Romeo

Italian
"pilgrim to Rome, Roman"

Romeo Origin and Meaning

The name Romeo is a boy's name of Italian origin meaning "pilgrim to Rome, Roman".

It wasn't so long ago that Romeo was considered as outre for an American baby as Casanova or Cupid. But that really changed when David and Victoria Beckham chose it for their second son in 2002, a path followed by Jon Bon Jovi.

Romeo was not invented by the Bard, but was taken from his source material for the play. Some sources say it descends from that of Romulus, one of the twin sons of Mars.

# 293 in the US

Romeo Rank in US Top 1000

# 737 on Nameberry

Romeo Rank in Nameberry Top 1000

Romeo Popularity

Famous People Named Romeo

  • Romeo Crennel
    American football coach
  • (Percy) Romeo Miller
    American rapper and actor
  • Roméo
    Adrien LeBlanc, 25th Canadian Governor,General
  • Romeo Menti
    Italian footballer
  • Anthony "Romeo" Santos
    American singer of band Aventura
  • (Diom) Roméo Saganash
    Canadian MP
  • Romeo Benetti
    Italian footballer
  • Romeo Castelen
    Dutch footballer
  • Roméo Antonius Dallaire
    Canadian Senator
  • Romeo Earl Muller
    American screenwriter and actor
  • Giovanni "Romeo" Roselli
    American pro wrestler
  • Romeo Stodart
    English singer and guitarist of band The Magic Numbers
  • Romeo Constantin Surdu
    Romanian footballer
  • Marvin (Romeo Kwasie) Zeegelaar
    Dutch professional footballer
  • Romeo James Beckham (b. 2002)
    son of footballer David Beckham and singer/designer Victoria Beckham
  • Romeo Jon Bongiovi (b. 2004)
    son of singer Jon Bon Jovi
  • Romeo Abreu (b. 2011)
    son of actress Priscila Fantin and Renan Abreu
  • Romeo Alejandro David Baldwin (b.2018)
    son of actor Alec Baldwin and Hilaria Thomas Baldwin

Romeo in Pop Culture

  • Romeo Montague
    character in Shakespeare's "Romeo and Juliet"
  • Todd "Romeo" Smith
    character on Australian soap "Home and Away"
  • Romeo Conbolt
    character in anime/manga 'Fairy Tail'
  • Romeo Santana
    character on "The Steve Harvey Show"
  • Kojo "Romeo" Agu
    character in video game "Halo 3: ODST"
  • Romeo
    character in the game "Minecraft Story Mode"
  • Romeo and Cinderella
    a Vocaloid song by doriko using the Vocaloid Hatsune Miku
  • Romeo
    character in the video game "Minecraft: Story Mode , Season 2"
  • Romeo
    cat once owned by American Bikini Supermodel Elle Johnson
  • Romeo "Ro" Miller
    main character from "Romeo!," American TV series