Roman is a masculine

given name A given name (also known as a forename or first name) is the part of a personal name quoted in that identifies a person, potentially with a middle name as well, and differentiates that person from the other members of a group (typically a ...

meaning '' from Rome'', which originated within the

Roman Empire The Roman Empire ( la, Imperium Romanum ; grc-gre, Βασιλεία τῶν Ῥωμαίων, Basileía tôn Rhōmaíōn) was the post- Republican period of ancient Rome. As a polity, it included large territorial holdings around the Mediter ...

, via

Latin Latin (, or , ) is a classical language belonging to the Italic branch of the Indo-European languages. Latin was originally a dialect spoken in the lower Tiber area (then known as Latium) around present-day Rome, but through the power of the ...

. In its initial sense, the title "''Roman''", (''

Romanus Romanus (Latin for "Roman"), hellenized as Romanos (Ῥωμανός) was a Roman cognomen and may refer to: People * Adrianus Romanus, Flemish mathematician (1561–1615) * Aquila Romanus, Latin grammarian *Giles of Rome, Aegidius Romanus, mediev ...

'' in Latin and '' Romanos'' in Greek) denotes a member of the Roman Empire, or belonging to or identifying with Roman (or Byzantine) culture. It most likely evolved from Romulus, the

legendary Legendary may refer to: * Legend, a folklore genre * Legendary (hagiography) ** Anjou Legendarium * J. R. R. Tolkien's legendarium Film and television * ''Legendary'' (film), a 2010 American sports drama film * ''Legendary'', a 2013 film fea ...

co-founder of

Rome , established_title = Founded , established_date = 753 BC , founder = King Romulus (legendary) , image_map = Map of comune of Rome (metropolitan city of Capital Rome, region Lazio, Italy).svg , map_caption ...

. Due to

Byzantine The Byzantine Empire, also referred to as the Eastern Roman Empire or Byzantium, was the continuation of the Roman Empire primarily in its eastern provinces during Late Antiquity and the Middle Ages, when its capital city was Constantinopl ...

cultural influence the name ''Roman'' (the Slavic variant of ''Romanos''/''Romanus'') is widely used amongst

Eastern Eastern may refer to: Transportation *China Eastern Airlines, a current Chinese airline based in Shanghai *Eastern Air, former name of Zambia Skyways *Eastern Air Lines, a defunct American airline that operated from 1926 to 1991 *Eastern Air Li ...

and Western Slavs. The

name day In Christianity, a name day is a tradition in many countries of Europe and the Americas, among other parts of Christendom. It consists of celebrating a day of the year that is associated with one's baptismal name, which is normatively that of a ...

for ''Roman'' varies between countries. Román in

Spanish Spanish might refer to: * Items from or related to Spain: **Spaniards are a nation and ethnic group indigenous to Spain **Spanish language, spoken in Spain and many Latin American countries **Spanish cuisine Other places * Spanish, Ontario, Can ...

is a popular given name in Spanish-speaking countries, especially in Latin-America. Variations of the name include: * French: Romain * German: Roman * Hungarian: Román *

Italian Italian(s) may refer to: * Anything of, from, or related to the people of Italy over the centuries ** Italians, an ethnic group or simply a citizen of the Italian Republic or Italian Kingdom ** Italian language, a Romance language *** Regional Ita ...

: Romano *

Portuguese Portuguese may refer to: * anything of, from, or related to the country and nation of Portugal ** Portuguese cuisine, traditional foods ** Portuguese language, a Romance language *** Portuguese dialects, variants of the Portuguese language ** Portu ...

: Romão *

: Román * Polish,

Czech Czech may refer to: * Anything from or related to the Czech Republic, a country in Europe ** Czech language ** Czechs, the people of the area ** Czech culture ** Czech cuisine * One of three mythical brothers, Lech, Czech, and Rus' Places * Czech, ...

, Slovak: Roman *

Russian Russian(s) refers to anything related to Russia, including: *Russians (, ''russkiye''), an ethnic group of the East Slavic peoples, primarily living in Russia and neighboring countries *Rossiyane (), Russian language term for all citizens and peo ...

, Ukrainian: Роман (Roman) * Belarusian: Раман (Raman) Roman may refer to:

People named Roman

Pre-20th century

* Roman of Đunis (9th century), Christian saint *

Roman of Bulgaria Roman ( bg, Роман; 930s–997) was emperor (tsar) of Bulgaria from 977 to 991, being in Byzantine captivity thereafter still claiming the title. Reign Roman was the second surviving son of Emperor Peter I of Bulgaria by his marriage with Mar ...

(early 930s – 997), Tsar of Bulgaria *

Roman Svyatoslavich Roman Svyatoslavich or Roman the Handsome ( 1052 – 2 August 1079) was prince of Tmutarakan in Kievan Rus'. The starting year of his reign is uncertain, but he reigned his principality from around 1073 or 1077. His former allies, the Cumans k ...

(c. 1052 – 1079), Prince of Tmutarakan in Kievan Rus' *

Roman I of Kiev Roman Rostislavich (Cyrillic: Роман Ростиславич) (died 1180), Prince of Smolensk (1160–1172, 1177–1180), Grand Prince of Kiev (Kyiv, 1171–1173, 1175–1177) and Prince of Novgorod (1178–1179). He was the son of Rostislav Msti ...

(died 1180), Prince of Smolensk, Grand Prince of Kiev and Prince of Novgorod *

Roman the Great Roman Mstislavich (russian: Рома́н Мстисла́вич Га́лицкий; uk, Рома́н Мстисла́вич), known as Roman the Great (c. 1152 – Zawichost, 19 June 1205) was a Rus’ prince, Grand Prince of Kiev, member of ...

(c. 1152 – 1205), Grand Prince of Kiev *

Roman Danylovich Roman Danylovych (c. 1230 – c. 1261), Prince of Black Ruthenia (Navahradak) 1254–1258, Prince of Slonim?. He was born as a younger son of Danylo of Halych, a powerful prince of lands east from Poland and later king of those regions, wh ...

(c. 1230 – c. 1261), Prince of Black Ruthenia (Navahradak), Prince of Slonim? *

Roman I of Moldavia Roman I (? – March 1394) was Voivode of Moldavia from December 1391 to March 1394. He was the second son of Costea and Margareta Muşata (= "the beautiful" in Old Romanian) the daughter of the first ruler of Moldavia, Bogdan I and the founder ...

, Voivode of Moldavia (1391–1394) * Roman II of Moldavia, co-ruler of Moldavia (1447–1448) *

Roman Bagration Prince Roman (Revaz) Ivanovich Bagration (russian: Роман (Реваз) Иванович Багратион, ka, რომან (რევაზ) ბაგრატიონი ''Roman (Revaz) Bagrat'ioni'') (1778 – 1834) was a Georgian no ...

(1778–1834), Georgian prince and Imperial Russian Army general

Modern

Roman Abramovich Roman Arkadyevich Abramovich (, ; he, רומן ארקדיביץ' אברמוביץ'; born 24 October 1966) is a Russian oligarch and politician. He is the former owner of Chelsea, a Premier League football club in London, England, and is the ...

(born 1966), Jewish Russian oligarch * Roman Atwood (born 1983), American YouTube personality and prankster * Roman Berezovsky (born 1974), Armenian football coach and former player *

Roman Bohnen Roman Aloys Bohnen (November 24, 1901 – February 24, 1949) was an American actor. He is perhaps best known for his roles in the films ''Of Mice and Men'' (1939), '' The Song of Bernadette'' (1943), and ''The Best Years of Our Lives'' (194 ...

(1901–1949), American actor * Roman Ciorogariu (1852–1936), Romanian bishop * Roman Coppola (born 1965), American filmmaker, screenwriter, producer and entrepreneur *

Roman Griffin Davis Roman Griffin Davis (born 5 March 2007) is a British actor. He is best known for his title role in the film '' Jojo Rabbit'' (2019), for which he was nominated for a Golden Globe. Early life and career Roman Griffin Davis was born on 5 March ...

(born 2007), English actor *

Roman Dmowski Roman Stanisław Dmowski (Polish: , 9 August 1864 – 2 January 1939) was a Polish politician, statesman, and co-founder and chief ideologue of the National Democracy (abbreviated "ND": in Polish, "''Endecja''") political movement. He saw th ...

(1864–1939), Polish politician * Roman Dzindzichashvili (born 1944), American chess player * Roman Eremenko (born 1987), Finnish football player * Roman Fosti (born 1983), Estonian long-distance runner * Roman Glick, American bass guitarist * Roman Golanowski (born 1969), Polish long jumper *

Roman Golovchenko Roman Alexandrovich Golovchenko ( be, Раман Аляксандравіч Галоўчэнка, Raman Aliaksandravič Haloŭčenka; , Russian: Роман Александрович Головченко; born 10 August 1973) is a Belarusian p ...

(born 1973), Belarusian politician and current prime minister of Belarus * Roman Greenberg (born 1982), Israeli boxer * Roman Hamrlík (born 1975), Czech ice hockey player * Roman Harper (born 1982), American football player * Roman Herzog (born 1934), German politician * Roman Hruska (1904–1999), American politician * Roman Hubník (born 1984), Czech football player *

Roman Ingarden Roman Witold Ingarden (; February 5, 1893 – June 14, 1970) was a Polish philosopher who worked in aesthetics, ontology, and phenomenology. Before World War II, Ingarden published his works mainly in the German language. During the war, he swi ...

(1893–1970), Polish philosopher * Roman Ivanovsky (born 1977), Russian swimmer *

Roman Jakobson Roman Osipovich Jakobson (russian: Рома́н О́сипович Якобсо́н; October 11, 1896Kucera, Henry. 1983. "Roman Jakobson." ''Language: Journal of the Linguistic Society of America'' 59(4): 871–883. – July 18,Roman Josi (born 1990), Swiss ice hockey player *

Roman Jugg Roman Jugg (born 25 July 1957 in Caerphilly, South Wales) is a keyboard player and guitarist. He began his career in the Welsh punk band Victimize in the late 1970s. An acquaintance of Paul Gray, Jugg was originally hired in late 1981, recor ...

, Welsh punk musician * Roman Kantor (1912–43), Polish épée fencer * Roman Kemp (born 1993), English radio host *

Roman Kroitor Roman Kroitor (December 12, 1926 – September 17, 2012) was a Canadian filmmaker who was known as an early practitioner of ''cinéma vérité'', as co-founder of IMAX, and as creator of the Sandde hand-drawn stereoscopic animation system. ...

(born 1926), Canadian filmmaker *

Roman Mars Roman Mars is an American radio producer. He is the host and producer of '' 99% Invisible'', a KALW radio show and podcast, and a founder of the podcast collective Radiotopia, which he describes as efforts "to broaden the radio landscape ndmak ...

, American radio journalist and producer * Roman Neustädter (born 1988), German football player * Roman Opałka (1931–2011), Polish painter *

Roman Pavlyuchenko Roman Anatolyevich Pavlyuchenko (russian: Роман Анатольевич Павлюченко; born 15 December 1981) is a Russian former footballer who played as a striker. He started his career at Dynamo Stavropol, and Rotor Volgograd, be ...

(born 1981), Russian football player *

Roman Polák Roman Polák (born 28 April 1986) is a Czech professional ice hockey defenceman who is currently under contract with HC Vítkovice of the Czech Extraliga (ELH). Polák was drafted in the sixth round, 180th overall, at the 2004 NHL Entry Draft by ...

(born 1986), Czech ice hockey player *

Roman Polanski Raymond Roman Thierry Polański , group=lower-alpha, name=note_a ( né Liebling; 18 August 1933) is a French-Polish film director, producer, screenwriter, and actor. He is the recipient of numerous accolades, including an Academy Award, tw ...

(born 1933), Polish film director * Roman Protasevich, Belarusian journalist, blogger, activist * Roman Ptitsyn (born 1975), Russian politician * Roman Quinn (born 1993), American baseball player * Roman Rasskazov (born 1979), Russian race walker *

Roman Repilov Roman Alexandrovich Repilov (russian: Роман Александрович Репилов; born 5 March 1996) is a Russian luger. Competitive career Representing Russia at the 2015–16 Luge World Cup, Repilov placed second in the sprint e ...

(born 1996), Russian luger *

Roman Romanenko Roman Yurievich Romanenko (Major, Russian Air Force; russian: Роман Юрьевич Романенко; born 9 August 1971) is a Russian retired cosmonaut at the Yuri Gagarin Cosmonaut Training Center. He is also a politician, sitting in the ...

(born 1971), Russian cosmonaut *

Roman Romulo Roman Tecson Romulo (born February 28, 1967) is a Filipino politician and lawyer. He served as a member of House of Representatives representing the Lone District of Pasig for four consecutive terms from 2007 to 2016 and from 2019 to present. ...

(born 1967), Filipino politician * Roman Rubinshteyn (born 1996), Belarusian-Israeli basketball player in the Israeli Basketball Premier League * Roman Rurua (born 1942), Soviet wrestler *

Roman Šebrle Roman Šebrle (; born 26 November 1974) is a retired decathlete from the Czech Republic. He is considered to be one of the best decathlon athletes of all time. Originally a high jumper, he later switched to the combined events and is a former worl ...

(born 1974), Czech decathlete * Roman U. Sexl (1939–1986), Austrian physicist * Roman Shirokov (born 1981), Russian football player *

Roman Shukhevych Roman-Taras Yosypovych Shukhevych ( uk, Рома́н-Тарас Йо́сипович Шухе́вич, also known by his pseudonym, Tur and Taras Chuprynka; 30 June 1907 – 5 March 1950), was a Ukrainian nationalist, one of the commanders of N ...

(1907–1950), Ukrainian politician and military leader * Roman Smishko (born 1983), Ukrainian football player * Roman Sorkin (born 1996), Israeli basketball player in the Israeli Basketball Premier League *

Roman Tam Roman Tam Pak-sin (; 12 February 1945– 18 October 2002), known professionally by his stage name Law Man (), was a Hong Kong singer. He is regarded as the "Grand Godfather of Cantopop". Career Born in Baise, Guangxi, China, with family root ...

(1950–2002), Hong Kong singer * Roman Toi (born 1916), Estonian composer * Roman Trakhtenberg (1968–2009), Russian radio journalist *

Roman Turovsky-Savchuk Roman Turovsky-Savchuk (Ukrainian: Роман Туровський-Савчук) is an American artist-painter, photographer and videoinstallation artist, as well as a lutenist-composer,

(born 1961), American artist * Roman Ubakivi (born 1945), Estonian football player and coach * Roman (Robert) von Ungern-Sternberg (1886–1921), Russian Lieutenant General * Roman Verostko (born 1929), American artist and educator *

Roman Vishniac Roman Vishniac (; russian: link=no, Рома́н Соломо́нович Вишня́к; August 19, 1897 – January 22, 1990) was a Russian-American photographer, best known for capturing on film the culture of Jews in Central and Eastern Euro ...

(1897–1990), Russian photographer * Roman Vlasov (born 1990), Russian wrestler * Roman Volodkov (born 1973), Ukrainian diver *

Roman Weidenfeller Roman Weidenfeller (born 6 August 1980) is a German former professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper for Bundesliga clubs 1. FC Kaiserslautern and Borussia Dortmund, as well as the German national team. Weidenfeller spent 16 seasons ...

(born 1980), German football player * Roman Yakovlev (born 1976), Russian volleyball player * Roman Yakub (born 1958), American composer * Roman Yaremchuk (born 1995), Ukrainian football player *

Roman Yegorov Roman Yegorov (russian: Роман Егоров; born 25 January 1974) is a former Russian freestyle swimmer. Yegorov won several medals as a member of the freestyle relay team (4×100 m and 4×200 m) during the mid-1990s. He competed ...

(born 1974), Russian swimmer * Roman Zaretski (born 1983), Belarusian-Israeli ice dancer

Fictional characters

* Roman, a character in the TV series ''

Star-Crossed "Star-crossed" or "star-crossed lovers" is a phrase describing a pair of lovers who, for some external reason, cannot be together. The term also has other meanings, but originally means that the pairing is being "thwarted by a malign star" or ...

'' * Roman Armitage in ''

Get Out ''Get Out'' is a 2017 American psychological horror film written, co-produced, and directed by Jordan Peele in his directorial debut. It stars Daniel Kaluuya, Allison Williams, Lil Rel Howery, LaKeith Stanfield, Bradley Whitford, Caleb Land ...

'' * Roman Bellic, a character in the video game ''Grand Theft Auto IV'' *

Roman Brady Roman Brady is a fictional character from the long-running NBC soap opera ''Days of Our Lives''. The role was originated in 1981 by Wayne Northrop, who played the role until 1984 and from 1991 to 1994, and is currently being portrayed by series ve ...

, 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 ''Party Down'' is an American sitcom created and primarily written by John Enbom, Rob Thomas, Dan Etheridge and Paul Rudd that aired on the Starz network in the United States in 2009 and 2010. The series follows a group of caterers in Los Ang ...

'' * Roman Godfrey, a character in ''

Hemlock Grove ''Hemlock Grove'' is a 2012 Horror-thriller debut novel by American author Brian McGreevy. The book was released on March 27, 2012 through Farrar, Straus and Giroux and is set in the fictional town of Hemlock Grove, Pennsylvania. A graphic nove ...

'' * Roman Grant, a character in the TV series ''Big Love'' * Roman J. Israel, a character in the film ''

Roman J. Israel, Esq. ''Roman J. Israel, Esq.'' is a 2017 American legal drama film written and directed by Dan Gilroy. The film stars Denzel Washington and Colin Farrell and follows the life of a civil rights advocate and defense lawyer (Washington) who finds himself ...

'' * 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 Leati Joseph "Joe" Anoa'i (born May 25, 1985) is an American professional wrestler and former football player. He is currently signed to WWE, where he performs on the SmackDown brand under the ring name Roman Reigns. He is the leader of The B ...

, ring name of professional wrestler Leati Joseph Anoaʻi in WWE * Roman Roy, a character in the HBO TV series “ Succession” * 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 ''Jane the Virgin'' is an American romantic comedy-drama and satirical telenovela developed by Jennie Snyder Urman. The series premiered October 13, 2014, on The CW and concluded on July 31, 2019. It is a loose adaptation of the Venezuelan t ...

References

People named Roman

Pre-20th century

Modern

Fictional characters

See also

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