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Roman/Romeo as a boy name?

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Tkoko · 03/07/2025 21:29

How do you like that?

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CreationNat1on · 04/07/2025 12:52

I love Romeo, but I agree if Romeo turns out to be self conscious it might be a difficult name to carry.

I also love Ronan and Rowan.

Tkoko · 04/07/2025 12:55

CreationNat1on · 04/07/2025 12:52

I love Romeo, but I agree if Romeo turns out to be self conscious it might be a difficult name to carry.

I also love Ronan and Rowan.

Do you feel like Roman, Ronan, Rowan and let’s say Evan are so different ? I love Evan honestly but can’t use it…

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WaltzingWaters · 04/07/2025 12:56

I really dislike Roman. Not too sure why, just don’t like the way it sounds as a name. Prefer Ronan.
I do love Romeo, although it is quite a big name to live up to.

CreationNat1on · 04/07/2025 13:00

How about Eben, another favourite of mine.

Tkoko · 04/07/2025 13:00

WaltzingWaters · 04/07/2025 12:56

I really dislike Roman. Not too sure why, just don’t like the way it sounds as a name. Prefer Ronan.
I do love Romeo, although it is quite a big name to live up to.

which ones are beautiful in your opinion?

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Needmorelego · 04/07/2025 13:09

Tkoko · 04/07/2025 13:00

which ones are beautiful in your opinion?

If you're going for "beautiful" I would choose Romeo but it is always going to have the Shakespeare connection which you'd have to decide yourself if you are ok with that.
(Did Shakespeare create the name? Or were there little boys called Romeo in Elizabethan times?)

Tkoko · 04/07/2025 13:17

Needmorelego · 04/07/2025 13:09

If you're going for "beautiful" I would choose Romeo but it is always going to have the Shakespeare connection which you'd have to decide yourself if you are ok with that.
(Did Shakespeare create the name? Or were there little boys called Romeo in Elizabethan times?)

Origins of the name Romeo:
Latin roots: Romeo comes from the Late Latin name Romaeus, meaning “a pilgrim to Rome”.
Italian usage: It was used in medieval Italy as a given name. For example, Romeo di Tebaldo was a character in earlier Italian literature.

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Tkoko · 04/07/2025 13:18

Needmorelego · 04/07/2025 13:09

If you're going for "beautiful" I would choose Romeo but it is always going to have the Shakespeare connection which you'd have to decide yourself if you are ok with that.
(Did Shakespeare create the name? Or were there little boys called Romeo in Elizabethan times?)

I was asking if you can suggest other names that sound more beautiful than Roman in your opinion… Romeo sounds cute but more as a nickname for Roman (at least I was thinking like that).

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Tkoko · 04/07/2025 13:19

Needmorelego · 04/07/2025 13:09

If you're going for "beautiful" I would choose Romeo but it is always going to have the Shakespeare connection which you'd have to decide yourself if you are ok with that.
(Did Shakespeare create the name? Or were there little boys called Romeo in Elizabethan times?)

I think it’s the same thing as Dante in Italy.. there is only one famous Dante in history and it’s very difficult to give this name to a boy..

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Inthesmallclouds · 04/07/2025 13:24

Roman 💙

ClareVoiance · 04/07/2025 13:28

Elvis is a nice soft sounding name.

Needmorelego · 04/07/2025 13:28

@Tkoko defining a name as "beautiful" is quite hard.
If my child had been a boy he would have been called Daniel.
I just liked the name.
Is it beautiful? I don't know?

Tkoko · 04/07/2025 13:30

ClareVoiance · 04/07/2025 13:28

Elvis is a nice soft sounding name.

Doesn't Elvis have same faith as Romeo?

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Tkoko · 04/07/2025 13:31

Needmorelego · 04/07/2025 13:28

@Tkoko defining a name as "beautiful" is quite hard.
If my child had been a boy he would have been called Daniel.
I just liked the name.
Is it beautiful? I don't know?

Maybe I meant good sounding… you said Roman sounds really bad… yes Daniel is a good classic name… do you like the sound of the name Mattia?

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Needmorelego · 04/07/2025 13:42

Tkoko · 04/07/2025 13:31

Maybe I meant good sounding… you said Roman sounds really bad… yes Daniel is a good classic name… do you like the sound of the name Mattia?

I've always liked Matthias.
Not sure if that's from the same meaning/roots as Mattia.

Needmorelego · 04/07/2025 13:44

Tkoko · 04/07/2025 13:31

Maybe I meant good sounding… you said Roman sounds really bad… yes Daniel is a good classic name… do you like the sound of the name Mattia?

I like Roman.
I don't think sounds bad.

Tkoko · 04/07/2025 13:48

Needmorelego · 04/07/2025 13:44

I like Roman.
I don't think sounds bad.

Sorry my mistake…

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muddyford · 04/07/2025 14:48

Tkoko · 04/07/2025 13:31

Maybe I meant good sounding… you said Roman sounds really bad… yes Daniel is a good classic name… do you like the sound of the name Mattia?

Mattia sounds like a girl's name.

ClareVoiance · 04/07/2025 16:22

If the baby is due imminently you could call him Scorchio.

Tkoko · 04/07/2025 16:25

ClareVoiance · 04/07/2025 16:22

If the baby is due imminently you could call him Scorchio.

What’s the name? Why?

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SunshineDeLaSoul · 04/07/2025 16:25

Both terrible

SunshineDeLaSoul · 04/07/2025 16:26

Needmorelego · 04/07/2025 13:28

@Tkoko defining a name as "beautiful" is quite hard.
If my child had been a boy he would have been called Daniel.
I just liked the name.
Is it beautiful? I don't know?

Defo not a beautiful name

Tkoko · 04/07/2025 16:27

ClareVoiance · 04/07/2025 16:22

If the baby is due imminently you could call him Scorchio.

I checked the meaning… thanks 🥵

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ClareVoiance · 04/07/2025 16:28

Sergio/Sergei is a bit more classic.

Tkoko · 04/07/2025 16:38

ClareVoiance · 04/07/2025 16:28

Sergio/Sergei is a bit more classic.

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