmer, more musical Romance form used across Spain, Italy, and Latin America.