Romina

Whenever I look up the meaning of someone’s name I like to look at the root of the word. So for the name Romina to me it comes from the word Rome. The meaning of Rome is strength and power therefore I believe that Romina means strength and power.

The origins and meaning of Rome are actually uncertain. It could originate from

---

(a) an old word for the Tiber river (Rumon/Rumen), itself possibly derived from a Greek verb for "to flow, stream" or a Latin verb "to hurry, rush"

---

(b) and Etruscan word (ruma) which stems from rum- (teat), giving possible reference to the wolf that nursed Romulus and Remus, or the shape of Palestine and the Aventine Hills.

---

(c) from a Greek verb that simply means "strength"

---

Also, Romina doesn't stem directly from Rome, it stems from Roman. Roman means Roman, Romina means Roman.

I am Romina and I was born in 1995 in Iran. Romina is not Arabic! It's a Persian name, it belongs to the Aryan people (The addition of this term as "Aryana" is the origin of the name of Iran) who came and lived in Iran's plateau during the third millennium. In Iran it is very common name and it means the symbol of purity. My mama told me that my grandma chose this name for me after a couple of months searching for a good name and also her interest in Romina Power had an effect. I am really happy about this name, especially when I understand that people in other countries believe that it's beautiful :)

My mother was a person who lived through Hollywood movies and loved watching movies with Tyrone Powers in them. When it was announced that he had a daughter by the name Romina, my mother decided that this is what she would name me. I was a massage therapist at this spa and a gentleman came in and was told that his Massage Therapist, Romina would be working with him. He said, "I did not know that Romina Powers was a Massage therapist!" When I came out and heard this, I asked him how did he know of Romina Powers and he told me that she was his neighbor in Italy! I was excited just to hear that someone knew of Romina Powers. It was fun. Yes, I do get many compliments on my name, however, when I get this funny look from people who think that they cannot pronounce it, I tell them to just call me "RO".

Well my name is Romina and I think my name is cool!

I am also named Romina. I was born in 1966 and there were not a lot of Romina's around. My dad named me after singer Romina Power, (daughter of Tyrone Power and an Italian actress) Growing up, people would sometimes make fun of my name and call me Ramona and of course as a kid I did not like my name too much. My family called me Romi and so did my friends at school. Since I have lived in the U.S. (I was 15 when I moved here) I have been given three nicknames, Nina, Mina and my best friend's favorite Ro-Ro (her entire family calls me that and I really don't mind)
I think my name is strong and also feminine. It is still unusual, but I seem to find more Romina's now than when I was a kid. I was told by old neighbors that after we moved from our family neighborhood in Peru there were four girls named Romina when the neighbor asked one of the moms why she picked that name she said there was a little girl that lived here in our block and she moved to the US. I loved her name so I named my daughter after her. I thought that was really sweet. Also one of my schoolmates in Peru named his daughter after me :)
I was told once it mean desert dweller or woman the desert. The latest meaning I found was "from the land of Christians".

I think Romina is a lovely name. To the ear, it sounds aesthetic, cool and graceful, and it looks pretty in writing, too. I think Romina could easily suit girls and women alike. And it has great nicknames possibilities - Roma, Mina and my personal favourite, Romi.

I really think this name is beautiful, and oh, guess what, it's my name! I'm very happy with it but it really has to be used with the right surname. Don't name a baby Romina Black or Romina Fernandez, please! Don't ruin the name like that!