A person born or living in Rome. 2. : a citizen of an ancient empire centered on Rome. The male given name Roman comes from the Late Latin personal name Romanus which was derived from Romulus, one of the Founders of the city of Rome.tymology & Historical Origin-Roman.
Full Definition of ROMAN. 1. a: a native or resident of Rome b: a citizen of ancient Rome or of the Roman Empire. 2. Full Definition of ROMAN. 1. 2. a: latin 1a b: of or relating to the Latin alphabet. 3. not capitalized: of or relating to a type style with upright characters — compare italic. 4. More About Polish Name: Roman. Roman is a male first name. It has distant origins dating back to the Roman Empire and the Latin language. It comes from the Latin word romanus, which means of Rome.  Gaius /ga-ius/ [3 sylls.] as a boys' name is pronounced GIE-us. It is of Latin origin, and the meaning of Gaius is happy. Probably the root of the word gay, which used to mean jolly. Also a biblical name, and the name of a Roman jurist in the second century. Caius is a variant that occurs in England Definition of ROMAN for Kids. 1. : a person born or living in Rome. 2. : a citizen of an ancient empire centered on Rome. Full Definition of ROMAN. 1. 2. a: latin 1a b: of or relating to the Latin alphabet. 3. not capitalized: of or relating to a type style with upright characters — compare italic. 4. Definition of ROMAN. : a metrical romance. Full Definition of ROMAN. 1. 2. a: latin 1a b: of or relating to the Latin alphabet. 3. not capitalized: of or relating to a type style with upright characters — compare italic. 4. Etymology & Historical Origin-Roman. The male given name Roman comes from the Late Latin personal name Romanus which was derived from Romulus, one of the Founders of the city of Rome.  Gaius is an uncommon given name for men. Gaius is also a unique last name for all people. (2000 U.S. Census). Jay (#372 in 2014) and Kay are the popular varying forms of Gaius (outside Top 1000) appearing in the Top 1000. It is of Latin origin, and the meaning of Gaius is happy. Probably the root of the word gay, which used to mean jolly. Also a biblical name, and the name of a Roman jurist in the second century. Roman /ro-man/ [2 sylls.] as a boys' name is pronounced roh-MAHN, ROH-mun. It is of Latin origin, and the meaning of Roman is citizen of Rome. Variant of Romanus; the name of several obscure saints and a pope. Rome was the center of the Roman Catholic faith. In the ancient world, Roman citizenship represented an ideal standard of rectitude and courage. Roman is a very popular first name for men (#475 out of 1220, Top 39%) and also a very popular surname for both adults and children (#507 out of 150436, Top 1%). (2000 U.S. Census). Shown below is the birth name popularity of Roman for boys. Roman Names. Roman Names are suddenly hot and fresh again as baby names, partly thanks to The Hunger Games, the futuristic book that featured Roman names for most of the male characters, partly because of the HBO series Rome, and also thanks to the classic novel To Kill A Mockingbird and its hero Atticus Finch. 
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