Romeo

I think Romeo is a beautiful name. It is strong, handsome and romantic. Shakespeare makes it even more appealing, in my opinion. I love “Rome” and “Meo” for nicknames. Overall, I think Romeo is a great name.

Lovely name, but the connections with the play make it a little cheesy in my opinion.

Tbh with you, i like how it sounds and seems. An aesthetic name, BUT, I'm dubious to use it and the reason is a very strong inevitable association that it carries, I mean Romeo and Juliet. Like I can imagine some immature people continuously asking you dummy questions like “hey Romeo, where's Juliet?”. Some names (like Justin, Romeo, Marco,...) are really beautiful but their strong association (even if not vile or bad) makes you annoyed in long term, innit?

So obsessed with this sweet, strong, elegant and romantic name! I really want to name my baby boy Romeo!

I adore this underrated name, but it would be very awkward if your son named Romeo had a classmate with a girl named Juliet so they’d get teased a lot lol.

Handsome, but too associated with Romeo and Juliet.

That's my favorite baby boy name for so many years! I can't imagine myself having a boy someday and not naming him Romeo! I think it's so beautiful, strong, romantic and poetic! Love love love love.

Romeo is almost too romantic to use on a child, though not quite as bad as Cupid or Casanova. I prefer the similar Romulus, it's far more usable.

I like it. It’s nice and handsome. Although I think I honestly prefer Roman.

It's a stage name.

Not my taste. Whenever I hear or see this name, I think of Romeo from Romeo and Juliet.

Fine if you are Italian, however if you are from a council estate then incredibly tacky.

Romeo is a nicer name than Rome in my opinion, Rome makes me think of a city.

Awesome! I love this name and would totally use it.

Sounds nice, but wouldn't recommend it due to the strong association with Romeo and Juliet.

I love the name Romeo! I think Romeo is a very handsome and romantic name. I do love to read & Shakespeare is an amazing author, as a name of one of his characters, I love it even more! I also love the nickname Rome.

Sorry to inform you but if you name your kid this, get ready for them to endure a lifetime of nonstop mockery. "Oh Romeo! Oh Romeo!..." And that's before the kid even graduates from elementary school! Spare a child the grief and name some beloved pet this instead.

It's kind of a nice name and I was very proud of it until I began feeling the negative effects that comes with it.
"Hey Romeo, where's Juliet?"
It's been normal to me now since my high school mates and university folks continued making it sort of a greeting. Until I found the annoying part of it that Romeos are always, if not mostly, womanizers who find it difficult to stay with one lady. It's kind of amusing but I bet you it's true. It's affecting me very well and I am beginning to regret having pride initially in the name. It's ruining my love life and I have the worst relationship history ever with ladies. It hurts how names can affect you. I wish my parents had an idea of what troubles this name would cause me.

Saint Romeo's feast day is on February 25th. It's a popular choice in France especially for boys born on the feast day. I don't think it's a pretentious name at all. In fact, I think the ones who have a problem with it are quite narrow minded. Also it's a common name in Canada, the Canadian senator Romeo Dallaire is also a celebrated humanitarian.

Stop ruining all the good names. Who cares if there is a dog named Romeo?

A name that will turn out to be really ironic if a little boy it's given to grows up to be unattractive, asexual, celibate, and/or called to the priesthood.

I've named my cat Romeo. I didn't know that this name was so common for animals actually.
But when I call him, I feel like a idiot when I call "Romeo, food. Do you want a fish?" It's really stupid when you hear yourself.
In Holland, the Harry Potter character, Kingsley Shackelbolt, was named Romeo too. Romeo Wolkenveldt. But I preferred Kingsley more.

If it wasn't the name of the male protagonist in one of the most famous love stories of all time, I definitely would consider naming my child Romeo. It sounds so soft yet masculine. Damn you Shakespeare!

Romeo is from "Romeo & Juliet". He falls in love with some girl he barely knows, goes into a depression, and then kills himself for sheer entertainment so that he can be with Juliet. Yeah, that's EXACTLY who you want to name your kid after.

Romeo doesn't sound flattering as a name and is kind of pretentious. Unlike Juliet, Romeo is VERY heavily associated with Shakespeare. I'd avoid using it.

My dad once knew a guy named Romeo who actually dated a girl named Julian, lol! It's sweet. I think it fits really well on a dark-skinned person, partly because of that cute rapper, Lil' Romeo.

If this name didn't remind me so much of that annoying rapper, I think I would name a kid this in the future.

Shakespeare was great for using Romeo, but when he did he defined the name and I think put claim on it. It should be left for the stage. Or animals, in fact, I have a dog named Romeo. But for children, no.

It's a great name, but I'd never dare to call my son Romeo. I know a boy named Romeo, and no one talks to him without alluding to Romeo & Juliet ("Hey, Romeo, where's you're Juliet?" for example). I wouldn't want my child to have to bear this.

I would never name my child this; I have known way too many animals (dogs, horses and cats included) with this name.