Roma is a unisex given name in many

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, and is the feminine form of the name Roman in some languages. It is also a female given name in Slavic cultures. In Hindu mythology, Roma is an alternate name for

Lakshmi Lakshmi (; , sometimes spelled Laxmi, ), also known as Shri (, ), is one of the principal goddesses in Hinduism. She is the goddess of wealth, fortune, power, beauty, fertility and prosperity, and associated with ''Maya'' ("Illusion"). Alo ...

, the goddess of prosperity. It is often short for Romany, a name commonly given to girls not of Romany extraction, and rarely given to those of Romany extraction. Another source is ''Roma'', Italian for

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, the capital of Italy, and is given in that spirit.

Bearers of the name

* Roma Downey, Northern Irish actress *

Roma Gąsiorowska Roma Gąsiorowska-Żurawska (born 29 January 1981 in Bydgoszcz) is a Polish actress and fashion designer. She played the role of "Sylwia" in the movie ''Suicide Room''. She is one of the TR Warszawa theatre's actors. Roma was interested in ac ...

, Polish actress and fashion designer *

Roma Guillon Le Thière Roma Guillon Le Thière (c. 1837–1903) was an Italian actress whose career was on the London stage. She appeared in the original productions of ''Diplomacy'' and of Oscar Wilde's play ''A Woman of No Importance''. Life Le Thière's London debut ...

(c. 1837–1903), Italian actress *

Roma Ligocka Roma Ligocka (born Roma Liebling, 13 November 1938 in Kraków, Poland) is a Polish writer, and painter. She was born in a Jewish family in Kraków a year before World War II. During the German occupation of Poland, her family was persecuted b ...

, Polish writer and painter *

Roma Manek Roma Manek is a Gujarati actress. She has worked in many Gujarati films as lead actress and as Madri (Pandu's second wife) in the television serial ''Mahabharat''. Selected filmography Hindi movies Peecha Karo (1988) *''Chambal ka Badshah*'' ...

, Gujarati actress * Roma Ryan, Northern Irish writer, poet, and lyricist * Roma Torre, American television journalist and theater critic

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