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Pronounced /'ɾo.ɑld/ in Norwegian and /'ɹoʊ.əld/ in English.
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Even Ronald is better than this.
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The Roald Dahl association makes this name pretty charming to me. I'm not sure I'd give it to an actual child, though. It's definitely not a bad name. I'm just not a huge fan of the sound/look. However, my opinion could easily change. It certainly has before.
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Charming, intelligent, and criminally underrated.
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As a kid, I've LOVED Roald Dahl's books (I still have them in my house!), but the name itself isn't very attractive.
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It's a good one!
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Nice. Why do people hate this?
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Add Usage: English (British, Modern)
Pronounced: ROO-al
This name was borne by two people. One is Norwegian polar explorer Roald Amundsen (1872-1928) [noted -ed], and the other is the British children's author behind stories such as "The BFG", "Charlie and the Chocolate Factory", "The Witches", and "Matilda", Roald Dahl (1916-1990).
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Pronounced: ROO-al
This name was borne by two people. One is Norwegian polar explorer Roald Amundsen (1872-1928) [noted -ed], and the other is the British children's author behind stories such as "The BFG", "Charlie and the Chocolate Factory", "The Witches", and "Matilda", Roald Dahl (1916-1990).
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While I do like Roald Dahl, the name is so blatantly associated with him that it would be hard to pull off if you're not Norwegian.
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This is the name of one of the characters in Tamora Pierce's fantasy novels set in the Tortallan world.
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Roald Dahl (IPA: [ˌɹəʊ̯əld ˈdɑːl]) (September 13, 1916 – November 23, 1990) was a British novelist and short story author of Norwegian descent, famous as a writer for both children and adults.
Among his most popular books are Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, James and the Giant Peach, Matilda, The Witches, The BFG, and Kiss Kiss.
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Among his most popular books are Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, James and the Giant Peach, Matilda, The Witches, The BFG, and Kiss Kiss.
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What about Roald Amundsen, a polar explorer?
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Roald could be the Norwegian form of Ronald.
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The correct Norwegian pronunciation is "Roo-all." Note that you do NOT say the final "d". In other words, when you say "Roald Dahl" correctly, it rhymes! The Anglicized pronunciation is "Roe-ald".
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Correct IPA should be /ˈɾuː.ɑl/
Correct Simplified should be ROO-ahl. [noted -ed]