New Post
Search
HelpRe: Romilly
in reply to a message by Amy
I like Romilly, though I don't know where it comes from. Do you know, cos I'm interested. There's a BBC journalist called Romilly Something-or-other so it must be a legit name ;-)
I definitely prefer it to Pippa, though Pippa is nice.
I definitely prefer it to Pippa, though Pippa is nice.
Archived Thread - replies disabled
1
Replies
Emma Thompson's daughter's middle name is Romilly. I'm wondering how it's pronounced... rah-mih-LEE or roh-mih-LEE or roh-milly... *is confused*
1
In the case of the journalist, it's pronounced ROM-i-lee.
1
clarify please?
You mean, like to rhyme with 'homily'?
Or like 'roamily'?
You mean, like to rhyme with 'homily'?
Or like 'roamily'?
1
Rhymes with homily.
1
Yep
'Rom' as in 'rom-com', not as in 'roam' :-)
I'd say it's the same as RAW-mi-lee, it is for me, but I fear that might be another vowel altogether in US English.
'Rom' as in 'rom-com', not as in 'roam' :-)
I'd say it's the same as RAW-mi-lee, it is for me, but I fear that might be another vowel altogether in US English.
1
That sounds rather pretty. :)
1
I think so too :-)
1
Apparently a very popular name in Britain. Go the i Village's Baby Name Wizard and search for Romilly...there is a few discussions about it. Love the nn milly~!
1
I live in Britain and the only time I've come across Romilly is as this one newsreader's name. However, I Wikipedia-d it and yep, it seems to be a placename in France, as well as the surname of some British aristocrats (whose origins, no doubt, lay in one of the French places called Romilly). Very pretty :-)
1
According to Hanks & Hodges' A Dictionary of Surnames, the family name Romilly can either come from the places in northern France (whose meaning was originally "Romilius's place"), or come from the town of Romiley near Manchester, England, in which case the origin was from Old English words meaning "spacious, roomy" and "clearing".
1
I've never heard it apart from her, either. It's Romilly Weeks, I think (or something similar).
1
This is honestly the first time I have ever heard it, and I really like it. I dont think I would ever use it, but I like what a PP said about the nn Milly, I think its adorable. As far as Pippa goes, it just doesnt do anything for me. I dont like it, but I dont hate it. Pippa is neutral ground for me.
This message was edited 3/20/2007, 11:33 AM
1