Ringo.
A male given name.
Meaning & usage
A male given name.
A nickname for a drummer.
Where this word comes from
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.
A surname.
Where this word comes from
From Middle English Ryngros, from Anglo-Norman Ryngotherose, from Norman Ringerose, from Old Norse Hringr, from hringr (“ring”). Compare the surname Ringold.
A male given name from Japanese.
Where this word comes from
From Japanese りんご (Ringo), from 林檎(りんご) (ringo, “apple”).
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Last enriched 2026-09-10. Definitions are in English. Romanizations are shown when supplied by the source; syllable estimates are omitted for unsupported scripts.