Type Surname (from given name)
Usage Italian
Meaning & History
From the given name Romeo.
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Type Surname
Usage Medieval Latin
Scripts Rhomaios
Other Forms FormsRome, Roma, Romae, Roman, Romano, Romanus, Romero, Di'Roma, Rhomaios, Romaios, (etc.).
Meaning & History
(English prn: 'Rome-may-oh'
Italian prn: 'Ro-mei-o').Romeo comes from medieval Rome & The Eastern Roman Empire (confirmed by archeologists). The surname, Romeo comes from the word, 'Rhamaios' meaning Roman in ancient Greek and from 'To Rome', in Latin, (Etymology (word origin) notes: Romeo from the Latin suffix, 'eo' meaning 'to' and the Latin prefix, 'Rom' shortened for Roma (Rome). Like the Latin, Romae, 'from Rome'. It should be noted that Latin was spoken in a different order from English & Italian).Sources: (Romeo surname origin):https://www.familysearch.org/en/surname?surname=ROMEO:~:text=Italian%3A%20from%20the%20personal%20name,there%2C%20and%20finally%20someone%20whohttps://www.ancestry.com.au/name-origin?surname=romeo(Meaning of Rhamaios):https://biblehub.com/greek/4514.htmhttps://www.biblestudytools.com/lexicons/greek/kjv/rhomaios.htmlhttps://www.oxfordreference.com/display/10.1093/oi/authority.20110803100418951;jsessionid=74760CAFFA86A88BDCFEDD64DE9885B5:~:text=(%E1%BF%BE%CE%A0%CF%89%CE%BC%CE%B1%CE%B9%CC%91%CE%BF%CF%82)%2C%20ancient%20Greek,for%20an%20inhabitant%20of%20Rome.https://www.behindthename.com/name/romeo/commentshttps://www.surnamedb.com/Surname/Romeo(Latin meaning of Romeo):http://www.latin-dictionary.net/search/latin/eo(Medieval Roman Origin of Romeo):https://www.greeknewsagenda.gr/topics/culture-society/6304-hellene,-romios,-graikos-greek-collective-identifications-and-identities
Italian prn: 'Ro-mei-o').Romeo comes from medieval Rome & The Eastern Roman Empire (confirmed by archeologists). The surname, Romeo comes from the word, 'Rhamaios' meaning Roman in ancient Greek and from 'To Rome', in Latin, (Etymology (word origin) notes: Romeo from the Latin suffix, 'eo' meaning 'to' and the Latin prefix, 'Rom' shortened for Roma (Rome). Like the Latin, Romae, 'from Rome'. It should be noted that Latin was spoken in a different order from English & Italian).Sources: (Romeo surname origin):https://www.familysearch.org/en/surname?surname=ROMEO:~:text=Italian%3A%20from%20the%20personal%20name,there%2C%20and%20finally%20someone%20whohttps://www.ancestry.com.au/name-origin?surname=romeo(Meaning of Rhamaios):https://biblehub.com/greek/4514.htmhttps://www.biblestudytools.com/lexicons/greek/kjv/rhomaios.htmlhttps://www.oxfordreference.com/display/10.1093/oi/authority.20110803100418951;jsessionid=74760CAFFA86A88BDCFEDD64DE9885B5:~:text=(%E1%BF%BE%CE%A0%CF%89%CE%BC%CE%B1%CE%B9%CC%91%CE%BF%CF%82)%2C%20ancient%20Greek,for%20an%20inhabitant%20of%20Rome.https://www.behindthename.com/name/romeo/commentshttps://www.surnamedb.com/Surname/Romeo(Latin meaning of Romeo):http://www.latin-dictionary.net/search/latin/eo(Medieval Roman Origin of Romeo):https://www.greeknewsagenda.gr/topics/culture-society/6304-hellene,-romios,-graikos-greek-collective-identifications-and-identities