Origin and Meaning of Rockne

Rocky hill or rocky place

Origin: Irish - Derived from the Irish surname 'Ó hEodhasa', meaning 'descendant of Eodhas', which translates to rock or boulder in reference to a hilly landscape.

• Rockne is most famously associated with Knute Rockne, the legendary American football player and coach at Notre Dame in the early 20th century.
• While it is primarily used as a masculine name in the United States, some may consider it unisex.
• The name gained popularity in the early 1900s, largely due to the fame of Knute Rockne, but has since become relatively uncommon.
• Rockne is not widely used outside of North America, and its popularity has fluctuated, reaching its peak in the 1920s and 1930s.
• Variations of the name include Rockney and Rokkne, though these forms are rarer.