Roald
Roald is a boy name of Norse origin, meaning Famous ruler.
What Roald means
Famous ruler.
Roald sits at 5 letters, and ends on a consonant, which gives it a firmer stop.
Where Roald comes from
Old Norse names are usually compounds drawn from the natural world, from battle, or from the gods, carried across northern Europe by Scandinavian settlement.
Roald is recorded as Norse in origin. Browse other Norse names.
How popular is Roald?
Roald is not in the current top 100 boy names we track. In practice that means a child called Roald is unlikely to be one of three in a classroom — the name is established and recognisable, just not in heavy circulation right now.
The character of Roald
Two ideas meet in Roald: royalty and rule and the long-established classics. Names carrying more than one theme tend to be the ones that suit a wider range of siblings.
Names like Roald
These share Roald's themes, origin, or both — closest first.
- Alexander — Defender of the people.
- August — Great, venerable, majestic.
- Henry — Ruler of the home.
- William — Resolute protector.
- Augustus — Great, venerable and majestic.
- Cesare — Long-haired; emperor.
- Charles — Free man.
- Edward — Wealthy guardian.
- Frederick — Peaceful ruler.
- Julius — Youthful; downy-bearded.
- Lawrence — Crowned with laurel.
- Octavian — The eighth-born.
More Norse names
- Ralph — Wolf counsel; wise wolf.
- Saga — A story; goddess of wisdom.
- Odin — All-father; god of wisdom and war.
- Sigrid — Beautiful victory.
- Liv — Life; protection.
- Sigrun — Secret victory.
- Leif — Heir; descendant.
- Sigurd — Guardian of victory.
- Ingrid — Beautiful, beloved (of the god Ing).
- Solveig — Strength of the sun.