Rolando is a Spanish, Italian and Portuguese variant of

Roland Roland (; frk, *Hrōþiland; lat-med, Hruodlandus or ''Rotholandus''; it, Orlando or ''Rolando''; died 15 August 778) was a Frankish military leader under Charlemagne who became one of the principal figures in the literary cycle known as the ...

, the Frankish military hero who served under

Charlemagne Charlemagne ( , ) or Charles the Great ( la, Carolus Magnus; german: Karl der Große; 2 April 747 – 28 January 814), a member of the Carolingian dynasty, was King of the Franks from 768, King of the Lombards from 774, and the first Em ...

and whose life became the basis for the medieval French epic ''

Chanson de Roland ''The Song of Roland'' (french: La Chanson de Roland) is an 11th-century '' chanson de geste'' based on the Frankish military leader Roland at the Battle of Roncevaux Pass in 778 AD, during the reign of the Carolingian king Charlemagne. It i ...

'' and various other works of European literature. The name appears most frequently as a

Spanish Spanish might refer to: * Items from or related to Spain: ** Spaniards are a nation and ethnic group indigenous to Spain **Spanish language, spoken in Spain and many Latin American countries **Spanish cuisine Other places * Spanish, Ontario, Ca ...

given name. Its presence is said to be from Spain, however it has also been used in Italy, sometimes as a surname. Related names include ''Roland'', ''Orlando'' and ''Roldán''.

List of people with the given name Rolando

* Rolando (footballer) (born 1985), Rolando Jorge Pires da Fonseca *

Rolando Aarons Rolando Aarons (born 16 November 1995) is a Jamaican professional footballer who plays as a winger for Championship club Huddersfield Town and the Jamaica national team. He has had previous loan spells with Hellas Verona in Italy, Slovan Libe ...

(born 1995), English footballer * Rolando Alarcón (1929-1973), Chilean folk musician * Rolando Bianchi (born 1983), Italian footballer *

Rolando Blackman Rolando Antonio Blackman (born February 26, 1959) is a Panamanian-American former professional basketball player. He was a four-time NBA All-Star who spent most of his career with the Dallas Mavericks. Blackman was born in Panama City, Panam ...

(born 1959) American basketball player * Rolando Cruz (born 1939), Puerto Rican pole vaulter *

Rolando Fonseca Rolando Fonseca Jiménez (born 6 June 1974) is a former Costa Rican professional footballer who played as a forward. Nicknamed ''El Principito'' (The little prince)''La Nación'"Nuevo Estadio Nacional: Joya del Deporte Costarricense" p. 30. ...

(born 1974), Costa Rican footballer * Rolando Garibotti, Argentinian-American climber * Rolando Jurquin (born 1987), volleyball player * Rolando McClain (born 1989), American football linebacker * Rolando Mendoza, Nicaraguan athlete * Rolando Perez, American mixed martial artist * Rolando Zárate (born 1978), Argentine football player * Edson Rolando Silva Sousa (born 1983), Portuguese footballer * Rolando Gonzalez-Bunster (born c. 1949), US-based Argentine businessman

List of people with the given name Rolando

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