"Rambo" meaning in All languages combined

See Rambo on Wiktionary

Proper name [English]

Rhymes: -æmbəʊ Etymology: * The name "Rambo" is of unknown origin. It can be dated back to the 17th-century Swedish immigrant Peter Gunnarsson Rambo. According to folk legend it is derived from the mountain Ramberget ("Raven’s Hill") in Gothenburg, whence the Swedish immigrants to Delaware originated in the 17th century. * "Rambo" is also the name of an old farm in Vestfold county, Norway ("Rambøe" 1664, "Ramboe" 1723) - and about 65 people in Norway have Rambo as a family name. The Old Norse form of the name might have been *Hrafnabú. The first element is then the genitive plurals of hrafn m. 'raven', and the last element is bú n. 'farm'. The name was brought to the US by Norwegian settlers. * "Rambo" became widely known after John Rambo, a fictional Vietnam War veteran and protagonist of the film series Rambo. See also Japanese 乱暴 (rambō, “rude; violent; rough; reckless”). Etymology templates: {{ncog|ja|乱暴|t=rude; violent; rough; reckless|tr=rambō}} Japanese 乱暴 (rambō, “rude; violent; rough; reckless”) Head templates: {{en-proper-noun}} Rambo
  1. A surname. Categories (lifeform): Apple cultivars
    Sense id: en-Rambo-en-name-EMUC1F3L Disambiguation of Apple cultivars: 43 21 36 Categories (other): English surnames, English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with language name categories using raw markup Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 18 44 37 Disambiguation of English entries with language name categories using raw markup: 42 26 32
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: Rambeau

Noun [English]

Forms: Rambos [plural]
Rhymes: -æmbəʊ Etymology: * The name "Rambo" is of unknown origin. It can be dated back to the 17th-century Swedish immigrant Peter Gunnarsson Rambo. According to folk legend it is derived from the mountain Ramberget ("Raven’s Hill") in Gothenburg, whence the Swedish immigrants to Delaware originated in the 17th century. * "Rambo" is also the name of an old farm in Vestfold county, Norway ("Rambøe" 1664, "Ramboe" 1723) - and about 65 people in Norway have Rambo as a family name. The Old Norse form of the name might have been *Hrafnabú. The first element is then the genitive plurals of hrafn m. 'raven', and the last element is bú n. 'farm'. The name was brought to the US by Norwegian settlers. * "Rambo" became widely known after John Rambo, a fictional Vietnam War veteran and protagonist of the film series Rambo. See also Japanese 乱暴 (rambō, “rude; violent; rough; reckless”). Etymology templates: {{ncog|ja|乱暴|t=rude; violent; rough; reckless|tr=rambō}} Japanese 乱暴 (rambō, “rude; violent; rough; reckless”) Head templates: {{en-noun}} Rambo (plural Rambos)
  1. (figuratively) One who is reckless, disregards orders, uses violence to solve all problems, and bravely charges headlong into the teeth of the enemy. Tags: figuratively Categories (lifeform): Apple cultivars
    Sense id: en-Rambo-en-noun-PQhEh65P Disambiguation of Apple cultivars: 43 21 36 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 18 44 37
  2. An American variety of apple with a greenish-yellow skin, mottled and striped with dull red. Categories (lifeform): Apple cultivars
    Sense id: en-Rambo-en-noun-5E3Y4xiZ Disambiguation of Apple cultivars: 43 21 36 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with topic categories using raw markup Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 18 44 37 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 29 27 44
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: loose cannon Derived forms: Rambomania, rambo (english: knife) Related terms: Rambeau, Rimbaud

Proper name [Norwegian]

Head templates: {{head|no|proper noun}} Rambo
  1. a surname
    Sense id: en-Rambo-no-name-v2O7m9sM Categories (other): Norwegian entries with incorrect language header, Norwegian surnames

Inflected forms

Download JSON data for Rambo meaning in All languages combined (6.6kB)

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