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English word origin

Etymology of Ringo

From ring + -o. From the stage name of one of the Beatles, Ringo Starr, actually named Richard Starkey, the drummer of the quartet. From ring, from the rings worn by Richard "Ringo Starr" Starkey.

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Source etymology 1

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name

A male given name. · A nickname for a drummer.

Selected source glosses provide context, not a complete modern definition inventory

From ring + -o. From the stage name of one of the Beatles, Ringo Starr, actually named Richard Starkey, the drummer of the quartet. From ring, from the rings worn by Richard "Ringo Starr" Starkey.

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Source etymology 2

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name

A surname.

Selected source glosses provide context, not a complete modern definition inventory

From Middle English Ryngros, from Anglo-Norman Ryngotherose, from Norman Ringerose, from Old Norse Hringr, from hringr (“ring”). Compare the surname Ringold.

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Source etymology 3

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name

A male given name from Japanese.

Selected source glosses provide context, not a complete modern definition inventory

From Japanese りんご (Ringo), from 林檎(りんご) (ringo, “apple”).

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