Romeo

Romeo is an Italian masculine given name. It arose from the Greek Ρωμαίος for a Roman citizen or a pilgrim to Rome. The popularity of the name is primarily due to Luigi da Porto naming his tragic hero Romeo Montecchi in his 1524 novel Giulietta e Romeo, 70 years later adapted by Shakespeare into the play Romeo and Juliet. People with this name include: Romeo Acop (born c.1948), Filipino politician Romeo Acquarone (1895–1980), Monegasque tennis player Roméo Affessi (born 1984), Ivory Coast-born footballer Romeo Alaeff (born 1970), American visual artist Romeo Anaya (1946–2015), Mexican boxer Romeo Antoniazzi (1862–1925), Italian violin maker Romeo Bandison (born 1971), Dutch American-football defensive tackle Roméo Beaudry (1882–1932), French Canadian author, composer, pianist and record producer Romeo Beckham (born 2002), son of David and Victoria Beckham Romeo Bégin (1895–?), Canadian (Ontario) politician Romeo Benetti (born 1945), Italian football defender Romeo Bertini (1893–1973), Italian long-distance runner Romeo Bezușcu (born 1964), Romanian rugby player Romeo Roy Blanchette (1913–1982), American Roman Catholic Bishop Romeo T. Boisvert (1916–1981), American (Maine) Democratic politician Romeo Bosetti (1879–1948), Italian-born French actor and screenwriter Romeo Bragato (1859–1913), Italian-born Australian and New Zealand winemaker Romeo A. Brawner (1935–2008), Filipino public official Romeo Brin (born 1973), Filipino boxer Romeo Bunică (born 1974), Romanian football forward Romeo Munoz Cachola (born 1938), Philippines-born American (Hawaii) politician Roméo Calenda (born 1972), French football Romeo Callejo Sr.