Roma

Used in: 2 countries

Origin: Sanskrit

From Romani roma, plural of rom (“man, husband, Romani man”). The latter probably comes from Sanskrit डोम्ब (ḍomba, “lower-caste person working as a wandering musician”), from Sanskrit डमरु (ḍamaru, “drum”), which may have been borrowed from a Dravidian language. Folk etymology pointed to a legend that the ethnic group were an exiled people from Roman Imperial times. The other major categories of words for the Roma are cognates of Gypsy (words related to Egypt) and cognates of tzigane (words derived from Greek); see those entries for more information.

Etymology: Wiktionary (CC-BY-SA)

Name Variants & Related

Romas Derived from Roma
Romat Derived from Roma
Roman Derived from Roma
Romay Derived from Roma
Romac Derived from Roma
Római Derived from Roma
Romai Derived from Roma
Romao Derived from Roma
Abhijit Sanskrit origin
Abhilash Sanskrit origin

Popularity by Country

Roma

Rank #15516

Frequency 1,732 people (0.64 per 100k)

Ethnic Distribution

White 80.83% Hispanic 12.41% Black 0.75% Asian/PI 3.98% Native Am. 0.4% Two+ 1.62%

U.S. Census Bureau Surnames ↗

Roma

Rank #20640

INSEE Death Records 1970-2024 ↗

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