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Rollo

Rollo proper noun: a male given name from the Germanic languages.

Proper noun

Rollo (countable and uncountable, plural Rollos)

  1. A male given name from the Germanic languages.
    • There was always a conflict in Rollo Martins ― between the absurd Christian name and the sturdy Dutch (four generations back) surname.1950, Graham Greene, The Third Man, Heinemann, published 1964, page 15
  2. A surname transferred from the given name.

Forms of Rollo

pluralRollos

Origin of Rollo

Latinization of the Old French equivalent of the English Rolf.

Phrases with Rollo

Questions about Rollo

What does Rollo mean?
Rollo means a male given name from the Germanic languages.
What part of speech is Rollo?
Rollo is a proper noun.

Words near Rollo in the dictionary

  1. rollmop
  2. rollmops
  3. rollneck
  4. rollnecked
  5. rollnecks
  6. Rollo
  7. rollock
  8. rollocked
  9. rollocking
  10. rollockings
  11. rollocks

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