Rowland
English
Proper noun
Rowland
- A male given name from the Germanic languages, variant of Roland.
- A surname originating as a patronymic.
- A hamlet and civil parish (without a council) in Derbyshire Dales district, Derbyshire, England (OS grid ref SK2172).
- A number of places in the United States:
- An unincorporated community in Lincoln County, Kentucky.
- An unincorporated community in Cedar County, Missouri.
- A ghost town in Elko County, Nevada.
- A township and town therein, in Robeson County, North Carolina.
- A ghost town in Linn County, Oregon.
Quotations
- 1591 (date written), William Shakespeare, “The First Part of Henry the Sixt”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount, published 1623, →OCLC, (please specify the act number in uppercase Roman numerals, and the scene number in lowercase Roman numerals):: Act I, Scene II:
- England all Olivers and Rowlands bred
- During the time Edward the Third did reign.
Derived terms
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