Name Element NAND

Type Word & Element
Usage Old High German [1], Frankish (Hypothetical)

Meaning & History

Old High German and Frankish word meaning "daring, brave".

Related Items

Other Languages & Culturesnoð(Anglo-Saxon) nanþa(Gothic) nanþaz(Old Germanic)
Given Name DescendantsRoeland, Roland(Dutch) Roland, Rolland, Rowland(English) Roland, Rolande(French) Roland(Georgian) Roland(German) Hruodnand(Germanic) Loránd, Lóránt, Roland(Hungarian) Orlando, Rolando, Orlanda(Italian) Roland(Medieval French) Roland(Polish) Orlando, Rolando, Roldão(Portuguese) Rolan(Russian) Roland(Slovak) Orlando, Rolando, Roldán(Spanish) Roland(Swedish)
Surname DescendantsRowe, Rowland(English) Rolland(French) Orlando(Italian) Roldán(Spanish)

Sources & References

  1. Kroonen, Guus. Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic. Brill, 2013, page 383.
Entry updated December 7, 2022