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Name
A diminutive of Roland — Old Germanic “fame, land.” Also linked to French rôle (clerk or clergyman). Echoes of the Chanson de Roland travel with the name.
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Origin
Written records from about 1440, first found in the north of Brittany, France.
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Arms
Argent; three pales gules, a chief sable, charged with three crosslets argent.
Argent · peaceGules · fortitudeSable · constancyCrosses · faith
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