Nobel laureate organic and inorganic chemist and Holocaust child survivor (born 1937)
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Nobel laureate organic and inorganic chemist and Holocaust child survivor (born 1937)
Name Origin
Dutch
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Roald Hoffmann is Nobel laureate organic and inorganic chemist and Holocaust child survivor (born 1937).
The name Roald means "male given name (Роальд)". It is of Dutch origin.
Name Meaning
male given name (Роальд)
The name Roald is of Dutch origin, meaning "male given name (Роальд)". It is traditionally a male name.
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