Roman - name meaning, origin

The boy's name Roman \r(o)-

is pronounced roh-MAHN, ROH-mun. It is of Latin origin, and its meaning is "citizen of Rome". Variant of Romanus; the name of several obscure saints and a pope. Rome was the center of the Roman Catholic faith. In the ancient world, Roman citizenship represented an ideal standard of rectitude and courage. Even as the Imperial declined, the ideals of Roman citizenship remained to rebuke those responsible and to inspire those who opposed them. Romain is a French form. Film director Roman Polanski; author Romain Gary.

Roman has 7 variant forms: Romain, Romaine, Romanes, Romano, Romanos, Romanus and Rome.

Baby names that sound like Roman are Ramon and Rayman.

Roman is a very common first name for men (#475 out of 1220) and also a very common last name for both men and women (#515 out of 88799). (1990 U.S. Census)

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