Romero

See also: romero

English

Etymology

From Spanish Romero.

Proper noun

Romero

1. A surname from Spanish.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Romero is the 115^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 208614 individuals. Romero is most common among Hispanic/Latino (88.50%) and White (8.65%) individuals.

Anagrams

• Moorer, moorer, remoor, roomer

Bikol Central

Etymology

From Spanish Romero, from Late Latin Rōmaeus, adapted to the suffix -ero; from Byzantine Greek ῥωμαῖος (rhōmaîos, literally “Roman”), name used in the Byzantine Empire for Westerners who crossed to the east on a pilgrimage to the Holy Land and on to Rome.

Introduced through the Catálogo alfabético de apellidos.

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: Ro‧me‧ro
• IPA^(key): /ɾoˈmeɾo/ [ɾoˈme.ɾo]

Proper noun

Romero

1. a common surname from Spanish, equivalent to Spanish Romero, prevalent in Camarines Sur and western Albay, esp. around the municipality of Oas

Cebuano

Etymology

From Spanish Romero, from Late Latin romaeus, from Byzantine Greek ῥωμαῖος (rhōmaîos, “Roman”). Introduced through the Catálogo alfabético de apellidos.

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: Ro‧me‧ro
• IPA^(key): /ɾoˈmeɾo/ [ɾ̪oˈmi.ɾ̪o]

Proper noun

Romero

1. a surname from Spanish, equivalent to Spanish Romero

Spanish

Etymology

From Late Latin Rōmaeus, adapted to the suffix -ero; from Byzantine Greek Ῥωμαῖος (Rhōmaîos, literally “Roman”), name used in the Byzantine Empire for Westerners who crossed to the east on a pilgrimage to the Holy Land and on to Rome. Doublet of Romeo.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /roˈmeɾo/ [roˈme.ɾo]
• Rhymes: -eɾo
• Syllabification: Ro‧me‧ro

Proper noun

Romero m

1. a surname

Tagalog

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish Romero, from Late Latin Rōmaeus, adapted to the suffix -ero; from Byzantine Greek ῥωμαῖος (rhōmaîos, literally “Roman”), name used in the Byzantine Empire for Westerners who crossed to the east on a pilgrimage to the Holy Land and on to Rome.

Introduced through the Catálogo alfabético de apellidos.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /ɾoˈmeɾo/ [ɾoˈmɛː.ɾo]
• Rhymes: -eɾo
• Syllabification: Ro‧me‧ro

Proper noun

Romero (Baybayin spelling ᜇᜓᜋᜒᜇᜓ)

1. a common surname from Spanish, equivalent to Spanish Romero