Roman is a masculine

given name A given name (also known as a forename or first name) is the part of a personal name quoted in that identifies a person, potentially with a middle name as well, and differentiates that person from the other members of a group (typically a fa ...

meaning '' from Rome'', which originated within the

Roman Empire The Roman Empire ( la, Imperium Romanum ; grc-gre, Βασιλεία τῶν Ῥωμαίων, Basileía tôn Rhōmaíōn) was the post-Roman Republic, Republican period of ancient Rome. As a polity, it included large territorial holdings aro ...

, via Latin. In its initial sense, the title "''Roman''", (''

Romanus Romanus (Latin for "Roman"), hellenized as Romanos (Ῥωμανός) was a Roman cognomen and may refer to: People * Adrianus Romanus, Flemish mathematician (1561–1615) *Aquila Romanus, Latin grammarian *Giles of Rome, Aegidius Romanus, medieva ...

'' in Latin and '' Romanos'' in Greek) denotes a member of the Roman Empire, or belonging to or identifying with

Roman Roman or Romans most often refers to: * Rome, the capital city of Italy * Ancient Rome, Roman civilization from 8th century BC to 5th century AD *Roman people, the people of ancient Rome *''Epistle to the Romans'', shortened to ''Romans'', a lett ...

(or Byzantine) culture. It most likely evolved from Romulus, the legendary co-founder of Rome. Due to

Byzantine The Byzantine Empire, also referred to as the Eastern Roman Empire or Byzantium, was the continuation of the Roman Empire primarily in its eastern provinces during Late Antiquity and the Middle Ages, when its capital city was Constantinopl ...

cultural influence the name ''Roman'' (the Slavic variant of ''Romanos''/''Romanus'') is widely used amongst

Eastern Eastern may refer to: Transportation *China Eastern Airlines, a current Chinese airline based in Shanghai * Eastern Air, former name of Zambia Skyways *Eastern Air Lines, a defunct American airline that operated from 1926 to 1991 * Eastern Air ...

and Western Slavs. The name day for ''Roman'' varies between countries. Román in

Spanish Spanish might refer to: * Items from or related to Spain: **Spaniards are a nation and ethnic group indigenous to Spain **Spanish language, spoken in Spain and many Latin American countries **Spanish cuisine Other places * Spanish, Ontario, Can ...

is a popular given name in Spanish-speaking countries, especially in Latin-America. Variations of the name include: * French: Romain *

German German(s) may refer to: * Germany (of or related to) **Germania (historical use) * Germans, citizens of Germany, people of German ancestry, or native speakers of the German language ** For citizens of Germany, see also German nationality law **Ge ...

: Roman * Hungarian: Román *

Italian Italian(s) may refer to: * Anything of, from, or related to the people of Italy over the centuries ** Italians, an ethnic group or simply a citizen of the Italian Republic or Italian Kingdom ** Italian language, a Romance language *** Regional It ...

: Romano *

Portuguese Portuguese may refer to: * anything of, from, or related to the country and nation of Portugal ** Portuguese cuisine, traditional foods ** Portuguese language, a Romance language *** Portuguese dialects, variants of the Portuguese language ** Portu ...

: Romão *

: Román * Polish,

Czech Czech may refer to: * Anything from or related to the Czech Republic, a country in Europe ** Czech language ** Czechs, the people of the area ** Czech culture ** Czech cuisine * One of three mythical brothers, Lech, Czech, and Rus' Places * Czech ...

, Slovak: Roman *

Russian Russian(s) refers to anything related to Russia, including: *Russians (, ''russkiye''), an ethnic group of the East Slavic peoples, primarily living in Russia and neighboring countries * Rossiyane (), Russian language term for all citizens and p ...

Ukrainian Ukrainian may refer to: * Something of, from, or related to Ukraine * Something relating to Ukrainians, an East Slavic people from Eastern Europe * Something relating to demographics of Ukraine in terms of demography and population of Ukraine * So ...

: Роман (Roman) *

Belarusian Belarusian may refer to: * Something of, or related to Belarus * Belarusians, people from Belarus, or of Belarusian descent * A citizen of Belarus, see Demographics of Belarus * Belarusian language * Belarusian culture * Belarusian cuisine * Byelor ...

: Раман (Raman) Roman may refer to:

People named Roman

Pre-20th century

* Roman of Đunis (9th century), Christian saint *

Roman of Bulgaria Roman ( bg, Роман; 930s–997) was emperor (tsar) of Bulgaria from 977 to 991, being in Byzantine captivity thereafter still claiming the title. Reign Roman was the second surviving son of Emperor Peter I of Bulgaria by his marriage with Mari ...

(early 930s – 997), Tsar of Bulgaria *

Roman Svyatoslavich Roman Svyatoslavich or Roman the Handsome ( 1052 – 2 August 1079) was prince of Tmutarakan in Kievan Rus'. The starting year of his reign is uncertain, but he reigned his principality from around 1073 or 1077. His former allies, the Cumans ...

(c. 1052 – 1079), Prince of Tmutarakan in Kievan Rus' *

Roman I of Kiev Roman Rostislavich (Cyrillic: Роман Ростиславич) (died 1180), Prince of Smolensk (1160–1172, 1177–1180), Grand Prince of Kiev (Kyiv, 1171–1173, 1175–1177) and Prince of Novgorod (1178–1179). He was the son of Rostislav Mst ...

(died 1180), Prince of Smolensk, Grand Prince of Kiev and Prince of Novgorod *

Roman the Great Roman Mstislavich (russian: Рома́н Мстисла́вич Га́лицкий; uk, Рома́н Мстисла́вич), known as Roman the Great (c. 1152 – Zawichost, 19 June 1205) was a Rus’ prince, Grand Prince of Kiev, member of ...

(c. 1152 – 1205), Grand Prince of Kiev * Roman Danylovich (c. 1230 – c. 1261), Prince of Black Ruthenia (Navahradak), Prince of Slonim? * Roman I of Moldavia, Voivode of Moldavia (1391–1394) *

Roman II of Moldavia Roman II of Moldavia ( ro, Roman al II-lea al Moldovei), (1426 – 2 July 1448) was the son of Iliaş of Moldavia and Maria Olszanska from the noble Polish family of Olshanski. He was a co-ruler of Moldova in 1447–1448, ruling together with h ...

, co-ruler of Moldavia (1447–1448) * Roman Bagration (1778–1834), Georgian prince and Imperial Russian Army general

Modern

* Roman Abramovich (born 1966), Jewish Russian oligarch *

Roman Atwood Roman Bernard Atwood (born May 28, 1983) is an American YouTube personality and prankster. He is best known for his vlogs, where he posts updates about his life. His vlogging channel, "RomanAtwoodVlogs", has a total of 5 billion views and 15 ...

(born 1983), American YouTube personality and prankster * Roman Berezovsky (born 1974), Armenian football coach and former player *

Roman Bohnen Roman Aloys Bohnen (November 24, 1901 – February 24, 1949) was an American actor. He is perhaps best known for his roles in the films '' Of Mice and Men'' (1939), '' The Song of Bernadette'' (1943), and ''The Best Years of Our Lives'' (19 ...

(1901–1949), American actor * Roman Ciorogariu (1852–1936), Romanian bishop * Roman Coppola (born 1965), American filmmaker, screenwriter, producer and entrepreneur * Roman Griffin Davis (born 2007), English actor * Roman Dmowski (1864–1939), Polish politician *

Roman Dzindzichashvili Roman Yakovlevich Dzindzichashvili ( ka, რომან იაკობის-ძე ჯინჯიხაშვილი; pronounced ''jin-jee-khash-VEE-lee''; born May 5, 1944) is a Soviet-born Israeli-American chess player. He was awarded th ...

(born 1944), American chess player *

Roman Eremenko Roman Alekseyevich Eremenko (russian: Роман Алексеевич Ерёменко; born 19 March 1987) is a professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder who plays for HIFK in the Veikkausliiga. Eremenko is best known for hi ...

(born 1987), Finnish football player * Roman Fosti (born 1983), Estonian long-distance runner * Roman Glick, American bass guitarist * Roman Golanowski (born 1969), Polish long jumper *

Roman Golovchenko Roman Alexandrovich Golovchenko ( be, Раман Аляксандравіч Галоўчэнка, Raman Aliaksandravič Haloŭčenka; , Russian: Роман Александрович Головченко; born 10 August 1973) is a Belarusian po ...

(born 1973), Belarusian politician and current prime minister of Belarus * Roman Greenberg (born 1982), Israeli boxer * Roman Hamrlík (born 1975), Czech ice hockey player * Roman Harper (born 1982), American football player *

Roman Herzog Roman Herzog (; 5 April 1934 – 10 January 2017) was a German politician, judge and legal scholar, who served as the president of Germany from 1994 to 1999. A member of the Christian Democratic Union (Germany), Christian Democratic Union (CDU), ...

(born 1934), German politician *

Roman Hruska Roman Lee Hruska () (August 16, 1904April 25, 1999) was an American attorney and politician who served as a Republican U.S. senator from the state of Nebraska. Hruska was known as one of the most vocal conservatives in the Senate during the 19 ...

(1904–1999), American politician * Roman Hubník (born 1984), Czech football player * Roman Ingarden (1893–1970), Polish philosopher * Roman Ivanovsky (born 1977), Russian swimmer * Roman Jakobson (1896–1982), Russian-American philologist *

Roman Josi Roman Josi (born 1 June 1990) is a Swiss professional ice hockey defenceman and captain of the Nashville Predators of the National Hockey League (NHL). Josi was drafted 38th overall by the Predators in the 2008 NHL Entry Draft. In 2019–20, ...

(born 1990), Swiss ice hockey player *

Roman Jugg Roman Jugg (born 25 July 1957 in Caerphilly, South Wales) is a keyboard player and guitarist. He began his career in the Welsh punk band Victimize in the late 1970s. An acquaintance of Paul Gray, Jugg was originally hired in late 1981, recordi ...

, Welsh punk musician * Roman Kantor (1912–43), Polish épée fencer *

Roman Kemp Roman or Romans most often refers to: *Rome, the capital city of Italy *Ancient Rome, Roman civilization from 8th century BC to 5th century AD *Roman people, the people of ancient Rome *''Epistle to the Romans'', shortened to ''Romans'', a letter ...

(born 1993), English radio host *

Roman Kroitor Roman Kroitor (December 12, 1926 – September 17, 2012) was a Canadian filmmaker who was known as an early practitioner of ''cinéma vérité'', as co-founder of IMAX, and as creator of the Sandde hand-drawn stereoscopic animation system. ...

(born 1926), Canadian filmmaker * Roman Mars, American radio journalist and producer * Roman Neustädter (born 1988), German football player *

Roman Opałka Roman Opałka (27 August 1931 – 6 August 2011) was a French-born Polish painter, whose works are mostly associated with conceptual art. Opałka was born on 27 August 1931 in Abbeville-Saint-Lucien, France, to Polish parents. The family retur ...

(1931–2011), Polish painter *

Roman Pavlyuchenko Roman Anatolyevich Pavlyuchenko (russian: Роман Анатольевич Павлюченко; born 15 December 1981) is a Russian former footballer who played as a striker. He started his career at Dynamo Stavropol, and Rotor Volgograd, ...

(born 1981), Russian football player * Roman Polák (born 1986), Czech ice hockey player *

Roman Polanski Raymond Roman Thierry Polański , group=lower-alpha, name=note_a ( né Liebling; 18 August 1933) is a French-Polish film director, producer, screenwriter, and actor. He is the recipient of numerous accolades, including an Academy Award, tw ...

(born 1933), Polish film director *

Roman Protasevich Roman Dmitriyevich Protasevich (russian: Роман Дмитриевич Протасевич; born 5 May 1995), or Raman Dzmitryyevich Pratasyevich ( be, Раман Дзмітрыевіч Пратасевіч, translit=Raman Dzmitryjevič Prat ...

, Belarusian journalist, blogger, activist * Roman Ptitsyn (born 1975), Russian politician * Roman Quinn (born 1993), American baseball player * Roman Rasskazov (born 1979), Russian race walker * Roman Repilov (born 1996), Russian luger *

Roman Romanenko Roman Yurievich Romanenko (Major, Russian Air Force; russian: Роман Юрьевич Романенко; born 9 August 1971) is a Russian retired cosmonaut at the Yuri Gagarin Cosmonaut Training Center. He is also a politician, sitting in the ...

(born 1971), Russian cosmonaut *

Roman Romulo Roman Tecson Romulo (born February 28, 1967) is a Filipino politician and lawyer. He served as a member of House of Representatives representing the Lone District of Pasig for four consecutive terms from 2007 to 2016 and from 2019 to present. ...

(born 1967), Filipino politician *

Roman Rubinshteyn Roman Rubinshteyn (; born August 22, 1996) is a Belarusian-Israeli professional basketball player for Maccabi Haifa of the Israeli Basketball Premier League. Standing at , he plays at the shooting guard and point guard positions. Early life Rub ...

(born 1996), Belarusian-Israeli basketball player in the Israeli Basketball Premier League *

Roman Rurua Roman Vladimirovich Rurua ( ka, რომან რურუა, born 25 November 1942) is a retired featherweight Greco-Roman wrestler from Georgia. He competed for the Soviet Union at the 1964 and 1968 Summer Olympics and won a silver and a go ...

(born 1942), Soviet wrestler *

Roman Šebrle Roman Šebrle (; born 26 November 1974) is a retired decathlete from the Czech Republic. He is considered to be one of the best decathlon athletes of all time. Originally a high jumper, he later switched to the combined events and is a former wor ...

(born 1974), Czech decathlete * Roman U. Sexl (1939–1986), Austrian physicist *

Roman Shirokov Roman Nikolayevich Shirokov (russian: Роман Николаевич Широ́ков ; born 6 July 1981) is a Russian international football official and a former player. As a player, he was described as "a deep-lying midfielder with an aptitu ...

(born 1981), Russian football player *

Roman Shukhevych Roman-Taras Yosypovych Shukhevych ( uk, Рома́н-Тарас Йо́сипович Шухе́вич, also known by his pseudonym, Tur and Taras Chuprynka; 30 June 1907 – 5 March 1950), was a Ukrainian nationalist, one of the commanders of N ...

(1907–1950), Ukrainian politician and military leader * Roman Smishko (born 1983), Ukrainian football player *

Roman Sorkin Roman Sorkin ( he, רומן סורקין, ; born August 11, 1996) is a Belarusian-born Israeli professional basketball player for Maccabi Tel Aviv of the Israeli Basketball Premier League and the EuroLeague. He played college basketball for the U ...

(born 1996), Israeli basketball player in the Israeli Basketball Premier League *

Roman Tam Roman Tam Pak-sin (; 12 February 1945– 18 October 2002), known professionally by his stage name Law Man (), was a Hong Kong singer. He is regarded as the "Grand Godfather of Cantopop". Career Born in Baise, Guangxi, China, with family root ...

(1950–2002), Hong Kong singer *

Roman Toi Roman Toi (June 18, 1916 – May 7, 2018) was an Estonian-Canadian composer, choir conductor, and organist. Influenced by Ralph Vaughan Williams, Toi's music is melodic, lyrical, and melancholic in style. His compositional output includes nine ...

(born 1916), Estonian composer * Roman Trakhtenberg (1968–2009), Russian radio journalist *

Roman Turovsky-Savchuk Roman Turovsky-Savchuk (Ukrainian: Роман Туровський-Савчук) is an American artist-painter, photographer and videoinstallation artist, as well as a lutenist-composer,

(born 1961), American artist *

Roman Ubakivi Roman Ubakivi (born 24 March 1945) is an Estonian former football player and coach. He founded the youth team Lõvid ( en, Lions) for ethnic Estonian players and coached the Estonia national football team from 1994 to 1995. His former pupils incl ...

(born 1945), Estonian football player and coach * Roman (Robert) von Ungern-Sternberg (1886–1921), Russian Lieutenant General * Roman Verostko (born 1929), American artist and educator *

Roman Vishniac Roman Vishniac (; russian: link=no, Рома́н Соломо́нович Вишня́к; August 19, 1897 – January 22, 1990) was a Russian-American photographer, best known for capturing on film the culture of Jews in Central and Eastern Eur ...

(1897–1990), Russian photographer *

Roman Vlasov Roman Andreyevich Vlasov (russian: Роман Андреевич Власов; born 6 October 1990) is a Russian Greco-Roman wrestler. He is a two-time Olympic Champion (2012, 2016), a three-time World Champion (2011, 2015, 2021), and a four-tim ...

(born 1990), Russian wrestler * Roman Volodkov (born 1973), Ukrainian diver *

Roman Weidenfeller Roman Weidenfeller (born 6 August 1980) is a German former professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper for Bundesliga clubs 1. FC Kaiserslautern and Borussia Dortmund, as well as the German national team. Weidenfeller spent 16 seasons wi ...

(born 1980), German football player * Roman Yakovlev (born 1976), Russian volleyball player * Roman Yakub (born 1958), American composer * Roman Yaremchuk (born 1995), Ukrainian football player * Roman Yegorov (born 1974), Russian swimmer * Roman Zaretski (born 1983), Belarusian-Israeli ice dancer

Fictional characters

* Roman, a character in the TV series ''

Star-Crossed "Star-crossed" or "star-crossed lovers" is a phrase describing a pair of lovers who, for some external reason, cannot be together. The term also has other meanings, but originally means that the pairing is being "thwarted by a malign star" or ...

'' * Roman Armitage in '' Get Out'' * Roman Bellic, a character in the video game ''Grand Theft Auto IV'' *

Roman Brady Roman Brady is a fictional character from the long-running NBC soap opera ''Days of Our Lives''. The role was originated in 1981 by Wayne Northrop, who played the role until 1984 and from 1991 to 1994, and is currently being portrayed by series v ...

, a character in the soap opera ''Days of Our Lives'' *

Roman Bridger Wes Craven's ''Scream'' series features a large cast of characters created primarily by Kevin Williamson with contributions from Craven and Ehren Kruger. The series focuses on the character of Sidney Prescott (Neve Campbell) and a succession ...

, a character in the film ''Scream 3'' * Roman DeBeers, a character in the series ''

Party Down ''Party Down'' is an American sitcom created and primarily written by John Enbom, Rob Thomas, Dan Etheridge and Paul Rudd that aired on the Starz network in the United States in 2009 and 2010. The series follows a group of caterers in Los Ange ...

'' * Roman Godfrey, a character in '' Hemlock Grove'' * Roman Grant, a character in the TV series ''Big Love'' * Roman J. Israel, a character in the film '' Roman J. Israel, Esq.'' * Roman Nagel, a character in the ''Ocean's Eleven'' franchise *

Roman Pearce ''Fast & Furious (also known as The Fast and the Furious)'' is an American action film series centered on a series of action films that are largely concerned with street racing, heists, spies, and family. The following is a list of character ...

, reformed street racing criminal from ''The Fast and the Furious'' series * Roman Reigns, ring name of professional wrestler Leati Joseph Anoaʻi in WWE * Roman Roy, a character in the HBO TV series “

Succession Succession is the act or process of following in order or sequence. Governance and politics *Order of succession, in politics, the ascension to power by one ruler, official, or monarch after the death, resignation, or removal from office of ...

” * Roman Sionis, a supervillain appearing in DC comics * Roman Strauss, protagonist of the 1991 neo-noir film ''

Dead Again ''Dead Again'' is a 1991 neo-noir romantic thriller film directed by Kenneth Branagh and written by Scott Frank. It stars Branagh and Emma Thompson, with Andy García, Derek Jacobi, Hanna Schygulla, Wayne Knight, and Robin Williams appearing i ...

'' * Roman Zazo, recurring character in the TV series '' Jane the Virgin''

References

People named Roman

Pre-20th century

Modern

Fictional characters

See also

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