Romy is a given name, often a diminutive form of names such as

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Romeo Romeo Montague () is the male protagonist of William Shakespeare's tragedy ''Romeo and Juliet''. The son of Lord Montague and his wife, Lady Montague, he secretly loves and marries Juliet, a member of the rival House of Capulet, through a priest ...

. https://nameberry.com/babyname/romy/boy People with the name include:

Men

Romy Cachola Romeo Munoz Cachola, commonly known as Romy Cachola, is a Democratic politician from the state of Hawaii and former member of the Hawaii State House of Representatives, representing House District 30 (Kalihi Kai, Sand Island, Hickam, Pearl Ha ...

, nickname of Romeo Munoz Cachola, Philippines-born Hawaiian politician *

Romy Diaz Jose Romeo Bustillos Diaz (November 28, 1940 – May 10, 2005) was a Filipino actor. He performed in films such as ''Ang Maestro'' (1981), ''The Impossible Kid'' (1982), ''Gising Na... Ang Higanteng Natutulog'' (1995) and ''Si Samson at Si Deli ...

(1940–2005), real name José Roméo Bustillos Díaz, Filipino actor *

Romy González Roman A. González (born September 6, 1996) is an American professional baseball infielder for the Chicago White Sox of Major League Baseball (MLB). Career González attended American Senior High School. He enrolled at the University of Miami, ...

(born 1996), nickname of Roman A. González, American baseball player for the Chicago White Sox *

Romy Gosz Roman 'Romy' Louis Gosz (August 2, 1910 Grimms, Wisconsin - August 29, 1966, Manitowoc, Wisconsin) was a popular and commercially successful polka musician in the upper Midwest. Gosz's music featured the Bohemian brass style and appealed to the ...

(1910–1966), nickname for Roman Luis Gosz, American polka musician *

Romy Haag Romy is a given name, often a diminutive form of names such as Rosemary or Roman or Romeo. https://nameberry.com/babyname/romy/boy People with the name include: Men *Romy Cachola, nickname of Romeo Munoz Cachola, Philippines-born Hawaiian polit ...

(born 1948), real name Edouard Frans Verba, Dutch dancer and singer * Romy Hoffman (born 1980), Australian hip-hop singer known as Macromantics *

Romy Pastrana Romeo "Romy" Queddeng Pastrana (born October 5, 1958), professionally known as Dagul, is a Filipino actor, comedian, and politician best known for being a host of the children's sketch program ''Goin' Bulilit''. He has dwarfism. Acting career Rom ...

(born 1958), nickname of Romeo Pastrana, Filipino actor, comedian, and politician * Romy Gauchan Thakali, Nepali politician *

Romy Tiongco Romy P. Tiongco is a former Catholic priest and Christian Aid worker from the Philippines. During the 1970s he was a critic of the regime of Ferdinand Marcos. He later moved to the UK working in the NGO sector. He was Christian Aid North West reg ...

, Filipino former Catholic priest and Christian Aid worker *Romy van Oojen (born 1971), Belgian singer and former member of

2 Unlimited 2 Unlimited are a Belgian/Dutch dance music act, founded by Belgian producers/songwriters Jean-Paul De Coster and Phil Wilde in 1991 in Antwerp, Belgium. From 1991 to 1996, Dutch rapper Ray Slijngaard and Dutch vocalist Anita Doth fronted the a ...

Women

Romy Bühler Romy Bühler (born 23 September 1994 in Zürich) is a Swiss retired figure skater. She represented her country at the 2012 World Championships, two European Championships, and three World Junior Championships. After eight years training under ...

(born 1994), Swiss figure skater *

Romy Dya "So Far Away" is a song by Dutch music producer Martin Garrix and French music producer David Guetta, featuring guest vocals from British singer Jamie Scott and Dutch singer Romy Dya. Released on 1 December 2017 via Stmpd Rcrds, it was written b ...

, Dutch singer-songwriter *

Romy Eggimann Romy Eggimann (born 29 September 1995) is a Swiss ice hockey forward who plays with the Ladies Team Lugano in the Swiss Women's Hockey League A (SWHL A) and internationally for the Swiss women's national team. She has represented Switzerland a ...

(born 1995), Swiss ice hockey player *

Romy Farah Romy Farah Maksoud (born 5 January 1985) is a Colombian former professional tennis player. Biography Born to Lebanese parents in Beirut, Farah moved to Colombia at the age of two, via Canada. She grew up in the city of Cali. Her father Patrick ...

(born 1985), Colombian professional tennis player *

Romy Gill Romy Gill MBE is a British/Indian chef, food writer, author and broadcaster. She was the owner and head chef at Romy's Kitchen in Thornbury, South Gloucestershire. In 2016 she was appointed an MBE in the Queen's 90th birthday honours list. As ...

(born 1972), British-Indian chef, food writer, author, and broadcaster * Romy Gruber (born 1993), Luxembourger footballer * Romy Kalb-Gundermann (1934–2019), German soprano *

Romy Kasper Romy Kasper (born 5 May 1988) is a German racing cyclist, who currently rides for UCI Women's Continental Team . She competed in the 2013 UCI women's road race in Florence. She competed for Germany at the 2016 Summer Olympics in the women's ro ...

(born 1988), German racing cyclist *

Romy Kermer Romy Kermer (later Oesterreich; born 28 July 1956) is a German figure skating coach and former competitive pair skater. With Rolf Oesterreich, she is the 1976 Olympic silver medalist. Personal life Romy Kermer was born on 28 July 1956 in Kar ...

(born 1956), German figure skating coach and pair skater *

Romy Logsch Romy Logsch (born 5 February 1982 in Leipzig) is a former German bobsledder who had competed between 2006 and 2012. Career She won two gold medals in the two-woman event at the FIBT World Championships, earning them in 2007 and 2008.

(born 1982), German bobsledder *Romy Madley Croft, singer and guitarist from

The xx The xx are an English indie rock band from Wandsworth, London, formed in 2005. The band consists of Romy Madley Croft (guitar, vocals), Oliver Sim (bass guitar, vocals), Jamie Smith, also known as Jamie xx (beats, MPC, record production), a ...

Romy McCahill Romy McCahill (born 7 November 1993) is a Scottish model and beauty pageant titleholder who was crowned as Miss Earth Scotland 2014 that gives her the right to represent Scotland at Miss Earth 2014. She was crowned by Miss Earth Scotland 2013, K ...

(born 1993), Scottish model and beauty pageant titleholder *

Romy Monteiro Romy Truggelaar (born 13 November 1992), better known as Romy Monteiro (), is a Dutch singer, actress and television presenter. After taking part in the singing competition ''The Voice of Holland'' in 2014, she was cast for the lead role in the ...

(born 1992), Dutch singer, actress, and TV presenter *

Romy Müller Romy Müller ( Schneider; born 26 July 1958 in Lübbenau, Bezirk Cottbus) is an East German athlete who competed mainly in the 100 metres and for the SC Dynamo Berlin and the Sportvereinigung Dynamo. Biography She competed for East Germany in t ...

(born 1958), East German athlete *

Romy Pansters Romy Pansters (born 22 April 1996) is a Dutch paratriathlete and former Paralympic swimmer who competes at international level events, she was also a tennis Tennis is a racket sport that is played either individually against a single oppo ...

(born 1996), Dutch Paratriathlete and Paralympic swimmer *

Romy Papadea Romy Papadea is a Greek songwriter. Her best-known song is "Hano esena (Χάνω εσένα)" by Despina Vandi. Her sister is Greek singer Demy who represented Greece at the Eurovision Song Contest 2017 in Kyiv, Ukraine. Romy has also written man ...

, Greek songwriter *

Romy Rosemont Romy Rosemont (born October 28, 1964) is an American actress, who has appeared in multiple television series, including ''Shark'', ''Grey's Anatomy'', ''CSI: Crime Scene Investigation'', ''Prison Break'', and ''Private Practice''. She got her brea ...

(born 1964), American actress *

Romy Saalfeld Romy Saalfeld (born 14 December 1960, in Weißenfels Weißenfels (; often written in English as Weissenfels) is the largest town of the Burgenlandkreis district, in southern Saxony-Anhalt, central Germany. It is situated on the river ...

(born 1960), German competitive rower *

Romy Schmidt Romy María Schmidt Crnosija (born November 18, 1965) is a lawyer, academic, researcher and Chilean politician. She was the Minister of National Assets for President Michelle Bachelet from March 11, 2006 until January 6, 2010. Schmidt studied at ...

(born 1965), Chilean lawyer, academic, researcher and politician *

Romy Schneider Romy Schneider (; born Rosemarie Magdalena Albach; 23 September 1938 – 29 May 1982) was a German-French actress. She began her career in the German genre in the early 1950s when she was 15. From 1955 to 1957, she played the central chara ...

(1938–1982), nickname for Rosemarie Magdalena Albach, German-French actress *

Romy Simpkins Romy Simpkins (born 2 November 1993) is a British actress, model, Mental health ambassador and beauty pageant titleholder who competed in several beauty pageants. She has represented her country & the United Kingdom internationally in beauty page ...

(born 1993), British model, mental health ambassador, and beauty pageant titleholder *

Romy Speelman Romy Speelman (born 24 October 2000) is a Dutch former footballer who played as a midfielder. Career First spell at ADO Den Haag Speelman made her league debut against Heerenveen on 11 November 2016. She scored her first league goal against P ...

(born 2000), Dutch footballer *

Romy Tarangul Romy Tarangul (born 19 October 1987 in Frankfurt (Oder)) is a German judoka. She currently competes in the -52 kg category for the JC 90 Frankfurt (Oder). In 2008, Tarangul won the silver medal at the European Championships. With this re ...

(born 1987), German jukoda *

Romy Teitzel Romy Teitzel (born 23 February 1999) is an Australian rugby league footballer who plays for the Newcastle Knights in the NRL Women's Premiership. She previously played for the Brisbane Broncos in the NRL Women's Premiership and the North Queens ...

(born 1999), Australian rugby league footballer *

Romy Timmins Romy Timmins (born 21 April 1989) is an Australian rules footballer who played for the Western Bulldogs in the AFL Women's competition. Timmins was recruited by the Western Bulldogs as a rookie selection in October 2016 after having previously ...

(born 1989), Australian rules footballer * Romy Tittel, Canadian politician and former leader of the Green Party of Alberta *

Romy Weiß-Scherberger Romy is a given name, often a diminutive form of names such as Rosemary or Roman or Romeo. https://nameberry.com/babyname/romy/boy People with the name include: Men *Romy Cachola, nickname of Romeo Munoz Cachola, Philippines-born Hawaiian polit ...

(1935–2016), nickname for Rosemarie Weiß-Scherberger, German fencer

Fictional characters

*Romy White, one of the main characters in the films ''

Romy and Michele's High School Reunion ''Romy and Michele's High School Reunion'' is a 1997 American comedy film directed by David Mirkin and starring Mira Sorvino, Lisa Kudrow, and Janeane Garofalo. The plot revolves around two 28-year-old girls who appear to have not achieved much su ...

'' and ''Romy and Michele: In the Beginning'', played by Mira Sorvino *Romy, a character in the Spanish animated series, ''

Around the World with Willy Fog ''Around the World with Willy Fog'' ( es, link=no, La vuelta al mundo de Willy Fog) is a Spanish-Japanese animated television adaptation of the 1873 novel ''Around the World in Eighty Days'' by Jules Verne produced by Spanish studio BRB Interna ...

'' *Romy, the protagonist of the 2019 Dutch drama film, ''

Romy's Salon ''Romy's Salon'' ( nl, Kapsalon Romy) is a 2019 Dutch drama film directed by Mischa Kamp. It was based on the book of the same name by Tamara Bos. In July 2019, it was shortlisted as one of the nine films in contention to be the Dutch entry fo ...

'', based on the book of the same name by Tamara Bos

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