Meaning and background
The story behind Rolle
Rolle has several recorded European surname routes. German and Norman-origin English examples can be variants of Roll, while German Rölle is related to Röll. Another route is a Germanized Sorbian Rola, associated with a cultivated field or a farmer. French Rolle can instead relate to Role, a nickname for a scribe from a word for a paper roll. The dictionary preserves these alternatives rather than supplying one meaning for the spelling.
- Origin
- Surname with German/English Roll, Sorbian cultivated-field Rola, and French scribe-related Role routes. Source
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Recorded as a dog’s name
Rolle appears in 2 dog licence records in the 2022 New York City dataset.
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Pronunciation and rhythm
/ɹoʊl/
US English sound sequence, converted from the CMU dictionary. Stress marks are shown separately.
Stress on the first syllable in the recorded US readings.
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/ɹoʊl/ · primary stress on syllable 1R OW1 L
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Sources and research notes (2)
- New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene NYC Dog Licensing Dataset — all seven available extract years, retrieved 24 October 2026 — Recorded name spellings in NYC licence-period rows, extract years 2016–2018, 2022–2024 and 2026. Evidence selects one stated year per name. Annual snapshots overlap; never sum them as unique dogs. No national popularity, etymology or owner naming-intent claim.
- Carnegie Mellon University / CMU Sphinx maintainers CMU US English Pronouncing Dictionary — US English dictionary readings; not owner-specific or exhaustive multilingual pronunciation
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