Romero
English
Statistics
- According to the 2010 United States Census, Romero is the 115th 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.
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
- 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/, [ɾ̪ɔˈmi.ɾ̪ɔ]
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
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
- IPA(key): /ɾoˈmeɾo/, [ɾoˈmɛ.ɾo]
- Hyphenation: Ro‧me‧ro