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Rambo refers most commonly to the fictional character John Rambo who first appeared in the novel First Blood, and to the eponymous series of action films starring Sylvester Stallone:

• First Blood (1982)
• Rambo: First Blood Part II (1985)
• Rambo III (1988)
• Rambo (2008)

Rambo may also refer to:

• Rambo and Rambo III, video games based on the films
• Rambo and the Forces of Freedom, an animated series based on the film.

People

• Rambo Amadeus, pseudonym for the Serbian-Montenegrin rock singer-songwriter Antonije Pušić.
• Rahm "Rahmbo" Emanuel, American politician and political staffer, the current White House Chief of Staff.
• Julio César de León, a Honduran Soccer player nicknamed "Rambo".
• Afzal Khan, Pakistani actor also known as "John Rambo".
• Lambo, a character in Reborn!, whose name is sometimes romanized as "Rambo"
• Luc Poirier, a professional wrestler whose professional name is "Rambo"
• David Rambo, writer, actor and producer.
• Dottie Rambo, Southern Gospel singer/songwriter.
• John Rambo, 17th-18th century American politician, son of Peter Gunnarsson Rambo.
• John Rambo, American high jumper.
• Ken-Yon Rambo, American football player.
• Peter Gunnarsson Rambo, 17th century Swedish immigrant to the USA, introducer of the Rambo apple.
• Ralph Rambo, historian.

Places

• a village in Vindeln Municipality, Sweden
• a hill in Åtvidaberg Municipality, Sweden
• Rambo, Burkina Faso, a town in Yatenga Province, Burkina Faso
• Rambo Department, Burkina Faso
• RAMBO, Brooklyn, a neighborhood in New York City

Things

• Rambo apple

See also

• Rimbaud, which has similar pronunciation
• RAMBO

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From Wikiquote

Rambo, in full John J. Rambo is the name of a fictional character played by Sylvester Stallone in a series of films.

• First Blood
• Rambo: First Blood Part II
• Rambo III
• Rambo (2008 film)

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Definition from Wiktionary, a free dictionary

English

Etymology

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After John Rambo, a fictional Vietnam War veteran. Rambo is also the name of an old farm in Vestfold county, Norway ("Rambøe" 1664, "Ramboe" 1723) - and about 65 people in Norway have Rambo as a family name. The Norse form of the name might have been *Hrafnabú. The first element is then the genitive pluralis of hrafn m 'raven', and the last element is bú n 'farm'. The name has been brougt to the US by Norwegian settlers.

Proper noun

Rambo

1. (metaphorically) One who is reckless, disregards orders, uses violence to solve all problems, and bravely charges headlong into the teeth of the enemy.

Synonyms

• loose cannon

See also

• masculism

References

• "Journal; The 'Rambo' Culture", New York Times, 11 May 1995, Frank Rich
• Gender Trials: Rambo Litigators and Mothering Paralegals, University of California Press, 1995, Jennifer Pierce
• "Rambo's Brothers Cruise Clogged Expressways", U.S. News and World Report, 10 August 1987, Ted Gest
• "Freeway Rambos", S.F. Examiner, 1987
• "Rambo's Boys: The Lure of the Violent Father", Vol.8 No.3, Track Two, December 1999, Center for Conflict Resolution, Roshila Nair
• Rambo and the Dalai Lama: The Compulsion to Win and Its Threat to Human Survival, SUNY Press, George Fellman