roland
ローランド
解説 Definition
英語圏の男性名。ゲルマン語で「名高い国」を意味する。
A lowercase spelling of “Roland,” a masculine given name used in English and other European languages. It may refer to an individual, the legendary hero known from medieval French literature, or, in a company name, the electronic musical instrument manufacturer Roland Corporation.
覚え方のコツ Memory Tip
roland は通常 Roland と大文字で書く英語圏の男性名です。ゲルマン系人名の要素 hrod「名声」と land「土地」を結び付けた名で、中世叙事詩の英雄ローランでも知られます。人名なら Roland is ...、会社名なら Roland Corporation のように、文脈と大文字表記で人物・伝説上の英雄・企業を見分けます。
Treat “Roland” as a proper name and normally capitalize its first letter. Its traditional Germanic elements connect the ideas of fame and land, making it easy to associate with the celebrated medieval hero Roland from French epic literature. Context tells you which referent is intended: “Roland joined the office” names a person, a sentence about medieval legend points to the hero, and “Roland Corporation” identifies the musical instrument company. The lowercase form “roland” is therefore best remembered as a capitalization variant, not as an ordinary common noun.
例文
Roland is a legendary hero in medieval French literature.
ローランドは中世フランス文学の伝説的な英雄です。
Roland Corporation is a well-known manufacturer of electronic musical instruments.
ローランド社は電子楽器の有名なメーカーです。
My colleague Roland transferred to the Tokyo office last spring.
同僚のローランドは昨年の春に東京のオフィスに転勤しました。
roland の類義語・関連語
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roland の語源・成り立ち Etymology
ゲルマン語の hrod（名声）+ land（土地）から成る人名で、「名高き地の者」の意。フランスの叙事詩『ローランの歌』の英雄として有名。関連名に Rodney（同じ hrod 語根）がある。名声と領土を結びつけた、中世騎士にふさわしい名前。
The name “Roland” comes through French from a Germanic personal name traditionally reconstructed with the elements hrod, meaning “fame” or “glory,” and land, meaning “land” or “territory.” The name became widely known through Roland, the heroic warrior celebrated in the medieval French epic The Song of Roland. Related forms developed in several European languages, including the Italian form “Orlando.” As a personal and corporate name, it is normally capitalized.
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