Roman (given name)

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Roman is a masculine given name that originated within the Roman Empire, via Latin and sequentially the Greek language. 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
GenderMale
Origin
Word/nameLatin or Germanic
MeaningBeing Roman, belonging to the Roman/"Byzantine" Empire or Famous man
Region of originEurope
Other names
Alternative spellingCyrillic: Роман. Román, Romão, Romain
Variant form(s)Female form Romana
Related namesRomulus, 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.

Variations of the name include:

Roman may refer to:

People named Roman[]

Pre-20th century[]

Modern[]

Fictional characters[]

  • Roman, a character in the TV series Star-Crossed
  • Roman Armitage in Get Out
  • Roman Bellic, a character in the video game Grand Theft Auto IV
  • Roman Brady, a character in the soap opera Days of Our Lives
  • Roman Bridger, a character in the film Scream 3
  • Roman DeBeers, a character in the series Party Down
  • Roman Godfrey, a character in Hemlock Grove
  • Roman Grant, a character in the TV series Big Love
  • Roman J. Israel, a character in the film Roman J. Israel, Esq.
  • Roman Nagel, a character in the Ocean's Eleven franchise
  • Roman Pearce, reformed street racing criminal from The Fast and the Furious series
  • Roman Reigns, ring name of professional wrestler Leati Joseph Anoaʻi in WWE
  • Roman Roy, a character in the HBO TV series “Succession”
  • Roman Sanders, a main character in the YouTube series Sanders Sides
  • Roman Sionis, a supervillain appearing in DC comics
  • Roman Strauss, protagonist of the 1991 neo-noir film Dead Again
  • Roman Zazo, recurring character in the TV series Jane the Virgin

See also[]

  • Romain (disambiguation)
  • Romano (disambiguation)
  • Romanus (disambiguation)

References[]

  1. ^ Campbell, Mike. "Meaning, origin and history of the name Roman". Behind the Name. Retrieved 2021-02-28.
  2. ^ "Roman: Name Meaning, Popularity, and Similar Names". Nameberry. Retrieved 2021-02-28.
  3. ^ Campbell, Mike. "Meaning, origin and history of the name Romulus". Behind the Name. Retrieved 2021-02-28.
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