Roald

RO-ahl

Norwegian

"famous ruler"

Roald Origin and Meaning

The name Roald is a boy's name of Norwegian origin meaning "famous ruler".

This intriguing Scandinavian name is associated with Roald Dahl, author of the juvenile classics James and the Giant Peach and Charlie and the Chocolate Factory. You can honor an ancestral Ronald just by dropping that middle 'n'.

Popularity of the name Roald

• 1956 Nameberry 2020

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Famous People Named Roald

• Roald Dahl British novelist
• Roald Engelbregt Gravning Amundsen Norwegian explorer
• Roald Hoffmann American theoretical chemist
• Roald Edgar Aas Norwegian speed skater