Roman (given name)

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This is an article about a given name. For ancient Roman names, see Roman naming conventions.

Roman is a male first name. It has distant origins dating back to the Roman Empire and the Latin language. It comes from the Latin word "romanus", which means "of Rome". In this initial sense, the title "Roman" means "a citizen of the Roman Empire", a man of Roman (or Byzantine) culture, Latin or Greek. The name day festival for Roman may take place on different days depending on the country.

Variations of the name include:

• French: Romain
• German: Roman
• Hungarian: Román
• Italian: Romano
• Portuguese: Romão
• Spanish: Román
• Polish, Czech, Slovak: Roman
• Russian: Роман (Roman)
• Ukrainian: Роман (Roman)

Roman may refer to:

Notable people named Roman

Fictional characters

Roman Roy, a character in the HBO TV series “Succession”

• Roman, a character in the TV series Star-Crossed
• 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, the killer in the third installment of the horror franchise Scream 3
• Roman DeBeers, a character in the Starz TV series Party Down
• Roman Grant, a character in the TV series Big Love
• Roman Godfrey, main character in the Netflix original TV series Hemlock Grove
• Roman Pearce, reformed street racing criminal from The Fast and the Furious series
• Roman Reigns, ring name of professional wrestler Leati Joseph "Joe" Anoaʻi in WWE
• Roman Torchwick, a major antagonist in the American web series RWBY
• Roman Zolanski, a personality of singer Nicki Minaj
• Roman J. Israel, Esq. a fictional character in the movie “Roman J. Israel, Esq” starring Denzel Washington. (Sony Pictures Entertainment)

See also

• Romain (disambiguation)
• Romano (disambiguation)
• Romanus (disambiguation)