Type Region & Political Subdivision

Meaning & History

From Latin Romania, in this case the name of a historic region on the Adriatic coast of Italy (part of the modern administrative region of Emilia-Romagna).

Related Names

VariantsRoma(Italian) Rome(English) Rom(German)
Other Languages & CulturesRumania(Albanian) Roma, Romania(Ancient Roman) Rumaniya(Bulgarian) Roma(Catalan) Rumunjska(Croatian) Rumænien(Danish) Roemenië, Rome(Dutch) Romagne, Rome, Roumanie(French) Románia(Hungarian) Rumania(Indonesian) Rumunija(Lithuanian) Romanija(Macedonian) Roma, Romênia(Portuguese) Roma, România(Romanian) Rumyniya(Russian) Rumunija(Serbian) Roma, Romaña, Rumania(Spanish) Rumänien(Swedish)
Surname DescendantsRomagna, Romagnoli(Italian)
Entry added July 11, 2018