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Rolonda

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Pronounced roh-LON-duh /roʊˈlɒn.də/Medium

Meaning: Rolonda is a late-century feminine coinage built on Roland or the Spanish Rolando, from the Germanic Hrodland — hrod, 'fame,' and land, 'land' — 'famous land.' The -onda ending places it with names like Yolonda and Lavonda; the meaning comes through the Roland root.Low

In 30 seconds: Rolonda is a feminine of Roland — Germanic for 'famous land' — in the -onda style of its era (said 'roh-LON-duh'). A coinage carried by broadcaster Rolonda Watts, peaking around 1994.
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Origin LowGermanic
MeaningRolonda is a late-century feminine coinage built on Roland or the Spanish Rolando, from the Germanic Hrodland — hrod, 'fame,' and land, 'land' — 'famous land.' The -onda ending places it with names like Yolonda and Lavonda; the meaning comes through the Roland root.
U.S. rank (2001)#14932 ↘ Falling
2001 U.S. births6 girls (0.00% of U.S. girls)
Peak year1994
Total births (all-time)≈ 484

Popularity in the U.S. · SSA data

peak 199419612001

U.S. births per year (Social Security Administration, 1880–present). Pink marker = peak year.

SSA data updated May 2026. How we source & verify this data.

History & Origin

Rolonda is a feminine coinage from Roland or the Spanish Rolando, from the Germanic Hrodland, 'famous land.' With its fashionable -onda ending it belonged to the late-century wave of invented feminine names. Its small high fell around 1994 at close to a hundred girls a year, a window that overlaps the visibility of broadcaster Rolonda Watts.

Rolonda stayed uncommon and eased off after the mid-nineteen-nineties. It reads as an of-its-moment feminine coinage in the -onda family; because it is built from Roland, we tie its meaning honestly to that 'famous land' root rather than invent a new one.

Did you know? The talk-show host and journalist Rolonda Watts is the best-known bearer, and the small rise of the name in the early nineteen-nineties overlaps with her years of television visibility.
Overall data confidence 45%
References — Rolonda — feminine coinage of Roland < 'famous land'; bearer Rolonda Watts

Variations

RolandaYolondaRolando

Nicknames

RoLonda

Famous Bearers

  • ★Rolonda Watts (1959–present)
    American television talk-show host, journalist, and actress, prominent in the 1990s.

If you like Rolonda…

Rolanda— a like feminine of Roland sharing the root
Yolonda— a same-era -onda girls' name of the sound
Lavonda— a like coined -onda name of the period
Shalonda— a same-style late-century -onda coinage

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Frequently Asked

What does the name Rolonda mean?

Rolonda is a feminine of Roland or Rolando, from the Germanic for 'famous land'; it carries that meaning.

How do you pronounce Rolonda?

It's said roh-LON-duh /roʊˈlɒn.də/ — three syllables, stress on the second.

Is Rolonda a boy or girl name?

Rolonda is used as a girl's name, a feminine of Roland.

How popular is Rolonda?

Rolonda was an uncommon coined name that had its small high in the mid-nineteen-nineties and has been rare since.

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