Roman (given name)


Roman is a male first name. It has distant origins dating back to the Roman Empire and the Latin language.
It comes from the Latin word "romanus", which means "of Rome". In this initial sense, the title "Roman" means "a citizen of the Roman Empire", a man of Roman culture, Italian, Latin or Greek. The name is also widely used in Russia as an alternative of Rodman, an ancient Germanic given name, from Proto-Germanic "famous" and "man".It’s sometimes used as a literal translation of the name Robert. The name day festival for Roman may take place on different days depending on the country.
Variations of the name include:
Roman may refer to:

People named Roman

Pre-20th century