Roeland

Roeland, Roelandt or Roelant (all pronounced /rulɑnt/) is a Dutch masculine given name equivalent to English Roland. It is a Germanic name consisting of the elements -hrod- ("fame") and -land- (i.e. "famous in the land") or -nand- ("brave"). A common short form is Roel. People with the name include:

• Roeland van Duijn (born 1943), Dutch politician, political activist and writer
• Roeland Kerbosch (born 1940), Dutch movie director
• Roeland van Laer (1598 – aft. 1635), Dutch landscape painter
• Roeland Lievens (born 1983), Dutch rower
• Roeland van der Marel (born 1967), Dutch astronomer, NASA space telescope project leader
• Roeland Nusse (born 1950), Dutch developmental biologist
• Roelant Oltmans (born 1954), Dutch hockey coach
• Roeland Paardekooper (born 1970), Dutch archaeologist
• Roeland Pruijssers (born 1989), Dutch chess grandmaster
• Roeland Raes (born 1934), Belgian politician
• Roelant Roghman (1627–1692), Dutch painter, sketcher and engraver
• Roelant Savery (1576–1639), Dutch still life and bird painter
• Roeland Schaftenaar (born 1988), Dutch basketball player
• Roeland J. in 't Veld (born 1942), Dutch public administration scholar
• Roeland Vertegaal (born 1968), Dutch-Canadian computer interface designer
• Roeland Wiesnekker (born 1967), Swiss actor

See also

• Roeland Park, town in Kansas, US named after John Roe (Roe-land)
• Roland (disambiguation)
• Rowland (disambiguation)