Roman is a masculine given name 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 Medite ...

, 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 ...

. In its initial sense, the title "''Roman''", ('' Romanus'' 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 Romulus () was the legendary founder and first king of Rome. Various traditions attribute the establishment of many of Rome's oldest legal, political, religious, and social institutions to Romulus and his contemporaries. Although many of these ...

, the legendary 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 Constantin ...

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

Western Slavs The West Slavs are Slavic peoples who speak the West Slavic languages. They separated from the early Slavs, common Slavic group around the 7th century, and established independent polities in Central Europe by the 8th to 9th centuries. The West ...

. 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 ...

for ''Roman'' varies between countries. Román in Spanish is a popular given name in Spanish-speaking countries, especially in Latin-America. Variations of the name include: *

French French (french: français(e), link=no) may refer to: * Something of, from, or related to France ** French language, which originated in France, and its various dialects and accents ** French people, a nation and ethnic group identified with Franc ...

: Romain *

German German(s) may refer to: * Germany (of or related to) **Germania (historical use) * Germans, citizens of Germany, people of German ancestry, or native speakers of the German language ** For citizens of Germany, see also German nationality law **Ger ...

: Roman * Hungarian: Román * Italian: Romano * Portuguese: Romão * Spanish: Román * Polish, Czech, Slovak: Roman * Russian, Ukrainian: Роман (Roman) *

Belarusian Belarusian may refer to: * Something of, or related to Belarus * Belarusians, people from Belarus, or of Belarusian descent * A citizen of Belarus, see Demographics of Belarus * Belarusian language * Belarusian culture * Belarusian cuisine * Byelor ...

: Раман (Raman) Roman may refer to:

People named Roman

Pre-20th century

* Roman of Đunis (9th century), Christian saint * Roman of Bulgaria (early 930s – 997), Tsar of Bulgaria * Roman Svyatoslavich (c. 1052 – 1079), Prince of Tmutarakan in Kievan Rus' * Roman I of Kiev (died 1180), Prince of Smolensk, Grand Prince of Kiev and Prince of Novgorod * Roman the Great (c. 1152 – 1205), Grand Prince of Kiev * Roman Danylovich (c. 1230 – c. 1261), Prince of Black Ruthenia (Navahradak), Prince of Slonim? * Roman I of Moldavia, Voivode of Moldavia (1391–1394) * Roman II of Moldavia, co-ruler of Moldavia (1447–1448) * Roman Bagration (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 Roman Anatoliyevich Berezovsky ( hy, Ռոման Բերեզովսկի; russian: Рома́н Анато́льевич Березо́вский ; born 5 August 1974) is an Armenian former professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper. Berez ...

(born 1974), Armenian football coach and former player * Roman Bohnen (1901–1949), American actor * Roman Ciorogariu (1852–1936), Romanian bishop * Roman Coppola (born 1965), American filmmaker, screenwriter, producer and entrepreneur * Roman Griffin Davis (born 2007), English actor * Roman Dmowski (1864–1939), Polish politician * Roman Dzindzichashvili (born 1944), American chess player * Roman Eremenko (born 1987), Finnish football player *

Roman Fosti Roman Fosti (born 6 June 1983) is an Estonian long-distance runner who specialises in the marathon. He competed at the 2015 World Championships in Beijing finishing 20th, the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro finishing 61st, and the 2017 Wor ...

(born 1983), Estonian long-distance runner *

Roman Glick Roman Glick (born 1970) is an American bassist. He is known for playing with Brother Cane, Slave to the System, Jesse James Dupree, and Jackyl. Brother Cane Brother Cane formed in Birmingham, Alabama in the early 1990s with singer/guitarist ...

, American bass guitarist *

Roman Golanowski Roman Golanowski (born 14 January 1969) is a retired long jumper from Poland. He was born in Wrocław, and represented the club Śląsk Wrocław. He competed at the 1992 Summer Olympics The 1992 Summer Olympics ( es, Juegos Olímpicos de ...

(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 Roman Hamrlík (born April 12, 1974) is a Czech former professional ice hockey defenceman who played 20 seasons in the National Hockey League (NHL). He was originally selected first overall in the 1992 NHL Entry Draft by the Tampa Bay Light ...

(born 1975), Czech ice hockey player * Roman Harper (born 1982), American football player * Roman Herzog (born 1934), German politician *

Roman Hruska Roman Lee Hruska () (August 16, 1904April 25, 1999) was an American attorney and politician who served as a Republican U.S. senator from the state of Nebraska. Hruska was known as one of the most vocal conservatives in the Senate during the 19 ...

(1904–1999), American politician *

Roman Hubník Roman Hubník (; born 6 June 1984) is a retired Czech professional football defender. His career was connected especially with Sigma Olomouc, Viktoria Plzeň and Hertha BSC. Until 2016, he also played for the Czech national team. His brother ...

(born 1984), Czech football player * Roman Ingarden (1893–1970), Polish philosopher *

Roman Ivanovsky Roman Gennadyevich Ivanovsky (russian: Рома́н Геннадьевич Ивано́вский; born 29 June 1977 in Volgograd, Soviet Union) is a retired male breaststroke swimmer from Russia, who won the silver medal in the 4×100 metres me ...

(born 1977), Russian swimmer * Roman Jakobson (1896–1982), Russian-American philologist * Roman Josi (born 1990), Swiss ice hockey player * Roman Jugg, Welsh punk musician *

Roman Kantor Roman Józef Kantor (15 March 1912 – 1943) was a Polish Olympic épée fencer. Early life Kantor was born in Łódź, Poland, and was Jewish. He was the son of Elchanan and Barbara (née Bekier) Kantor. After finishing local primary school, ...

(1912–43), Polish épée fencer *

Roman Kemp Roman or Romans most often refers to: *Rome, the capital city of Italy *Ancient Rome, Roman civilization from 8th century BC to 5th century AD *Roman people, the people of ancient Rome *''Epistle to the Romans'', shortened to ''Romans'', a letter ...

(born 1993), English radio host * Roman Kroitor (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 Roman Petrovich Neustädter (russian: Рома́н Петро́вич Нойште́дтер; born 18 February 1988) is a professional footballer who plays for Belgian First Division A club Westerlo. Of German heritage, Neustädter played for ...

(born 1988), German football player *

Roman Opałka Roman Opałka (27 August 1931 – 6 August 2011) was a French-born Polish painter, whose works are mostly associated with conceptual art. Opałka was born on 27 August 1931 in Abbeville-Saint-Lucien, France, to Polish parents. The family retu ...

(1931–2011), Polish painter * Roman Pavlyuchenko (born 1981), Russian football player * Roman Polák (born 1986), Czech ice hockey player * Roman Polanski (born 1933), Polish film director * Roman Protasevich, Belarusian journalist, blogger, activist *

Roman Ptitsyn Roman Viktorovich Ptitsyn (russian: Роман Викторович Птицын; born 8 September 1975) is a Russian politician. Political career He was a United Russia candidate in the 2021 Russian legislative election. He was elected to the ...

(born 1975), Russian politician *

Roman Quinn Roman Tredarian Quinn (born May 14, 1993) is an American professional baseball center fielder who is a free agent. He has played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Philadelphia Phillies and Tampa Bay Rays. Quinn grew up in an athletic famil ...

(born 1993), American baseball player * Roman Rasskazov (born 1979), Russian race walker * Roman Repilov (born 1996), Russian luger * Roman Romanenko (born 1971), Russian cosmonaut * Roman Romulo (born 1967), Filipino politician *

Roman Rubinshteyn Roman Rubinshteyn (; born August 22, 1996) is a Belarusian-Israeli professional basketball player for Maccabi Haifa of the Israeli Basketball Premier League. Standing at , he plays at the shooting guard and point guard positions. Early life Rubi ...

(born 1996), Belarusian-Israeli basketball player in the

Israeli Basketball Premier League Ligat HaAl ( he, ליגת העל, lit., ''Supreme League or Premier League''), or the Israeli Basketball Premier League, is the top-tier level league of professional competition in Israeli club basketball, making it Israel's primary basketball ...

* Roman Rurua (born 1942), Soviet wrestler * Roman Šebrle (born 1974), Czech decathlete *

Roman U. Sexl Roman Ulrich Sexl (19 October 1939 – 10 July 1986) was one of the leading Austrian theoretical physicists. He is famous for his textbooks on Special relativity. Life His most cited work is "On the gravitational field of a massless particle" to ...

(1939–1986), Austrian physicist *

Roman Shirokov Roman Nikolayevich Shirokov (russian: Роман Николаевич Широ́ков ; born 6 July 1981) is a Russian international football official and a former player. As a player, he was described as "a deep-lying midfielder with an aptitu ...

(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 Roman Sorkin ( he, רומן סורקין, ; born August 11, 1996) is a Belarusian-born Israeli professional basketball player for Maccabi Tel Aviv of the Israeli Basketball Premier League and the EuroLeague. He played college basketball for th ...

(born 1996), Israeli basketball player in the

* Roman Tam (1950–2002), Hong Kong singer *

Roman Toi Roman Toi (June 18, 1916 – May 7, 2018) was an Estonian-Canadian composer, choir conductor, and organist. Influenced by Ralph Vaughan Williams, Toi's music is melodic, lyrical, and melancholic in style. His compositional output includes nine ...

(born 1916), Estonian composer *

Roman Trakhtenberg Roman Lvovich Trakhtenberg (real surname is Gorbunov, russian: Роман Львович Трахтенберг; 28 September 1968, in Leningrad, USSR – 20 November 2009, in Moscow, Russia) was a Russian radio host and actor. Biography Roman G ...

(1968–2009), Russian radio journalist * Roman Turovsky-Savchuk (born 1961), American artist *

Roman Ubakivi Roman Ubakivi (born 24 March 1945) is an Estonian former football player and coach. He founded the youth team Lõvid ( en, Lions) for ethnic Estonian players and coached the Estonia national football team from 1994 to 1995. His former pupils incl ...

(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 (1897–1990), Russian photographer *

Roman Vlasov Roman Andreyevich Vlasov (russian: Роман Андреевич Власов; born 6 October 1990) is a Russian Greco-Roman wrestler. He is a two-time Olympic Champion (2012, 2016), a three-time World Champion (2011, 2015, 2021), and a four-tim ...

(born 1990), Russian wrestler * Roman Volodkov (born 1973), Ukrainian diver * Roman Weidenfeller (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'' * Roman Bellic, a character in the video game ''Grand Theft Auto IV'' * Roman Brady, a character in the soap opera ''Days of Our Lives'' *

Roman Bridger Wes Craven's ''Scream'' series features a large cast of characters created primarily by Kevin Williamson with contributions from Craven and Ehren Kruger. The series focuses on the character of Sidney Prescott ( Neve Campbell) and a successi ...

, a character in the film ''Scream 3'' * Roman DeBeers, a character in the series '' Party Down'' * Roman Godfrey, a character in '' Hemlock Grove'' * Roman Grant, a character in the TV series ''Big Love'' * Roman J. Israel, a character in the film '' Roman J. Israel, Esq.'' * 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, ring name of professional wrestler Leati Joseph Anoaʻi in WWE * Roman Roy, a character in the HBO TV series “

Succession Succession is the act or process of following in order or sequence. Governance and politics *Order of succession, in politics, the ascension to power by one ruler, official, or monarch after the death, resignation, or removal from office of ...

” * 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''

References

People named Roman

Pre-20th century

Modern

Fictional characters

See also

References