Roman
\ʁɔ.mɑ̃\♂French boy's name
A French boy's name of Latin origin.
At a glance
| Gender | Masculine |
|---|---|
| Origin | Latin |
| Pronunciation | \ʁɔ.mɑ̃\ |
| Also spelled | Romän |
Origin and meaning
From Old French Romain, from Latin Rōmānus. By surface analysis, Rom(e) + -an. Doublet of Romano. Displaced native Romish. * In reference to the Byzantine Empire, via the Medieval Greek endonym Ῥωμαῖος (Rhōmaîos).
Where it is mostly given
- Belgium
- East Frisia
- Germany
- Austria
- Switzerland
- Estonia
- Poland
- Czech Republic
- Slovakia
- Romania
Source: Wiktionnaire (CC BY-SA 4.0).