Meaning, origin and history of the name Roman

Gender Masculine

Usage Russian, Polish, Czech, Slovak, Ukrainian, Slovene, Croatian, Estonian, German, English

Scripts Роман(Russian, Ukrainian)

Pronounced Pron. /rɐ.ˈman/(Russian) /ˈrɔ.man/(Polish, Slovak) /ˈro.man/(Czech) /ˈʁoː.man/(German) /ˈɹoʊ.mən/(English) [key·simplify]

Meaning & History

From the Late Latin name Romanus meaning "Roman". This name was borne by several early saints including a 7th-century bishop of Rouen, as well as medieval rulers of Bulgaria, Kyiv and Moldavia.

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RootRoma (place name)

DiminutiveRoma(Russian)

Feminine FormsRomana(Polish) Romana(Czech) Romana(Slovak) Romana(Slovene) Romana(Croatian)

Other Languages & CulturesRaman(Belarusian) Romà(Catalan) Romein(Dutch) Romain, Roméo(French) Román(Hungarian) Romano, Romeo, Romolo(Italian) Romanos(Late Greek) Romaeus, Romanus(Late Roman) Romāns(Latvian) Romão, Romeu(Portuguese) Rómulo, Rômulo(Portuguese (European)) Romulus(Roman Mythology) Romeo, Romulus(Romanian) Román, Rómulo(Spanish)

Surname DescendantsRoman(Polish) Romanov, Romanova(Russian) Roman, Romanyuk(Ukrainian)

Same SpellingRomán

User SubmissionRóman

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classic mature formal upper class wholesome strong strange serious

Name Days

Austria: February 28

Croatia: February 28

Croatia: April 18

Croatia: August 9

Croatia: September 5

Croatia: November 18

Czechia: August 9

Estonia: May 28

Poland: February 28

Poland: February 29

Poland: August 9

Poland: October 6

Poland: October 23

Poland: November 18

Slovakia: February 23

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