- Roman
- Adam
[name_m]Roman[/name_m] is very handsome and Rome/Romy are cute nicknames.
I like [name_m]Adam[/name_m] more, I think!
[name_m]Adam[/name_m] is so underused and underrated, I think! Very masculine, but somehow soft, too. And I’m hearing Romans everywhere on children, but never [name_m]Adam[/name_m].
I know this will be an unpopular opinion, but I don’t understand the appeal of [name_m]Roman[/name_m]. I say this with respect, because I’m hoping someone can weigh in and explain it to me. I am assuming it’s the sound – it sounds great, like [name_u]Rowan[/name_u] and [name_u]Nolan[/name_u] (names I like). It’s just that it’s essentially just… a person from [name_u]Rome[/name_u]. And that’s all I hear when I see it. It feels like naming someone Parisian or Venetian or [name_u]New[/name_u] Yorker to me. Am I the only one who feels this way?
Hmm, this is a difficult choice.
I like [name_m]Adam[/name_m]. It’s friendly and down-to-earth. It’s easy to say and spell, everyone knows it, but it doesn’t feel overused or trendy. I’d be delighted to meet a young [name_m]Adam[/name_m].
[name_m]Roman[/name_m] has a different feel - it’s more mysterious. @somemelodioussonnet in response to your question: I like [name_m]Roman[/name_m], not so much for the sound, but that it has strength and history behind it.
Yes, it does literally mean a person from [name_u]Rome[/name_u], but it feels more connected to the history of ancient [name_u]Rome[/name_u] (what we usually refer to as “Roman”) than a contemporary Italian who lives in the capital city. It speaks to me of travellers from long ago. It’s a simple name, really, but it has much depth.
[name_m]Adam[/name_m] for me! I have a really good association with it, and it just seems so wholesome and sweet. [name_m]Roman[/name_m] has never really done anything for me, but I do love the similar sounding [name_m]Rohmer[/name_m], [name_m]Ronan[/name_m], and most of all, [name_u]Rowan[/name_u]!
Good luck