Etymology

Romanoff

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Today it means: A surname from Russian. Full definition →

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  1. Latin · derived fromRoma“Rome”
  2. English todayRomanoff

Transliteration of Russian Рома́нов (Románov). From Рома́н (Román), from Romance Roman, from Latin Roma (“Rome”), possibly from a name for river (referring to the Tiber).

Words from the same roots

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Romerum

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