RomanozimGeorgian (Rare) Form of Romanoz with the Georgian nominative suffix -ი (-i). It is only used in Georgian when the name is written stand-alone.
RomaremAfrican American (Rare) The African American collage artist Romare Bearden is a famous person with this first name.
RomaricmGermanic, French Derived from Old High German hrôm "fame, glory" combined with rîcja "powerful, strong, mighty." The second element is also closely related to Celtic rîg or rix and Gothic reiks, which all mean "king, ruler." This name was borne by a Frankish saint from the 8th century AD, from whom the French village Remiremont derives its name.
RomelumCentral African (Modern, Rare) This name is best known for being the name of the Belgian professional soccer player Romelu Lukaku (b. 1993), who is the eldest son of the Congolese professional soccer player Roger Menama Lukaku (b... [more]
RomenmGuanche Meaning unknown. It was borne by a mencey (leader) of the menceycato (kingdom) of Daute, in the island of Tenerife, at the time of the conquest of the island in the 15th century. However, modern historians claim that this name was invented by Spanish poet Antonio de Viana for his poem La Conquista de Tenerife.
Romeom & fJapanese From Japanese 朗 (ro) meaning "bright, clear", 明 (me) meaning "clear, bright" combined with 生 (o) meaning "raw, live". Other kanji combinations are possible. ... [more]
RomeynmDutch (Archaic) Archaic Dutch spelling of Romein. A well-known bearer of this name was Romeyn de Hooghe, an important Dutch painter and sculptor.
RomfridmGermanic Derived from Old High German hrôm "fame, glory" combined with Old High German fridu "peace."
RomhardmGermanic Derived from Old High German hrôm "fame, glory" combined with Gothic hardus (hart in Old High German) "brave, hardy."
RomishmTajik Tajik form of the Persian name Ramish, which is derived from Persian رامش (ramish) meaning "joy, happiness, cheerfulness, delight", itself ultimately derived from Middle Persian or Pahlavi rāmišn meaning "peace, ease, pleasure"... [more]
RommelmFilipino, Brazilian, South American Transferred from the German surname Rommel (notable bearers include the German field marshal Erwin Rommel and the city mayor of Stuttgart Manfred Rommel).... [more]
RompetechosmLiterature, Popular Culture This is the name of a well-known fictional character by Francisco Ibáñez. Rompetechos is Spanish for "roof breaker". This is meant to be ironic, as Rompetechos is very short.
RomulanmAncient Roman Derived from the Roman name Romulanus, which is derived from Romulus. In Popular Culture, this is the name of an alien race from Star Trek.
Rongbinm & fChinese From Chinese 榮 (róng) meaning "glory, honour" or 熔 (róng) meaning "to melt" combined with 彬 (bīn) meaning "refined, elegant" or 賓 (bīn) meaning "visitor, guest", as well as other character combinations.
Ronghuam & fChinese From Chinese 荣 (róng) meaning "glory, honour, flourish, prosper" or 蓉 (róng) meaning "lotus" combined with 华 (huá) meaning "flower"... [more]
Rongjief & mChinese From the Chinese 荣 (róng) meaning "glory, honour, prosper" and 洁 (jié) meaning "clean, pure, purify".
Rongo-mai-tauiramMoriori This was the name of a Moriori deity. He is the god of lightning and eels as well as "Will of the wisp."
RongomaiteremMoriori This is a personal noun. The name has different meanings that deal with the sea. It is an allegorical proportionate for ocean. This noun also means 'peace on the ocean.' One possible meaning is 'ocean god'... [more]
Rongomaiwhenuam & fMoriori This name means 'peace on the land' and is a allegorical equal for land. According to Moriori tradition this is the name for one of the founding ancestors of the Moriori and ancestor of the Hamata Moriori tribe who arrived on what is now the Chatham Islands.
Rongomai-whitimMoriori, Maori In a Moriori migration tradition story this is the name of a god who travel with people heading to what is now the Chatham islands. The name in the Maori language is referring to a god. Its possibly an description of Rongo (high ranking Maori god) or Rongomai (Maori god).
RoninmJapanese Possibly derived from the Japanese rōnin (ろうにん), from the Middle Chinese lang (浪) "adrift" and nyin (人) "person", referring to a "masterless samurai".
Roniyam & fBulgarian Roniya means the light of people and the house and also it is a popular and beautiful place in Bulgaria. In the past it mostly used for females but today males also have this name.and in Hebrew name Ron 2 meaning "song, joy" and ya (יה), referring to the name of God, giving it the meaning "song of god" or "joy of god".
Rononm & fShipibo-Conibo From the Shipibo rono meaning "snake" and the genitive suffix -n.
RonrecomAfrican American (Rare) Variant of Ronrico, the name of a brand of rum (which was originally made by the Ron Rico company of Puerto Rico), composed of the Spanish words ron "rum" and rico "rich". The American actor RonReaco Lee (1977-) told a reporter in 2015 that his mother derived his name from the rum brand.
RookmDutch (Archaic) Short form of Rochus as well as of its variant forms Rocus and Rokus. This name is not to be confused with rook, the Dutch word for "smoke".
RoonemEnglish A name of Irish origin meaning red-haired. A noticeable bearer is the American sports and news broadcasting executive Roone Arledge (1931-2002)
Rooneym & fIrish, English Transferred use of the surname Rooney. A famous bearer is the American actress Patricia Rooney Mara (1985-). Rooney is her mother's family name used as middle name.
RoosemLiterature, Popular Culture Roose Bolton is the name of major character from the Song of Ice and Fire books by GRR Martin and the TV show Game of Thrones based upon the former. ... [more]
RooshmPersian (Expatriate) Short form of Daryush in the case of Daryush "Roosh" Valizadeh (1979-), an American blogger of Iranian and Armenian descent.
RopyrmEnglish (Rare) Variant of Roper. This is the name of country singer Koe Wetzel (born Ropyr Madison Koe Wetzel).
RoquelmEnglish Possibly derived from Rogelius (see Rogelio). This was the first name of Roquel "Billy" Davis (an American songwriter), as well as the middle name of Lawrence Roquel Payton, Jr... [more]
Rorif & mJapanese From Japanese 路 (ro) meaning "a road, a street" combined with 吏 (ri) meaning "government official". Other kanji combinations are possible.
RorikmDutch (Rare) Means "famous ruler", cognates from Hrœrekr from the Old Norse elements hróðr meaning "fame" and ríkr meaning "ruler, mighty, rich"... [more]
RoronoamPopular Culture Roronoa Zoro is a fictional character in the One Piece franchise created by Eiichiro Oda.
Rorym & fBrazilian A name used by the Guarani and Kaiowá peoples from Mato Grosso do Sul, Brazil. Meaning "joyful".
Rosf & mIndonesian From Indonesian ros meaning "rose".
RosadermLiterature Used in Thomas Lodge's work "Rosalynde" which is the basis of Shakespeare's "As You Like It". In Lodge's work, the character of Rosader corresponds to Shakespeare's Orlando, whom is Rosalind's love interest in As You Like It.
RoscillusmHistory Roscillus was a chief of the Allobroges, who had served Julius Caesar with great fidelity in the Gallic Wars, and was treated by him with great distinction.
RościmirmPolish The first element of this name is derived from Polish rościć, which can mean "to claim, to lay claim to" as well as "to sprout". Also compare Polish rosnąć "to grow, to sprout, to increase", Croatian rasti "to grow, to increase" and Czech růst "to grow, to increase"... [more]
RosciusmAncient Roman From a Roman nomen gentile, which was derived from Latin ros "dew" via roscidus "dewy, wet". This name was borne by several ancient Romans, one of them being an ancient Roman actor named Quintus Roscius Gallus.
RosedalemEnglish A variant of Rosendale . habitational name from Rosedale (North Yorkshire). The placename derives from Old Norse dalr ‘valley’ with an uncertain first element either hross ‘horse’ (genitive plural hrossa) or the Old Norse personal name Russi Ross
RosegoldmEnglish (Modern, Rare) Derived from English rose gold, the name of a gold-copper alloy which is sometimes also used to describe a colour that is golden yet somewhat reddish.... [more]
RosenmBulgarian Derived from Bulgarian росен (rosen) "dittany (a type of flower)". This name is borne by Rosen Plevneliev (1964-), the fourth president of Bulgaria.
RosencrantzmTheatre Anglicized form of the noble Danish surname Rosenkrantz. Shakespeare used this name for a childhood friend of Hamlet in his play The Tragedy of Hamlet, Prince of Denmark (1600).
RoseomItalian Derived from the Latin adjective roseus "pink, rosy, rose-coloured". A bearer of this name is RJ Rosales (a Filipino artist of Spanish descent). The name seems to originally come from Italy, though, since roseo is an existing adjective there for "pink, rosy" (as opposed to Spanish and Portuguese-speaking countries) and because sources list it as a legitimate Italian name.
RosiusmAncient Roman Derived from Latin rosa "rose", though a connection with Latin ros "dew" may also be possible (see Roscius). The best known bearer of this name was the Roman consul Rosius Regulus.