Ringo

Ringo is both a male and a female first name, which is also found as a family name.

Origin and Meaning

Ringo is a short form of the name Ringolf, the Old High German from ragin / regin = Council, Decision and wolf = wolf is derived.

Well-known bearers of the name

Family name

  • Jerome Ringo ( b. 1955 ), American lawyer and environmentalist
  • Jim Ringo (1931-2007), U.S. American football player
  • John Ringo (Author ) ( born 1963 ), American science fiction author
  • Johnny Ringo (actually John Peters Ringo; ~ 1850-1882 ), American gunfighter
  • Shiina Ringo (born 1978 ), Japanese singer, guitarist and pianist

First name

  • Ringo Lam ( born 1955 ), Chinese film director
  • Ringo Starr ( Richard Starkey actually; born 1940 ), English pop musician

Others

  • Ringo, nicknamed by Andreas Ringhofer ( born 1984 ), Austrian ski mountaineers, skiers, cyclists and marathon runners
  • Richard " Ringo " Langley, fictional character from " X-Files ", see The X-Files → Supporting Actor
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