Romeo
[ˈroʊ.mi.oʊ]Meaning
Italian form of the Late Latin Romaeus, meaning "from Rome" or "Roman".
Background Story
Romeo comes from the Late Latin Romaeus or Late Greek Ρωμαῖος (Romaios), meaning "from Rome" or "Roman". It is best known as the lover of Juliet in William Shakespeare's tragedy Romeo and Juliet (1596), which he based on earlier Italian stories by Luigi Da Porto (1524) and Matteo Bandello (1554), both of which featured characters named Giulietta and Romeo.
Temperament
Variations
romeu, romeo
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