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BoyPronounced Italian /ro.ˈmɛː.o/; English /ˈɹoʊ.mi.oʊ/Dutch language family

Roméo

A name meaning "from Rome ; Roman".

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Roméo is a boy name meaning "from Rome ; Roman".

Pronunciation: Italian /ro.ˈmɛː.o/; English /ˈɹoʊ.mi.oʊ/.

GenderBoy
Meaningfrom Rome ; Roman
PronunciationItalian /ro.ˈmɛː.o/; English /ˈɹoʊ.mi.oʊ/
Language familyDutch

Meaning and history

Italian form of the Late Latin Romaeus or Late Greek Ρωμαῖος (Romaios), which meant "from Rome " or "Roman". Romeo is best known as the lover of Juliet in William Shakespeare's tragedy Romeo and Juliet (1596). Shakespeare based his play on earlier Italian stories by Luigi Da Porto (1524) and Matteo Bandello (1554), which both featured characters named Giulietta and Romeo.

Notes and context

Usage: italian, romanian