Etymology

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

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