Roald - Meaning of the name

[ 1 syll. roa-(l)(d), ro-ald ] The boy name Roald is pronounced ROWLD †. Roald is of Old Norse origin and it is used mainly in the Scandinavian language. The meaning of the name is 'famous ruler'.

Roald is rare as a baby boy name. It is not ranked within the top 1000.

Baby names that sound like Roald include the Portuguese Roldao and the Italian Aroldo.

Details of famous persons named Roald:
Author Roald Dahl, born 13 September 1916 - 23 November 1990, Llandaff, Wales.
Explorer Roald Amundsen, born Roald Engebreth Gravning Amundsen 1872, Borge, Norway.

† English pronunciation for Roald: R as in "read (R.IY.D)" ; OW as in "oat (OW.T)" ; L as in "lee (L.IY)" ; D as in "dee (D.IY)"

Popularity Trend
for Roald
from 1900 to 2008

Variant Popularity Chart
for Roald
in 2008