Roman (given name)

From Infogalactic: the planetary knowledge core
Jump to: navigation, search

<templatestyles src="Module:Hatnote/styles.css"></templatestyles>

This article is about the given name. For ancient Roman names, see Roman naming conventions.

Roman is a masculine given name meaning from Rome, which originated within the Roman Empire, via Latin. In its initial sense, the title "Roman", (Romanus in Latin and Romanos in Greek) denotes a member of the Roman Empire, or belonging to or identifying with Roman (or Byzantine) culture.[1][2] It most likely evolved from Romulus, the legendary co-founder of Rome.[3]

Roman
Roman Mstislavich , Roman of Halych, Roman the Great.jpg
Roman the Great, Grand Prince of Kyiv
Gender Male
Origin
Word/name Latin
Meaning Being Roman, belonging to the Roman/"Byzantine" Empire or From Rome
Region of origin Europe
Other names
Alternative spelling Cyrillic: Роман. Román, Romão, Romain
Variant form(s) Female form Romana
Related names Romulus, Romanus, Romanos, Romano, Romeo, Rodman

Due to Byzantine cultural influence the name Roman (the Slavic variant of Romanos/Romanus) is widely used amongst Eastern and Western Slavs. The name day for Roman varies between countries. Román in Spanish is a popular given name in Spanish-speaking countries, especially in Latin-America.

Variations of the name include:

Roman may refer to:

People named Roman

Pre-20th century

Modern

Fictional characters

See also

<templatestyles src="Dmbox/styles.css" />

References

  1. ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
  2. ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
  3. ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
Retrieved from "https://infogalactic.com/w/index.php?title=Roman_(given_name)&oldid=726675100"