Romaine is both a surname and a given name. It may refer to:
People
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Barbara Romaine (born 1959), American academic and translator of Arabic literature
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Edward P. Romaine, American politician
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Irving Romaine
Irving Howard Romaine (born 8 August 1972), previously incorrectly known as Irvine Romaine, is a Bermudian cricketer, who played with the Bermudian cricket team in their first ever One Day International when they played Canada on 17 May 2006. ...
(born 1972), Bermudian cricketer
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Suzanne Romaine
Suzanne Romaine (born 1951) is an American linguist known for work on historical linguistics and sociolinguistics. From 1984 to 2014 she was Merton Professor of English language at the University of Oxford.
Background and career
Romaine was bo ...
(born 1951), American linguist
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William Romaine
William Romaine (1714 at Hartlepool – 1795), evangelical divine of the Church of England, was author of works once highly thought of by the evangelicals, the trilogy ''The Life, the Walk, and the Triumph of Faith''.
Early life
Romaine was born ...
(1714–1795), evangelical divine
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Romaine Brooks
Romaine Brooks (born Beatrice Romaine Goddard; May 1, 1874 – December 7, 1970) was an American painter who worked mostly in Paris and Capri. She specialized in portrait painting, portraiture and used a subdued tonal Palette (painting), palette ...
(1874–1970), American painter
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Romaine Foege (born 1938), American politician
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Romaine Fielding
Romaine Fielding (born William Grant Blandin; May 22, 1867 – December 15, 1927) was an American actor, screenwriter, and silent film director known for his dramatic westerns. He was also known as Royal A. Blandin.
Early life and stage career
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(1868–1927), American actor, screenwriter and film director
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Romaine Patterson (born 1978), American gay rights activist, radio personality, and author
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Romaine Morrison
Romaine Morrison (born 12 October 1995) is a Jamaican cricketer. He made his first-class debut for Jamaica in the 2017–18 Regional Four Day Competition on 26 October 2017. In October 2019, he was named in the Combined Campuses' squad for the 2 ...
(), Jamaican cricketer
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Romaine Quinn (born 1990), American politician
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Romaine-la-Prophétesse
Romaine-la-Prophétesse (, Romaine the Prophetess), born Romaine Rivière around 1750 in Santo Domingo, was a free black coffee plantation owner and leader of an uprising early in the Haitian Revolution.
In 1791, in response to rising racial ten ...
(born ), Haitian planter and revolutionary
Fictional characters
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Ruby Romaine, portrayed by Tracey Ullman in the television series ''Tracey Takes On...''
*Romaine Vole, in Agatha Christie's short story and play "
Witness for the Prosecution
In law, a witness is someone who has knowledge about a matter, whether they have sensed it or are testifying on another witnesses' behalf. In law a witness is someone who, either voluntarily or under compulsion, provides testimonial evidence, e ...
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See also
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W. H. Romaine-Walker (1854–1940), English architect
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Paul Romaines (born 1955), English cricketer
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