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Updated June 9, 2019

Boy name origins & meanings

  • Hebrew : Strong, powerful
  • Latin : Place name: Rome, Italy; from Rome

Boy name variations

Roman

Roman

+ 3% this year
Masculine
Common
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Romano

Romano

+ 20% this year
Masculine
Rare
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Romula

Romula

0 % this year
Masculine
Rare
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Romulos

Romulos

0 % this year
Masculine
Rare
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Romulus

Romulus

+ 13% this year
Masculine
Rare
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Family name origins & meanings

  • Greek : from the personal name Romanos, Latin Romanus, borne by several saints and martyrs, particularly Romanos Melodos (6th century), the major hymn writer of the Greek Orthodox Church. It was originally an ethnic byname from Roma ‘Rome’.

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