Roma or ROMA may refer to:

People, characters, figures, names

* Roma or

Romani people {{Infobox ethnic group , group = Romani people , image = , image_caption = , flag = Roma flag.svg , flag_caption = Romani flag created in 1933 and accepted at the 1971 World Romani Congress , po ...

, an ethnic group living mostly in Europe and the Americas. *

Roma called Roy Roma called Roy was High Priest of Amun during the Nineteenth Dynasty of Egypt, at the end of the reign of Ramesses II and continued into the reigns of Merenptah and likely Seti II. Roma served as third and Second Prophet of Amun, second priest of ...

, ancient Egyptian High Priest of Amun *

Roma (footballer, born 1979) Paulo Marcel Pereira Merabet (born 22 February 1979 in Belém, Pará), commonly known as Roma, is a Brazilian retired footballer A football player or footballer is a sportsperson who plays one of the different types of football. The main typ ...

, born ''Paulo Marcel Pereira Merabet'', Brazilian football forward * Roma (footballer, born 1985), born ''Juliano Laurentino dos Santos'', Brazilian football winger *

Sister Roma Michael Williams, (born December 22, 1962), known professionally as Sister Roma, is an American drag queen activist and actress. Career Roma was the long-time art director at gay pornography studio Hot House Entertainment until Hot House was bo ...

or Michael Williams (born 1962), American drag performer and director *

Roma (personification) In Religion in ancient Rome, ancient Roman religion, Roma was a female deity who National personification, personified the city of Rome and, more broadly, the Roman state. She was created and promoted to represent and propagate certain of Rome's ...

, goddess in ancient Rome

Names

Roma (given name) Roma is a unisex given name in many languages, and is the feminine form of the name Roman in some languages. In Italian, it is a toponymic name that stems from the city of Rome. It can also be from Latin, ''romanus'', or other cities called Roma in ...

, a female given name * Roma (surname), a surname (and list of people with the name) *

Roman (given name) Roman is a masculine given name meaning '' from Rome'', which originated within the Roman Empire, via Latin. In its initial sense, the title "''Roman''", ('' Romanus'' in Latin and ''Romanos'' in Greek) denotes a member of the Roman Empire, or bel ...

, or Roma, a male given name *

Roman (surname) Roman, Román, or Romans is a surname appeared in many countries. Notable people with the surname include: * Adalberto Román (born 1987), Paraguayan football player * Aída Román (born 1988), Mexican archer * Alexandru Roman (1826–1897), Roman ...

, a surname (and list of people with the name)

Places

* 472 Roma, the asteroid "Roma", the 472nd asteroid registered, a main belt asteroid

Australia

Roma, Queensland Roma is a rural town and Suburbs and localities (Australia), locality in the Maranoa Region, Queensland, Australia. It is the administrative centre of the Maranoa Region. The town was incorporated in 1867 and is named after Lady Diamantina Bowen ...

, a town **

Roma Airport Roma Airport is an airport located northwest of Roma, Queensland, Australia. The airport underwent a major redevelopment completed in April 2012, replacing the original A.T. Berry Terminal with a larger, modern facility. Much of the $14 milli ...

Roma Courthouse Roma Courthouse is a heritage-listed courthouse at 141 McDowall Street, Roma, Maranoa Region, Queensland, Australia. Constructed in 1901, the courthouse is a rendered masonry building, which is still in use today. Predominately influenced by ...

Electoral district of Roma Roma was an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of Queensland from 1950 to 1992. It was named after the town of Roma, and comprises largely areas from the abolished districts of Dalby and Maranoa. Roma was ...

, defunct **

Town of Roma The Town of Roma was a local government area in the western Downs region of Queensland, Australia. The Town of Roma covered the urban area of Roma and was surrounded by the neighbouring Shire of Bungil. Today it is part of the Maranoa Region. ...

, defunct town, now part of the Maranoa Regional Council *

Roma Street, Brisbane Roma Street is a major street in Brisbane, the capital of Queensland, Australia. It is named after Diamantina Bowen (née di Roma), the wife of the first Governor of Queensland, George Bowen. Geography Roma Street is the main north-west road ...

, a street in Queensland **

Roma Street busway station Roma Street busway station is located in Brisbane, Queensland Queensland ( , commonly abbreviated as Qld) is a States and territories of Australia, state in northeastern Australia, and is the second-largest and third-most populous state ...

Roma Street Parkland Roma Street Parkland covers 11 hectares in the centre of the City of Brisbane, Queensland, Australia. The Roma Street Parkland is adjacent to the former Brisbane Transit Centre and the Roma Street railway station from which it takes its n ...

, park in Brisbane, Queensland **

Roma Street railway station Roma Street railway station is a commuter and long-distance passenger train station located in the Brisbane central business district, central business district of Brisbane, Queensland, Australia. It is the junction station for the North Coast ...

, a station in Brisbane, Queensland

Brazil

Mata Roma Mata Roma is a municipality in the state of Maranhão in the Northeast region of Brazil. In 2020 it was estimated to have 16,977 inhabitants. The municipality lies in the Munim River basin. See also *List of municipalities in Maranhão This i ...

, a municipality in the state of Maranhão * Roma Negra, a nickname of the city of

Salvador, Bahia Salvador () is a Municipalities of Brazil, Brazilian municipality and capital city of the Federative units of Brazil, state of Bahia. Situated in the Zona da Mata in the Northeast Region, Brazil, Northeast Region of Brazil, Salvador is recognize ...

Italy

Rome Rome (Italian language, Italian and , ) is the capital city and most populated (municipality) of Italy. It is also the administrative centre of the Lazio Regions of Italy, region and of the Metropolitan City of Rome. A special named with 2, ...

or Roma, the capital of Italy **

A.S. Roma Associazione Sportiva Roma (''Rome Sport Association''; Italian pronunciation: ) is a professional football club based in Rome, Italy. Founded by a merger in 1927, Roma has participated in the top tier of Italian football for all of its exis ...

, one of the football clubs of Rome **

Roma Tre University Roma Tre University () is an Italian public research university in Rome, Italy. All its offices and departments are located in the Ostiense district area. Founded in 1992 by the Ministry of Public Education, under the request of several prof ...

(founded in 1992) **

Esposizione Universale Roma EUR is a residential area and the major business district in Rome, Italy, part of the Municipio IX. The area was originally chosen in the 1930s as the site for the 1942 World's Fair which Benito Mussolini planned to open to celebrate twenty y ...

or EUR, a residential and business district *

Ancient Rome In modern historiography, ancient Rome is the Roman people, Roman civilisation from the founding of Rome, founding of the Italian city of Rome in the 8th century BC to the Fall of the Western Roman Empire, collapse of the Western Roman Em ...

or Roma

Lesotho

Roma, Lesotho Roma is a settlement under the Manonyane Community Council in the Maseru District of Lesotho, some 34 kilometres southeast of Maseru, the capital of Lesotho. The Roma valley is broad and fertile, and is surrounded by sandstone cliffs topped to t ...

, in the Maseru District

Mexico

Colonia Roma Colonia Roma, also called La Roma or simply, Roma, is a district located in the Cuauhtémoc, D.F., Cuauhtémoc borough of Mexico City just west of the Historic center of Mexico City, city's historic center. The area comprises two ''colonia (Mexi ...

, a neighbourhood in Mexico City

Peru

Roma, Peru Roma is a town in Northern Peru in Casa Grande District of Ascope Province in the region La Libertad. This town is located some 44 km north of Trujillo city in the agricultural Chicama Valley. See also * Ascope Province *Chavimochic *Vi ...

, a town in La Libertad Region

Portugal

Roma (Lisbon Metro) Roma is a station on the Green Line of the Lisbon Metro. The station is located on Avenida de Roma, near the intersection with Av. dos Estados Unidos da América, enabling access to the Roma-Areeiro railway station nearby. History The origi ...

, a Green Line station on Avenida de Roma

Romania

Roma, Botoșani Roma is a commune in Botoșani County, Western Moldavia, Romania Romania is a country located at the crossroads of Central Europe, Central, Eastern Europe, Eastern and Southeast Europe. It borders Ukraine to the north and east, Hungary to ...

, a commune

Spain

* La Roma, a fossil site in Aragon * Roma (Requena), a village in Valencia

Sweden

Roma, Gotland Roma (), also by proxy referred to as Romakloster, is a locality on the Swedish island of Gotland, with 936 inhabitants in 2014. Roma is also the name of the larger populated area, ''socken'' (not to be confused with parish). It comprises the sam ...

, a town

United States

Roma, Texas Roma is a city in Starr County, Texas, United States. Its population was 11,561 at the 2020 United States Census, 2020 census. The city is located along the Rio Grande, across from Ciudad Miguel Alemán, Tamaulipas, Ciudad Miguel Alemán in Tamaul ...

, a town **

Roma Independent School District Roma Independent School District is a public school district based in Roma, Texas (USA). The district currently serves over 6,000 students. In 2009, the school district was rated " academically acceptable" by the Texas Education Agency. Ca ...

Film and television

* ''Roma'' (1972 film), an Italian film by Federico Fellini * ''Roma'' (2004 film), an Argentinian film by Adolfo Aristarain * ''Roma'' (2018 film), a Mexican film by Alfonso Cuarón * Roma (''Don'' character), a fictional character in the ''Don'' film series

Literature

* ''Roma'' (novel), a 2007 novel by Steven Saylor about Ancient Rome *

Roma (comics) Roma is a fictional character appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. She is the daughter of Merlyn. Roma is the Omniversal Guardian, charged with the safety of the Omniverse. She is assisted in her task by Saturnyne (the ...

, a Marvel comics character

Music

Roma (band) Roma! is an American glam rock Glam rock is a style of rock music that developed in the United Kingdom in the early 1970s and was primarily defined by the flamboyant clothing, makeup, and hairstyles of its musicians, particularly platfor ...

, an American glam rock band * ''Roma Symphony'' (Bizet), a 19th-century symphony by Georges Bizet * ''Roma'' (opera), a 1912 opera by Jules Massenet * ''Roma'', a 1991 album by Terry Ronald * "Roma" (Cameron Cartio song), 2005 * "Roma" (Luis Fonsi and Laura Pausini song), 2024

Companies

Roma Revolving Restaurant The John Ross House in Durban, South Africa is a 33-storey skyscraper on Victoria Embankment. It is named after "John Ross" (real name, Charles Rawden Maclean), who at the age of 15 walked from Port Natal to Delagoa Bay Delagoa is a marin ...

, in Durban, South Africa *

ROMA Design Group ROMA Design Group is an interdisciplinary firm of architects, landscape architects, and urban planners based in San Francisco, California, USA. It was founded in 1968 by American architect George T. Rockrise. History ROMA Design Group was founde ...

, a San Francisco-based interdisciplinary design firm *

Tony Roma's Romacorp Inc., which does business as Tony Roma's, is an American casual dining chain restaurant specializing in baby back ribs. The first location was established by the founder, Tony Roma, in 1972 in North Miami, Florida. Clint Murchison J ...

, an American chain restaurant

Political organizations

Party of the Roma The Party of the Roma (, PRPE; ), known until 2008 as Social Democratic Party of the Roma (, PRS-D), is a political party in Romania representing the Romani minority. Its leader is Nicolae Păun, and it currently has one reserved seat in the ...

, a political party in Romania * Roma Democratic Social Party, a political party in the Czech Republic * Roma Party, a political party in Serbia

Transportation

* ''Roma'' (airship), a US army airship (Italian ex-T34) which crashed on February 21, 1922 * Italian ironclad ''Roma'', an armoured steam frigate commissioned in 1865 * Italian battleship ''Roma'' (1907), a predreadnought battleship of the Regina Elena class * Italian battleship ''Roma'' (1940), a battleship of the Vittorio Veneto class * SS ''Roma'' (1926) * MV ''Doulos'' or SS ''Roma'' * Ferrari Roma, grand touring sports car manufactured by Italian automobile manufacturer

Ferrari Ferrari S.p.A. (; ) is an Italian luxury sports car manufacturer based in Maranello. Founded in 1939 by Enzo Ferrari (1898–1988), the company built Auto Avio Costruzioni 815, its first car in 1940, adopted its current name in 1945, and be ...

Sports

Sports teams

, a football team in Rome, Italy **

A.S. Roma (Superleague Formula team) A.S. Roma Superleague Formula team was the racing team of A.S. Roma, a football team that competes in Italy in the Serie A. The A.S. Roma racing team competes in the Superleague Formula. 2008 season In the 2008 Superleague Formula season Enrico ...

, auto racing team associated with above **

A.S. Roma Futsal AS Roma Futsal is a futsal club based in Rome, Italy. In the year 2004 Roma RCB and Gruppo Sportivo BNL merged in AS Roma Futsal Honours Roma RCB * Campionati italiani: 5 ** 87/88 - 88/89 - 89/90 - 90/91 - 2000/01 - * Coppa Italia: 2 * ...

, futsal team associated with above **

AS Roma (women) Associazione Sportiva Roma (lit. ''Rome Sport Association''), commonly referred to as simply Roma () or Roma Femminile and Roma Women, is an Italian women's association football club based in Rome, section of the homonymous professional footba ...

, women's division of the team * Dallas Roma F.C., a soccer team in Dallas, Texas, United States *

M. Roma Volley M. Roma Volley is an Italian volleyball Volleyball is a team sport in which two teams of six players are separated by a net. Each team tries to score points by grounding a ball on the other team's court under organized rules. It has been ...

, a volleyball team in Rome, Italy * Roma Esporte Apucarana, a football team in Apucarana, Paraná, Brazil * Roma S.C., a defunct soccer team in Paterson, New Jersey, United States *

Roma United Roma United Sports Club is a professional football club based in George Town, Cayman Islands, which currently plays in the Cayman Islands Premier League The Cayman Islands League is the top football league in the Cayman Islands, created in 1 ...

, a football club in the Cayman Islands *

Rugby Roma Olimpic The Rugby Roma Olimpic Club 1930 is an Italian rugby union team, based in Rome. The club won 5 Italian titles, in 1935, 1937, 1948, 1949 and 2000, the Coppa Italia in 1998 and competed in 58 editions of the Italian top tier championship (now, th ...

, a rugby team in Rome, Italy

Sporting events

Premio Roma The Premio Roma is a Group 2 flat horse race in Italy open to thoroughbreds aged three years or older. It is run at Capannelle over a distance 2,000 metres (about 1¼ miles), and it is scheduled to take place each year in November. History The e ...

, a horse race in Rome, Italy *

Roma Cup The Roma Cup is a Perth Racing Group 3 Thoroughbred horse race held under Weight for Age conditions, over a distance of 1,200 metres at Ascot Racecourse, Perth, Western Australia in April. Prize money is A$200,000. History The race was created t ...

, a horse race in Perth, Western Australia, Australia *

Roma Golf Open The Italian Challenge is a golf tournament on the Challenge Tour The Challenge Tour, currently titled as the HotelPlanner Tour for sponsorship reasons and also sometimes referred to as the European Challenge Tour, is the second-tier men's prof ...

, a golf tournament in Rome, Italy * Roma Masters, a defunct golf tournament in Rome, Italy *

Roma Open The Roma Garden Open (formerly known as Roma Open and Rai Open) is a professional tennis tournament played on outdoor red clay courts. It is currently part of the ATP Challenger Tour. It is held annually at the Tennis Club Garden in Rome, Italy, ...

, a tennis tournament in Rome, Italy

Other uses

ROMA Roma or ROMA may refer to: People, characters, figures, names * Roma or Romani people, an ethnic group living mostly in Europe and the Americas. * Roma called Roy, ancient Egyptian High Priest of Amun * Roma (footballer, born 1979), born ''Paul ...

or Representational Oligonucleotide Microarray Analysis, a genomics technology *

Roma rice Risotto ( , ; from , 'rice') is an Italian rice dish cooked with broth until it reaches a creamy consistency. The broth can be derived from meat, fish or vegetables. Many types of risotto contain butter, onion, white wine, and Parmesan chees ...

, an Italian cultivated variety of rice particularly suitable for risotto *

Roma tomato The Roma tomato or Roma is a plum tomato popularly used both for canning and producing tomato paste because of its slender and firm nature. Commonly found in supermarkets in some countries. Roma tomatoes are grown in the United States, Mexico, A ...

, a plum tomato commonly found in supermarkets