Roman
From Latin Romanus: "Roman, of Rome".
Meaning and origin
Roman comes from the Latin adjective Romanus, meaning belonging to Rome, and travelled into Christian Europe attached to several early saints before Slavic-speaking countries took it up on a large scale.
How to pronounce Roman
| English (US) | ROH-mun /ˈroʊmən/ |
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