Roman (given name)

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, Italian, Latin or Greek. The name is also widely used in Russia as an alternative of Rodman, an ancient Germanic given name, from Proto-Germanic *Hrōþi- "famous" and *mann "man" (Hrōþimannaz).It’s sometimes used as a literal translation of the name Robert. The name day festival for Roman may take place on different days depending on the country.

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

Variations of the name include:

Roman may refer to:

People named Roman

Pre-20th century

Modern

Fictional characters
  • 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 Godfrey from Hemlock Grove played by Bill Skarsgård
  • Roman Grant, a character in the TV series Big Love
  • Roman J. Israel, Esq. a fictional character in the movie “Roman J. Israel, Esq” starring Denzel Washington. (Sony Pictures Entertainment)
  • Roman Nagel, a character in the films Ocean's Twelve and Ocean's Thirteen, played by Eddie Izzard.
  • 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 Roy, a character in the HBO TV series “Succession”
  • Roman Sanders, a main character in the Youtube series Sanders Sides, played by Thomas Sanders
  • Roman Strauss, protagonist of the 1991 neo-noir film Dead Again, played by Kenneth Branagh.
  • Roman Torchwick, a major antagonist in the American web series RWBY
  • Roman Zolanski, a personality of singer Nicki Minaj

See also
  • Romain (disambiguation)
  • Romano (disambiguation)
  • Romanus (disambiguation)
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