Roald

Róald Norwegian Nynorsk nn: nn:+ i Giske thumb|Roald Amundsen, the first person on the South Pole. Alternative forms nn Roalde Vrold Vrål given name Etymology 1 From nn non Róaldr, nn non Hróaldr, from earlier non Hróðvaldr, from nn gem-pro *Hrōþiwaldaz, gem-pro *Hrōþawaldaz, from gem-pro *hrōþiz praise, fame + gem-pro *waldaz ruler, chieftain. Cognate with goh Hrodowald. Pronunciation nn /²ruːal(d)/ Proper noun m nn male Old Norse Related terms nn rod, nn ro- nn vald Etymology 2 From nn non *Róǫld, originally an island name; from non ró, a variant of non rá corner, and an uncertain second element. nn Rolla place in Ibestad, Troms. Pronunciation nn /²ruːœld/ Roald Proper noun nn proper noun f nn village mun/Giske dist/Sunnmøre co/Møre og Romsdal c/Norway References 291 Roald m 2 674 1930s 26th February 2023