Romola

Romola is a female first name with Etruscan roots. It represents the Italian form of the male first name Romolo and means 'the one who comes from Rome', 'the woman from Rome', or simply 'the Roman woman'.

What does the name Romola mean?

The name Romola is of female origin and has its roots in Etruscan. It derives from the Italian form of Romolo and carries the meanings 'the one who comes from Rome', 'the woman from Rome', or simply 'the Roman woman'. The male first name Romulus is considered the original name. There are two main theories regarding the derivation of the name: one suggests that it stems from rōmŭlus (in a figurative sense) Roman, the son of Ascanius and city founder. The other, more common theory originates from the Etruscan language and traces the name back to an archaic word for the Tiber, derived from rumon or ruma, as well as the suffix -on. After 650 BC, the Etruscans became dominant in Italy and spread throughout Northern Italy. Other variants of the name include Romilia, Romelia, Romela, Romella, Romelle, Romilla, Romille, Romolla, and Romulia. In addition to the original form Romulus, there are also variants such as Romilius, Romelo, Romello, Romele, and Romel.

Where does the name Romola come from?

The etymology of Romola is both Etruscan and Roman in nature and means among other things 'the one who comes from Rome' or 'the Roman woman'. Etruscan Roman, composed of rumon or ruma, which is the name of the Tiber that flows through Rome (Etruscan), or rhome, which means Rome in Greek, and romaeus, which means the pilgrim of Rome in Latin. The language is Italian.

How do you pronounce Romola?

Ro-mo-la

Popularity

In Germany, Romola is a rather rare first name. It has not yet made it onto the German first name charts. The best ranking Romola achieved was in 2017, with 575th place in the first name charts of Northern Ireland. In the last ten years, the name has been given as a first name there less than 10 times, placing it at 1,844th in the ten-year statistics. From 1997 to 2024, it ranks 2,956th in Northern Ireland.

Famous people

• Romola Butalia (writer from India)
• Romola Costantino (Australian musician)
• Romola Garai (British actress)
• Romola Remus (actress from the USA)