Roald

See also: Róald

Norwegian Nynorsk

Roald Amundsen, the first person on the South Pole.

Alternative forms

• (given name): Roalde, Vrold, Vrål

Etymology 1

From Old Norse Róaldr, Old Norse Hróaldr, from earlier Hróðvaldr, from Proto-Germanic *Hrōþiwaldaz, *Hrōþawaldaz, from *hrōþiz (“praise, fame”) + *waldaz (“ruler, chieftain”). Cognate with Old High German Hrodowald.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /²ruːal(d)/

Proper noun

Roald m (definite Roalden)

1. a male given name from Old Norse

Related terms

• rod, ro-
• vald

Etymology 2

From Old Norse *Róǫld, originally an island name; from ró, a variant of rá (“corner”), and an uncertain second element. Doublet of Rolla (place in Ibestad, Troms).

Pronunciation

• (Roald) IPA^(key): /²ruːœld/

Proper noun

Roald f

1. A village in Giske, Sunnmøre district, Møre og Romsdal, Norway

References

• Eivind Vågslid (1988) “Roald”, in Norderlendske fyrenamn (in Norwegian Nynorsk), →ISBN
• Statistisk sentralbyrå, Namnestatistikk: 2 674 males with the given name Roald living in Norway on January 1st 2023, with the frequency peak in the 1930s. Accessed on 26th February, 2023.