Romeo (first name)

Romeo is a male name. The language of origin is Latin, romaeus translated means pilgrim to Rome . The name is also known from William Shakespeare's drama Romeo and Juliet .

• Information on the origin: originally a name for a citizen of the Holy Roman Empire, in the Middle Ages the meaning changed to a pilgrim to Rome
• Latin old name form: Romaeus
• Feminine form: Romea.

Name bearer

• Romeo Benetti (* 1945), former Italian football player
• Romeo Bertini (1893–1973), Italian athlete
• Romeo Castelen (* 1983), Dutch soccer player of Surinamese descent
• Roméo Dallaire (* 1946), Canadian general and politician
• Romeo Filipović (* 1986), German-Croatian soccer player
• Romeo Franz (* 1966), German violinist and pianist, representative of traditional gypsy jazz
• Romeo H. Freer (1846–1913), American politician
• Romeo Gavioli (1913–1957), Uruguayan musician and singer of tango and candombe
• Romeo Gigli (* 1949), Italian fashion designer
• Romeo Langford (* 1999), American basketball player
• Romeo Maramigi (* 1968), German DJ, music producer and restaurateur with Italian roots
• Romeo Menti (1919-1949), Italian football player
• Romeo Meyer (* 1978), Swiss actor
• Romeo Morri (* 1952), San Marinese politician and writer
• Romeo Neri (1903–1961), Italian gymnast and three-time Olympic champion
• Romeo Panciroli (1923-2006), diplomat of the Holy See
• Romeo Rivers (1907–1986), Canadian ice hockey player
• Romeo Santos (* 1981), American Latin singer
• Romeo Seligmann (1808-1892), Austrian doctor and medical historian
• Romeo Surdu (* 1984), Romanian football player
• Romeo Stancu (* 1978), Romanian football player
• Romeo Travis (* 1984), American basketball player
• Romeo Venturelli (1938–2011), Italian racing cyclist