Romana (name)

Romana is a surname and female given name.

Its roots are either from the Assyrian/Syriac Roma ('above') and na ('one'), or from the feminine form of the Latin name Romanus ('Roman'). One possible pronunciation of Romana in English is /rɔːˈmɑːnə/.

Name days

• Czech: 18 November
• Slovak: 23 February
• Polish: 23 February
• German: 23 February or 9 August
• Hungarian: 23 February or 22 May

People with the given name

• Romana Acosta Bañuelos (1925–2018), Mexican American businesswoman and politician
• Romana Bashir, Pakistani activist
• Romana Calligaris (1924–2002), Italian freestyle swimmer
• Romana Carén (born 1979), Austrian actress and director
• Romana Chrenková (born 1987), Czech handball player
• Romana D'Annunzio (born 1972), Scottish television presenter
• Romana Didulo, Canadian false pretender and conspiracy theorist
• Romana Dubnová (born 1978), Czech high jumper
• Romana Graham (born 1986), New Zealand rugby union footballer
• Romana Hamzová (born 1970), Czech basketball player
• Romana Hejdová (born 1988), Czech basketball player
• Romana Jalil, Pakistani politician
• Romana Javitz (1903–1980), American artist and librarian
• Romana Jerković (born 1964), Croatian politician
• Romana Jordan Cizelj (born 1966), Slovene politician
• Romana Kryzanowska (1923–2013), American Pilates student
• Romana Maláčová (born 1987), Czech athlete
• Romana Labounková (born 1989), Czech racing cyclist
• Romana Schlesinger (born 1986), Slovak LGBT rights activist
• Romana Tabak (born 1991), Slovak tennis player and politician
• Romana Tedjakusuma (born 1976), Indonesian tennis player
• Romana Župan (born 1987), Croatian sports sailor

People with the surname

• Dimples Romana (born 1984), Filipina actress and model

Fictional characters

• Romana (Doctor Who), a character from the British SF series Doctor Who

See also

• Romana (disambiguation)
• Romanus (disambiguation)
• Romaña, a Spanish-language surname

References

• Miloslava Knappová's Book

External links

• Romana - Behind the Name