Rollo

Rollo is a given name and surname derived from a Latinized form of the Old Norse Hrólfr or Rolfr (Rolf, Rudolf) meaning "famed wolf". The name was first attested to with Viking warlord Rollo of Normandy, ancestor of William the Conqueror. In Scotland the Clan Rollo were supporters of Charles II and rewarded with the title of Lord Rollo. Notable people with the name include: Given name Rollo of Normandy (fl. 10th century), Viking leader and first count of Normandy Rollo Armstrong (born 1966), English dancer and music producer Rollo Beck (1870–1950), American ornithologist Rollo Walter Brown (1880-1956), American writer and teacher of rhetoric Rollo Graham Campbell (1903–1978), Anglican Bishop of Colombo Rollo Carpenter (born 1965), British computer scientist Rollo Davidson (1944–1970), British mathematician Rollo Feilding, 11th Earl of Denbigh (1943–1995), British peer and racing driver Robert Rollo Gillespie (1766–1814), British Army major-general Rollo Hayman (1925–2008), Rhodesian politician Rollo Jack (1902–1994), English footballer Rollo Mainguy (1901–1979), Canadian vice-admiral Rollo May (1909–1994), American psychologist Rollo Pain (1921–2005), British Army lieutenant-general Rollo Weeks (born 1987), British actor