Round in my family tree
English (chiefly West Midlands): nickname for a plump person, from Middle English, Old French rond, rund fat, round from Latin rotundus, a derivative of rotare turn, from rota wheel.
Cognates: Catalan: Rodon. Dutch: De Rond, De Ronde, Ronde. French: Lerond, Rond. Provençal: Redon. Spanish: Redondo.
Diminutives: English: Roundell, Rundle. French: Lerondeau, Lerondel, Rondeau, Rondel, Rondelet, Rondet, Rondot, Rondou. Provençal: Redondet, Redondin, Redonet, Redonnet.
Patronymics: English: Rounce, Rounds.
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