What is the name meaning of ROMANS. Phrases containing ROMANS
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English and French
English and French : from the medieval French form of the Latin personal name Sabinus or its feminine form Sabina, originally an ethnic name for a member of an ancient Italic people of central Italy, whose name is of uncertain origin. According to legend, in the 8th century bc the Romans slaughtered the Sabine menfolk and carried off the women. More influential as far as name-giving is concerned was the existence of several Christian saints bearing this name. The masculine name was borne by at least ten early saints (martyrs and bishops), but as a given name the feminine form was always more popular.Jewish : probably also an Americanized form of some like-sounding Jewish name.
Girl/Female
British, Celtic, Christian, English, French, German, Indian, Irish, Latin
Joy; Mother of the Romans; Women of Rome; The Vine; Purity
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English
English : probably a patronymic from James or any of various other personal names beginning with J-.Possibly also Greek : shortened and Americanized form of Iassonides, patronymic from the personal name IasÅn, which is derived from the Greek vocabulary word iasthai to ‘heal’. This was borne by a saint mentioned in St. Paul’s Epistle to the Romans, traditionally believed to have been martyred. In classical mythology this is the name (English Jason) of the leader of the Argonauts, who captured the Golden Fleece with the aid of Medea, daughter of the king of Colchis.
Girl/Female
American, Australian, British, Chinese, Christian, English, French, German, Hindu, Indian, Latin, Spanish, Tamil
Mother of the Romans; Woman of Rome; Purified; Derived from the Roman Given Name Levinia; Purity
Female
Greek
(ΤÏυφωσα) Variant form of Greek Tryphaina, TRYPHOSA means "luxurious living; softness." In the bible, this is the name of a certain Christian woman mentioned by Paul in Romans 16:12.
Female
Greek
(Ἰουλία) Feminine form of Greek Ioulios, IOULIA means "descended from Jupiter (Jove)." In the bible, this is the name of a Christian woman mentioned in Romans 16:15.
Surname or Lastname
English, Scottish, Dutch, German, and Catalan
English, Scottish, Dutch, German, and Catalan : patronymic from the personal name Roman.
Male
Greek
(ἩÏωδίωνν) Pet form of Greek Herodes, HERODION means "sprung from a hero." In the bible, this is the name of a Christian mentioned in Paul's epistle to the Romans.Â
Female
Greek
(ΤÏÏφαινα) Greek name derived from the word tryphe, TRYPHAINA means "luxurious living; softness." In the bible, this is the name of a woman greeted by Paul in Romans 16:12.
Boy/Male
English American Irish Latin
Patrician, noble. Romans society was divided into plebeians: (commoners) and patricians:...
Female
Greek
(Î ÎÏσις) Greek name PERSIS means "Persian woman." In the bible, this is the name of a Christian woman mentioned by Paul in his epistle to the Romans.
Surname or Lastname
English (Devon)
English (Devon) : possibly a variant of Chuck.Possibly an altered spelling of the Austrian (Tyrolean) surname Tschugg, from Romansh tschugg ‘mountain ridge’ (from Latin iugum ‘yoke’), hence a topographic name for someone who lived near a ridge or pass.
Boy/Male
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Pilgrim to Rome; Citizen of Rome; Of the Romans; From Rome
Male
Greek
(ΤαÏάσιος) Greek name TARASIOS means "of Taras," a city founded by Spartan exiles who named it after Taras, son of Poseid�n; though some say Taras himself founded the city. The Romans called the place Tarentum; today it is called Taranto.Â
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Of or pertaining to Rome, or the Roman people; like or characteristic of Rome, the Roman people, or things done by Romans; as, Roman fortitude; a Roman aqueduct; Roman art.
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A species of divination by meteors, chiefly by thunder and lightning, which was held in high estimation by the Romans.
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The loose outer garment worn by the ancient Romans, consisting of a single broad piece of woolen cloth of a shape approaching a semicircle. It was of undyed wool, except the border of the toga praetexta.
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An under-garment worn by the ancient Romans of both sexes. It was made with or without sleeves, reached to or below the knees, and was confined at the waist by a girdle.
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A kind of large drinking cup, -- used by Greeks and Romans, esp. by poor folk.
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The act of proscribing; a dooming to death or exile; outlawry; specifically, among the ancient Romans, the public offer of a reward for the head of a political enemy; as, under the triumvirate, many of the best Roman citizens fell by proscription.
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A festival celebrated annually by the Romans on February 23 in honor of Terminus, the god of boundaries.
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An annual or stated sum of money or other valuable thing, paid by one ruler or nation to another, either as an acknowledgment of submission, or as the price of peace and protection, or by virtue of some treaty; as, the Romans made their conquered countries pay tribute.
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The language of the Grisons in Switzerland, a corruption of the Latin.
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The god of eloquence and letters among the ancient Egyptians, and supposed to be the inventor of writing and philosophy. He corresponded to the Mercury of the Romans, and was usually represented as a human figure with the head of an ibis or a lamb.
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A Greek measure of length, being the chief one used for itinerary distances, also adopted by the Romans for nautical and astronomical measurements. It was equal to 600 Greek or 625 Roman feet, or 125 Roman paces, or to 606 feet 9 inches English. This was also called the Olympic stadium, as being the exact length of the foot-race course at Olympia.
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A feast of the Romans in honor of Lupercus, or Pan.
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One of the great divinities of the ancient Romans, identical with the Greek Hestia. She was a virgin, and the goddess of the hearth; hence, also, of the fire on it, and the family round it.
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A Mediterranean food fish (Sparisoma scarus) of excellent quality and highly valued by the Romans; -- called also parrot fish.
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A Celtic divinity, regarded as the evil principle, but confounded by the Romans with Jupiter.
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The space in a theater between the stage and the audience; -- originally appropriated by the Greeks to the chorus and its evolutions, afterward by the Romans to persons of distinction, and by the moderns to a band of instrumental musicians.
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One who thunders; -- used especially as a translation of L. tonans, an epithet applied by the Romans to several of their gods, esp. to Jupiter.
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A sort of family chapel in the houses of the Romans, devoted to a special divinity.
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Of or pertaining to Tuscany in Italy; -- specifically designating one of the five orders of architecture recognized and described by the Italian writers of the 16th century, or characteristic of the order. The original of this order was not used by the Greeks, but by the Romans under the Empire. See Order, and Illust. of Capital.
v. i.
To come under the influence of the Romans, or of the Roman Catholic Church.