romeo

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Canada/ˈɹoʊmioʊ/

proper noun

A male given name from the Romance languages.

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Meanings

romeo1

noun
  1. international standardsAlternative letter-case form of Romeo from the NATO/ICAO Phonetic Alphabet.

Romeo2

proper noun
  1. A male given name from the Romance languages.
  2. fictionOne of the main characters of Romeo and Juliet by William Shakespeare: the ardent lover of Juliet.
  3. A number of places in the United States:
nounRomeo (plural Romeos)

plural Romeos

  1. colloquialA boyfriend.

    Have you met her latest Romeo yet?

    Synonyms: beau, boyfriend, man friend

  2. A man who has a reputation for being a great lover or very romantic.

    So you think you're a Romeo / You're playing a part in a picture-show / Well, take the long way home

    1979, Roger Hodgson, “Take the Long Way Home”, in Breakfast in America, performed by Supertramp
    1 more example

    Indian Romeos […] have yielded to the temptation to pat, feel, pinch and brush against the more irresistible and accessible portions of women who come within discreet cop-a-feel distance.

    1974, Black Belt, volume 12, number 4, page 11

    Synonyms: lover boy

  3. espionageA spy specialised in seducing persons of interest, in particular a man targeting women.
  4. derogatoryA womanizer.

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA boyfriend.

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beauboyfriendman friend

nounA man who has a reputation for being a great lover or very romantic.

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Origin

  1. Ancient GreekῬωμαῖος“Roman”
  2. ItalianRomeo
  3. EnglishRomeo

Borrowed from Italian Romeo, from Ancient Greek Ῥωμαῖος (Rhōmaîos, “Roman”).

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Translations

Arabic رُومْيُو, عَنْتَر
  • رُومْيُو (rūmyū)character in Romeo and Juliet
  • عَنْتَر (ʕantar)man who is a great lover
  • قَيْس (qays)man who is a great lover
Catalan Romeu
  • Romeucharacter in Romeo and Juliet
Chinese Cantonese 羅密歐 /罗密欧
  • 羅密歐 /罗密欧character in Romeo and Juliet
Chinese Mandarin 羅密歐 /罗密欧
  • 羅密歐 /罗密欧 (Luōmì'ōu)character in Romeo and Juliet
Dutch Romeo
  • Romeocharacter in Romeo and Juliet
Finnish Romeo
  • Romeocharacter in Romeo and Juliet
French Roméo
  • Roméocharacter in Romeo and Juliet
German Romeo
  • Romeocharacter in Romeo and Juliet
Greek Ρωμαίος
  • Ρωμαίος (Romaíos)character in Romeo and Juliet
Hebrew רוֹמֵאוֹ
  • רוֹמֵאוֹ (Roméo)character in Romeo and Juliet
Hindi रोमियो
  • रोमियो (romiyo)character in Romeo and Juliet
Italian Romeo, romeo
  • Romeocharacter in Romeo and Juliet
  • romeoman who is a great lover
  • casanovaman who is a great lover
  • dongiovanniman who is a great lover
Japanese ロミオ, ロメオ
  • ロミオ (Romio)character in Romeo and Juliet
  • ロメオcharacter in Romeo and Juliet
Korean 로미오
  • 로미오 (Romio)character in Romeo and Juliet
Latin Romaeus
  • Romaeuscharacter in Romeo and Juliet
Norwegian Romeo
  • Romeocharacter in Romeo and Juliet
Polish Romeo, romeo
  • Romeocharacter in Romeo and Juliet
  • romeoman who is a great lover
  • casanovaman who is a great lover
  • donżuanman who is a great lover
  • żigolakman who is a great lover
Portuguese Romeu
  • Romeucharacter in Romeo and Juliet
Russian Роме́о
  • Роме́о (Romɛ́o)character in Romeo and Juliet
Spanish Romeo
  • Romeocharacter in Romeo and Juliet
Swedish Romeo
  • Romeocharacter in Romeo and Juliet
Turkish Romeo
  • Romeocharacter in Romeo and Juliet
Urdu مجنون
  • مجنونman who is a great lover

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Cite this entry
APA

romeo. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/romeo

MLA

“romeo.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/romeo. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “romeo,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/romeo.

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