Rambo (name)
Rambo is a name that is used as both a first and last name . The name is best known through the film Rambo with Sylvester Stallone .
Origin of name
Rambo is an Old High German name, as a typical short form of the early Middle Ages via Rambod to Rambald / Rambold or Rambert . It consists of the words Hraban " Raven " and a masculine symbol -o for the syllables soon " bold " or beraht "brilliant, glorious " together. Furthermore:
- Rambod : Old German male first name (ahd. Hraban "rabe" and old Saxon. Bodo "master", later reinterpreted to ahd. Boto "messenger").
- Rimbaud : Old French surname (see there).
- For the origin of the name in the film Rambo : see there.
Well-known namesake
family name
- Cat Rambo (* 1963), American science fiction writer
- Christoffer Rambo (* 1989), Norwegian handball player
- Dack Rambo (1941-1994), American actor
- Dottie Rambo (1934–2008), American gospel musician
- John Rambo (politician) (1661–1741), American politician
- John Rambo (athlete) (born 1943), American high jumper
- Josef Rambo (* 1898), Saxon politician
Individual evidence
- ^ Konrad Kunze : dtv-Atlas onenology , dtv-Atlas No. 2490, 2nd edition, Munich 1999, ISBN 3-423-03234-0 , p. 21.