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Type Surname (from given name)
Other Forms FormsRuhland, Rowland, Ruadhain, Ruadháin, Ruane, Rowan
Meaning & History
French, German, English, and Scottish: from a Germanic personal name composed hrod ‘renown’ + -nand ‘bold’, assimilated to -lant ‘land’. (Compare Rowland).
Scottish: Anglicized form of Gaelic Ó Ruadháin (see Ruane, Rowan).
Scottish: Anglicized form of Gaelic Ó Ruadháin (see Ruane, Rowan).