Roman (first name)
Roman is a male given name and derives from the Latin romanus : "Roman" or "the Roman". The female form is Romana , possibly Romina .
variants
The name is common in most of the European languages in different variants:
- French: Romain
- German: Roman
- Lithuanian: Romanas
- Greek: Romanos
- Italian: Romano
- Polish: Roman / Romek (small form)
- Russian: Roman (Роман)
- Czech: Roman
- Spanish: Román
- Hungarian: Roman
name day
Name days for Roman are February 28 (so-called Romanus Day ), August 9 and November 18 ; for the female forms Romana and Romina , August 9th, but also February 23rd, is common.
Historical namesake
- Roman I , Bishop of Gurk from 1131 to 1167
- Roman von Leibnitz († 1179), as Roman II from 1174 to 1179 Bishop of Gurk
- Romanus, jailer of St. Lawrence of Rome ; was converted by him and died a martyr
- Romanus, monk who brought food to St. Benedict of Nursia when he was a hermit
- Romanus von Condat (approx. 400–464), founder of the Condat Monastery, saint of the Roman Catholic Church
- Romanus , Pope in 897
- Romanos Melodos , most famous hymn poet of the Byzantine Church
- Romanos I. Lakapenos, Byzantine emperor
- Romanos II , Byzantine emperor
- Romanos III. Argyros, Byzantine emperor
- Romanos IV Diogenes, Byzantine emperor
- Roman Mstislawitsch , Ruthenian prince (1150–1205)
- Roman , Bulgarian Tsar (around 929-979)
- Roman I , Prince of Moldova (1391-1394)
- Roman II , Prince of Moldova (1447–1448)
- Roman (Lithuania) († 1362), Metropolitan of Lithuania from 1355 to 1362.
Contemporary namesake
- Roman Arkadjewitsch Abramowitsch (* 1966), billionaire, Russian oligarch and governor of the Chukotka region (2000-2008)
- Roman Bannwart (1919–2010), Swiss theologian, priest and musician
- Roman Bürki (* 1990), Swiss football goalkeeper
- Roman Coppola (* 1965), American film director
- Roman Cress (* 1977), Marshallic sprinter
- Roman Dietzel (* 1990), German snooker player
- Roman Dzindzichashvili (* 1944), American chess player
- Roman Ehrlich (* 1983), German writer
- Roman Frister (1928–2015), Polish-Israeli journalist and writer
- Roman Gabriel (born 1940), American football player
- Roman Geike (* 1977), German singer and rapper
- Roman Haller (1920–2010), Austrian painter and graphic artist
- Roman Herzog (1934–2017), German Federal President (1994–1999)
- Roman Hubník (* 1984), Czech football player
- Roman Ingarden (1893–1970), Polish philosopher
- Roman Ossipowitsch Jakobson (1896–1982), Russian linguist
- Roman Kašiar (* 1998), Czech football player
- Roman Lob (* 1990), German singer and participant in the Eurovision Song Contest 2012
- Roman Lochmann (* 1999), German singer & actor
- Roman Lyubimow (* 1992), Russian ice hockey player
- Roman Mählich (* 1971), Austrian football player and coach
- Roman Neustädter (* 1988), Russian-German soccer player
- Roman Opałka (1931–2011), French-Polish artist
- Roman Polański (* 1933), Polish-French film director
- Roman Markowitsch Prutschai (* 1991), Russian pool player
- Roman Rafreider (* 1969), Austrian journalist and television presenter
- Roman Rausch (* 1961), German writer
- Roman Romanowskyj (* 1990 or 1991), Ukrainian poker player
- Roman Rubinstein (1917–1999), German editor and resistance fighter
- Roman Sergejewitsch Sharonov (* 1976), Russian football player
- Roman Sladek (* 1989), German jazz musician
- Roman Totenberg (1911–2012), American violinist and violin teacher
- Román Torres (* 1986), Panamanian football player
- Roman Vidonyak (* 1972), German chess player and trainer
- Roman Vlad (1919–2013), Romanian-Italian pianist and composer
- Roman Wasserfuhr (* 1985), German jazz pianist, composer and arranger
- Roman Weidenfeller (* 1980), German soccer player
- Roman Zirngibl (1740–1816), Bavarian Benedictine, historian, archivist and librarian