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Ringo

Ringo proper noun: a male given name.

Proper noun (1)

Ringo (plural Ringos or Ringoes)

  1. (rare) A male given name.
  2. (broadly) A nickname for a drummer.

Proper noun (2)

Ringo (plural Ringos or Ringoes)

  1. (countable) A surname.

Proper noun (3)

Ringo (plural Ringos or Ringoes)

  1. (countable) A male given name from Japanese.

Forms of Ringo

pluralRingos
pluralRingoes

Origin of Ringo

From ring + -o. From the stage name of one of the Beatles, Ringo Starr, actually named Richard Starkey, the drummer of the quartet. From ring, from the rings worn by Richard "Ringo Starr" Starkey.

From Middle English Ryngros, from Anglo-Norman Ryngotherose, from Norman Ringerose, from Old Norse Hringr, from hringr (“ring”). Compare the surname Ringold.

From Japanese りんご (Ringo), from 林檎(りんご) (ringo, “apple”).

Words formed from Ringo

Questions about Ringo

What does Ringo mean?
Ringo means a male given name.
What part of speech is Ringo?
Ringo is a proper noun.

Words near Ringo in the dictionary

  1. ringneck snake
  2. ringneck snakes
  3. ringnecks
  4. Ringnut
  5. Ringnuts
  6. Ringo
  7. ringoal
  8. Ringoes
  9. ringoid
  10. ringoids
  11. Ringoism

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