Rambo is an American surname, variously of French (from Rambeau), German (from Rambow) or Swedish origin. Olsson (1995) says that the surname Rambo can be translated as "raven's nest" (ramn+bo) and is connected to Ramberget (or "Raven Mountain") on the island of Hisingen, which today is part of Gothenburg, Sweden.[1] Ramberget was called Ramboberget (Rambo Mountain) on Swedish maps from the 17th century.[2]
It is now best known from the Rambo franchise, named for protagonist John Rambo from the novel First Blood (1972).
Rambo may also refer to:
Arts, entertainment, and media
Fictional characters
- John Rambo, the main character from the Rambo franchise
- Mary Rambo, female character in Invisible Man by Ralph Ellison
Films
- Rambo (franchise), starring Sylvester Stallone, commonly named after the main character
- First Blood (1982), also known as Rambo: First Blood
- Rambo: First Blood Part II (1985)
- Rambo (2008 film)
- Rambo (2012 film), an Indian comedy film
Television
- Rambo: The Force of Freedom, a 1986 animated series based on the Rambo franchise
Literature
- First Blood (novel), a 1972 novel by David Morrell
- Rambo: First Blood Part II, a 1985 novelization by David Morrell based on Rambo: First Blood Part II
- Rambo, a 1989 comic book series published by Blackthorne Publishing based on the Rambo franchise
Video games
- Rambo (1985 video game), based on Rambo: First Blood Part II
- Rambo: First Blood Part II (Master System video game), based on Rambo: First Blood Part II
- Rambo (1987 video game), based on Rambo: First Blood Part II
- Rambo (2008 video game), based on Rambo: First Blood Part II and Rambo III
- Rambo: The Video Game, a 2014 game based on First Blood, Rambo: First Blood Part II and Rambo III
Music
- Rambo (band), an American hardcore punk band
- The Rambos, an American Southern gospel music group
People
Pseudonym
- Rambo Amadeus (born 1963), Serbian-Montenegrin rock musician
- John "Rambo" Arias, one of the hip hop trio 1 Life 2 Live
- Jorge Otero Barreto (born 1937), known as "the Puerto Rican Rambo"
- Niko Eeckhout (born 1970), Belgian cyclist nicknamed "Rambo"
- Trond Henriksen (born 1964), Norwegian football manager nicknamed "Rambo"
- Afzal Khan (actor) (born 1966), Pakistani actor also known as "John Rambo"
- Ronald "Rambo" Kim, American Counter-Strike player
- Florin Lambagiu (born 1996), professional kickboxer whose professional name is "Rambo"
- Julio César de León (born 1979), Honduran Soccer player nicknamed "Rambo"
- Alan McInally (born 1963), Scottish former soccer player and male model nicknamed "Rambo"
- Dejan Petković (born 1972), Serbian football player nicknamed "Rambo"
- Luc Poirier (born 1961), professional wrestler whose professional name is "Rambo"
- Aaron Ramsey, Welsh Arsenal football player nicknamed "Rambo"
Surname
- Bacarri Rambo (born 1990), American football player
- Buck Rambo, musician of The Rambos
- Cat Rambo (born 1963), American science-fiction and fantasy author and editor
- Charleston Rambo (born 1999), American football player
- Christoffer Rambo (born 1989), Norwegian professional handball player
- Dack Rambo (1941–1994), American actor
- David Rambo (born 1955), American writer, actor and producer
- Dottie Rambo (1934–2008), Southern Gospel singer and songwriter of The Rambos
- John Rambo (athlete) (1943–2022), American high jumper
- John Rambo (politician) (1661–1741), American politician, son of Peter Gunnarsson Rambo
- Ken-Yon Rambo (born 1978), American football player in the Canadian Football League
- Peter Gunnarsson Rambo (1612–1698), North American settler who introduced the Rambo apple
- Reba Rambo (born 1951), Southern Gospel singer of The Rambos
- Victor Clough Rambo (1894–1987), American physician
Places
- Rambo Department, Yatenga Province, Burkina Faso
- Rambo, Burkina Faso, the capital of Rambo Department
- Bridge Plaza, Brooklyn, a neighborhood in New York City, U.S., sometimes nicknamed "RAMBO" (for "Right Around the Manhattan Bridge Overpass")
Other uses
- Icarus F99 Rambo, a Romanian ultralight aircraft
- Rambo apple, a fruit variety named for Peter Gunnarsson Rambo
- Robust associations of massive baryonic objects (RAMBO), a theoretical construct in astrophysics
- Rambo (fox), a feral red fox in Australia that evaded capture for four and a half years
See also
- Rimbaud (surname), a French surname
- Lambo (disambiguation)
- Ramba (disambiguation)
References
- ^ Nils William Olsson , Swedish American Genealogist, Volumes 15-16 (1995), p. 79 [1]: "chose his surname (meaning raven's nest) from Ramberget (raven's mountain), a prominent hill in Hisingen overlooking Goteborg harbor. After becoming a freeman, Peter Rambo married Brita Matsdotter from Vasa, Finland, 7 April 1647".
- ^ https://www.expressen.se/gt/har-foddes-den-riktige-rambo/
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