Roma

Italian place-name

"a Roman"

Roma Origin and Meaning

The name Roma is a girl's name of Italian origin.

Never as popular as Florence; today's parents might prefer Venezia, Verona, or Romy. It is also a Hindu name meaning "one with shiny hair" and is another name for the goddess Lakshmi.

In Roman mythology, Roma was the personification and minor goddess of Rome.

Roma is also an ethnic term for the Romani people.

Roma Rank in US Top 1000

# 986 in the US

Popularity of the name Roma

• 1351 Nameberry 2025
• 691 Unique 2023
• 692 England 2023
• 100 Spain 2023
• 169 Poland 2020
• 8 Argentina 2021

20 Names Similar to Roma

These 20 names were selected by our users that were looking for other names like Roma.

• Eilish
• Monet
• Zella
• Avril
• Luz
• Vida
• Lilabelle
• Lilo
• Twila
• Cia
• Enola
• Galilee
• Loïs
• Lilien
• Alix
• Uma
• Ziva
• Viva
• Cerena
• Twyla

Famous People Named Roma

• Roma Flinders Mitchell first woman Governor of an Australian state
• Roma Downey Northern Irish actress
• Roma Shane Ryan Irish lyricist for singer Enya
• Roma Maffia American actress
• Roma Asrani Indian Malayalam actress
• Roma Baran Canadian record producer
• Roma Ligocka Polish costume designer
• Roma Egan Australian child actress and dancer
• Roma Pryma Bohachevsky, Ukrainian dancer
• Roma Tearne Sri Lankan novelist

The name Roma in Pop Culture

• Roma Courtney main character in the movie "Supernatural"
• Roma a subgroup of the Romani people (also known as "gypsies," though this term is considered pejorative)
• Roma Italian for Rome
• Roma type of tomato
• Roma's Pizza popular pizzareia in Brooklyn, NY