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Romeo

What does Romeo mean?

Romeo Pronunciation of Romeo as a boys' name is of Italian and Latin origin, and the meaning of Romeo is "citizen of Rome". From Romanus. Shakespeare used the name for his tragic young hero in the famous romance "Romeo and Juliet".

STARTS WITH Ro-

ASSOCIATED WITH hero, famous

Variations

RELATED FORM VIA ROMANUS Romanos

FEMININE FORM Romea

CREATIVE FORMS
(male) Remeo, ..

(female) Rone, ..


MIDDLE NAME PAIRINGS
Romeo Tayden (R.T.), ..

How popular is Romeo?

Romeo is a somewhat popular first name for males (#688 out of 1220, Top 56%) and an even more popular surname for all people (#3984 out of 150436, Top 3%). (2000 U.S. CENSUS)

Romeo reached its highest position of #323 in the U.S. in the year 2012, and is at #340 currently. (TOP BABY NAMES, 2018)

Top 2000 baby names ranking of Romeo name in U.S.

Top 100 baby names ranking of Romeo outside U.S.

Which version is better?

Romanus is the only other prominent alternative form of Romeo (#340 THE PREVIOUS YEAR). These forms of Romeo are at the top of their popularity today (ADOPTION OF 0.1%). Romeo is more universally found than the rest.



Top 2000 baby names ranking of Romeo, Romanus in U.S.

Top 100 baby names ranking of Romeo and related baby names outside U.S.

Similar Names

Romeo is alike in pronunciation to Rama, Ramey, Rami, Ramy, Remee, Remi, Remie, Remmey, Remmy, Remo and Remy. Other suggested similar-sounding names are Pompeo, Reo, Rocco, Rocio, Rocko, Rodel, Rodeo, Roe, Roger, Roley, Rollo, Roman, Romano, Rome, Romney, Romolo, Ronel, Roper, Rorey, Rosco, Rover, Rowe, Rowen, Royer, Rozen and Tomeo. These names tend to be less commonly used than Romeo.

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