So I love the name [name_m]Roman[/name_m] for my son, nn [name_m]Romeo[/name_m], but someone went and made a comment to me saying–naming your child [name_m]Roman[/name_m] is equivalent to naming them American, Canadian, [name_m]German[/name_m], ect. [name_f]Do[/name_f] you see it this way too? Any thoughts and opinions on the name would be greatly appreciated as well. It isn’t too “Soap [name_f]Opera[/name_f]-ish” is it? Thanks ladies.
Yes. I don’t “get” [name_m]Roman[/name_m] at all for that reason. I would suggest [name_m]Ronan[/name_m] instead.
I agree, it is like that. But we have people naming their children [name_f]China[/name_f], [name_u]Egypt[/name_u], [name_f]Georgia[/name_f], [name_u]America[/name_u], [name_f]India[/name_f] and all of that. I really like the name [name_m]Roman[/name_m]. And I think its totally usable!
[name_m]Roman[/name_m] is okay. Other names mean “person from [area]”, so it’s usable.
Personally I really do not like [name_m]Roman[/name_m].I think naming a kid after a culture, race or nationality is just too weird, and quite different from using a place name.
[name_m]Just[/name_m] my thoughts, though.
Question for you- how is [name_m]Romeo[/name_m] a nickname for [name_m]Roman[/name_m]? They’re two separate names!
I hope I didn’t come off as rude. I am just curious. 
It’s not so much like naming a child [name_m]German[/name_m] or Canadian. [name_m]Rome[/name_m] is a city, not a country. It’d be closer to being like using Parisian or Barcelonan. That being said, I don’t like it anyway.
[name_m]Roman[/name_m] is popular enough that no one would really see it as unusual. Not my particular style, but go for it.
I would suggest, though, going for just [name_m]Romeo[/name_m], because I love that name
Why not [name_m]Romeo[/name_m] as his given name?
I think [name_m]Roman[/name_m] is very usable! [name_m]Romeo[/name_m] is nice to though.
I feel a bit of a hypocrite saying I don’t like [name_m]Roman[/name_m] because of the place thing, because the same applies to names like [name_m]Caspian[/name_m], [name_u]Dorian[/name_u], [name_m]Cyprian[/name_m], all of which I really like. But I think because everyone (here anyway) learns about the Romans as kids, it’s a bit odd I suppose. Especially if you’re saying something like ‘This is [name_m]Roman[/name_m]’ it sounds like describing an antique. Personally I slightly prefer [name_m]Rome[/name_m] maybe as a middle name, or just [name_m]Romeo[/name_m] as a name.
I understand the comments (though Parisian or San Franciscan would have been more apt ‘arguments’) though I do feel that [name_m]Roman[/name_m] works fairly well as name. It could be better ([name_m]Ronan[/name_m]), but it’s definitely not terrible.
I think it’s totally usable.
I love [name_m]Roman[/name_m] and don’t like [name_m]Ronan[/name_m] at all and I am pretty cool [name_m]Don[/name_m]'t like [name_m]Romeo[/name_m] though.Too [name_m]Beckham[/name_m].
I love [name_m]Roman[/name_m]. I think its a really cool name and totally usable. I think [name_f]Cate[/name_f] Blanchett named her son [name_m]Roman[/name_m] too actually. I’m not too fond of the nickname [name_m]Romeo[/name_m] though, but to each their own I guess!
I used to think this way about [name_m]Roman[/name_m] too, as essentially it does mean ‘person from [name_m]Rome[/name_m]’. However! Unlike Cypriot or Egyptian etc it does have a long history of being used as a name, particularly in eastern Europe.
I like the name [name_m]Roman[/name_m]…but the only [name_m]Roman[/name_m] I know is a female.
Hugs,
[name_f]Cathy[/name_f]
[name_m]Roman[/name_m] also means “a novel.” roman | Search Online Etymology Dictionary
I’m a little surprised by the negative comments you’ve received. [name_m]Roman[/name_m] is a fine name! Definitely usable. I’m so used to it as a name it doesn’t even sound unusual. Doesn’t [name_f]Debra[/name_f] Messing have a little [name_m]Roman[/name_m]?
Confused about the [name_m]Romeo[/name_m] nickname…I was hoping you meant more like as a silly nickname you only use in private, like poo bear or something? People would definitely think that you named him [name_m]Romeo[/name_m], if you called him that. So you may as well name him [name_m]Romeo[/name_m], which is a brave choice and not one I would personally recommend, but a legitimate one nonetheless.
Anyway, yes, I absolutely agree that it’s bizarre that [name_m]Roman[/name_m] is even used as a name and that it is totally akin to naming your kid Parisian or something. I just don’t get it.
I have a good friend who named her son [name_m]Roman[/name_m], and two years later it hasn’t grown on me one bit. I still feel weird saying it.
It is rather soap-opera-ish, now that you mention it. If you like the sound and feel of it, [name_m]Ronan[/name_m] is a much better choice I think.
I like [name_m]Roman[/name_m]! I’ve met a couple Romans, one from [name_f]Georgia[/name_f] (the country) and one from [name_f]Russia[/name_f]. It’s perfectly fine to me as a name, but I can also see where other Berries are coming from, since I’ve seen [name_m]Boston[/name_m] come up on a few forums in the past few weeks… I live in [name_m]Boston[/name_m], it will never be a name to me!