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