Meaning and Origin of: Roman

Boy name origins & meanings

• Hebrew : Strong, powerful
• Latin : Place name: Rome, Italy; from Rome
• Italian : Pilgrim to Rome; romantic lover
• Shakespearean : From Romeo and Juliet

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Family name origins & meanings

• Catalan, French, English, German (also Romann), Polish, Hungarian (Román), Romanian, Ukrainian, and Belorussian : from the Latin personal name Romanus, which originally meant ‘Roman’. This name was borne by several saints, including a 7th-century bishop of Rouen.
• English, French, and Catalan : regional or ethnic name for someone from Rome or from Italy in general, or a nickname for someone who had some connection with Rome, as for example having been there on a pilgrimage. Compare Romero.

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