Rollo

See also: rollo, rollò, and röllö

English

Etymology

Latinization of the Old French equivalent of the English Rolf.

Proper noun

Rollo (countable and uncountable, plural Rollos)

1. A male given name from the Germanic languages.
   • 1950, Graham Greene, The Third Man, Heinemann, published 1964, page 15:

     There was always a conflict in Rollo Martins ― between the absurd Christian name and the sturdy Dutch (four generations back) surname.

2. A surname transferred from the given name.
   • 2026 August 30, “Beauty spot inappropriate campers moved on”, in BBC News‎^[1], archived from the original on 3 September 2026, retrieved 3 September 2026:

     Councillor Denise Rollo, Cumberland Council's executive member for sustainable, places, said: "Cumberland's landscapes and beauty spots are among our greatest assets, enjoyed by residents and visitors alike.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Rollo is the 11829^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 2646 individuals. Rollo is most common among White (89.68%) individuals.

Further reading

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Rollo”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 3, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN.

Finnish

Etymology

An irregular clipping of Rovaniemi, possibly associated with the rare name Rollo (of ultimately Germanic origin).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈrolːo/, [ˈro̞lːo̞]
• Rhymes: -olːo
• Syllabification^(key): Rol‧lo
• Hyphenation^(key): Rol‧lo

Proper noun

Rollo (colloquial)

1. synonym of Rovaniemi

Declension

The internal locative cases (inessive, illative and elative) are used with this place name when referring to a location; for example, "in Rollo" is Rollossa.

Inflection of Rollo (Kotus type 1/valo, no gradation)
nominative		Rollo	Rollot
genitive		Rollon	Rollojen
partitive		Rolloa	Rolloja
illative		Rolloon	Rolloihin
		singular	plural
nominative		Rollo	Rollot
accusative	nom.	Rollo	Rollot
	gen.	Rollon
genitive		Rollon	Rollojen
partitive		Rolloa	Rolloja
inessive		Rollossa	Rolloissa
elative		Rollosta	Rolloista
illative		Rolloon	Rolloihin
adessive		Rollolla	Rolloilla
ablative		Rollolta	Rolloilta
allative		Rollolle	Rolloille
essive		Rollona	Rolloina
translative		Rolloksi	Rolloiksi
abessive		Rollotta	Rolloitta
instructive		—	Rolloin
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

Possessive forms of Rollo (Kotus type 1/valo, no gradation)

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative Rolloni Rolloni accusative nom. Rolloni Rolloni gen. Rolloni genitive Rolloni Rollojeni partitive Rolloani Rollojani inessive Rollossani Rolloissani elative Rollostani Rolloistani illative Rollooni Rolloihini adessive Rollollani Rolloillani ablative Rolloltani Rolloiltani allative Rollolleni Rolloilleni essive Rollonani Rolloinani translative Rollokseni Rolloikseni abessive Rollottani Rolloittani instructive — — comitative — Rolloineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative Rollosi Rollosi accusative nom. Rollosi Rollosi gen. Rollosi genitive Rollosi Rollojesi partitive Rolloasi Rollojasi inessive Rollossasi Rolloissasi elative Rollostasi Rolloistasi illative Rolloosi Rolloihisi adessive Rollollasi Rolloillasi ablative Rolloltasi Rolloiltasi allative Rollollesi Rolloillesi essive Rollonasi Rolloinasi translative Rolloksesi Rolloiksesi abessive Rollottasi Rolloittasi instructive — — comitative — Rolloinesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative Rollomme Rollomme accusative nom. Rollomme Rollomme gen. Rollomme genitive Rollomme Rollojemme partitive Rolloamme Rollojamme inessive Rollossamme Rolloissamme elative Rollostamme Rolloistamme illative Rolloomme Rolloihimme adessive Rollollamme Rolloillamme ablative Rolloltamme Rolloiltamme allative Rollollemme Rolloillemme essive Rollonamme Rolloinamme translative Rolloksemme Rolloiksemme abessive Rollottamme Rolloittamme instructive — — comitative — Rolloinemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative Rollonne Rollonne accusative nom. Rollonne Rollonne gen. Rollonne genitive Rollonne Rollojenne partitive Rolloanne Rollojanne inessive Rollossanne Rolloissanne elative Rollostanne Rolloistanne illative Rolloonne Rolloihinne adessive Rollollanne Rolloillanne ablative Rolloltanne Rolloiltanne allative Rollollenne Rolloillenne essive Rollonanne Rolloinanne translative Rolloksenne Rolloiksenne abessive Rollottanne Rolloittanne instructive — — comitative — Rolloinenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative Rollonsa Rollonsa accusative nom. Rollonsa Rollonsa gen. Rollonsa genitive Rollonsa Rollojensa partitive Rolloaan Rolloansa Rollojaan Rollojansa inessive Rollossaan Rollossansa Rolloissaan Rolloissansa elative Rollostaan Rollostansa Rolloistaan Rolloistansa illative Rolloonsa Rolloihinsa adessive Rollollaan Rollollansa Rolloillaan Rolloillansa ablative Rolloltaan Rolloltansa Rolloiltaan Rolloiltansa allative Rollolleen Rollollensa Rolloilleen Rolloillensa essive Rollonaan Rollonansa Rolloinaan Rolloinansa translative Rollokseen Rolloksensa Rolloikseen Rolloiksensa abessive Rollottaan Rollottansa Rolloittaan Rolloittansa instructive — — comitative — Rolloineen Rolloinensa

German

A roller blind

A roller shutter

Alternative forms

• Rouleau n

Etymology

Alteration (based on rollen, Rollladen) of older Rouleau, from French rouleau.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈʁɔlo/, /ʁɔˈloː/

• Audio (Germany (Berlin)):

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Noun

Rollo n (strong, genitive Rollos, plural Rollos)

1. roller blind

   Synonyms: Jalousie, (Switzerland) Store

2. roller shutter

   Synonym: Rollladen

Declension

Declension of Rollo [neuter, strong]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	ein	das	Rollo	die	Rollos
genitive	eines	des	Rollos	der	Rollos
dative	einem	dem	Rollo	den	Rollos
accusative	ein	das	Rollo	die	Rollos

Further reading

• “Rollo” in Duden online
• “Rollo”, in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache‎^[2] (in German)