The baby name Rolandas is a Male name , 3 syllables long and is pronounced roh-LAHN-dahs (Lithuanian IPA: /rɔˈlandɐs/).
Rolandas is Lithuanian in Origin.
The baby name Rolandas is a Male name , 3 syllables long and is pronounced roh-LAHN-dahs (Lithuanian IPA: /rɔˈlandɐs/).
Rolandas is Lithuanian in Origin.
Rolandas is the Lithuanian masculine form of Roland, ultimately from Old High German Hruodland/Chrodland (hruod/hrod ‘fame, renown’ + land ‘land, territory’). It conveys the sense of “famous land” or “renowned throughout the land.” Variants across languages include Roland (English, German, French), Rowland (English), Roeland (Dutch), Orlando and Rolando (Italian, Spanish, Portuguese), and Roldán (Spanish). Related Baltic forms are Rolands (Latvian) and the feminine Rolanda. Lithuanian diminutives include Rolas and Rolis.
Carried to prominence by the medieval hero Roland of the French epic La Chanson de Roland, the name spread widely through Europe in the Middle Ages and again in 19th-century Romantic revivals. Rolandas entered common Lithuanian use in the 20th century and remains familiar today. Notable bearers include Rolandas Paksas, former president of Lithuania, and basketball star Rolandas Šiškauskas. The name balances international recognizability with a distinctly Lithuanian ending.
| Rolandas Paksas Rolandas Paksas is a Lithuanian politician best known for serving as Lithuania’s sixth president from 2003 until he was impeached in 2004. He also served twice as prime minister, in 1999 and again from 2000 to 2001, and was mayor of Vilnius from 1997 to 1999 and again from 2000 to 2001. |
Based on birth registration data from national statistics agencies.
| Country | Gender | Year | Rank | Born | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LT | Boys | 0 | #17 | 693 | 2,166 |
| LT | 0 | #56 | 32 | 949 | |
| MD | Boys | 0 | #81 | 1 | 756 |
| Norway | Boys | 1990 | #143 | 6 | 540 |
| LT | Girls | 0 | #198 | 3 | 1,904 |
| DK | 0 | #206 | 1 | 5,198 | |
| GR | Boys | 0 | #273 | 1 | 6,912 |
| KZ | Boys | 0 | #296 | 1 | 6,578 |
| DK | Boys | 0 | #328 | 5 | 7,401 |
| DK | Girls | 0 | #329 | 1 | 7,429 |
| CN | Boys | 0 | #331 | 1 | 9,639 |
| RU | Boys | 0 | #523 | 4 | 12,621 |
| IL | Boys | 0 | #625 | 1 | 10,983 |
| Spain | Boys | 0 | #910 | 21 | 5,610 |
| NL | Boys | 0 | #939 | 13 | 5,873 |
| Germany | Boys | 0 | #940 | 13 | 5,697 |
| ZA | Boys | 0 | #1,272 | 1 | 25,619 |
Rolandas is popular in 13 countries — most recent births per country:
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