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Romeyn is a Dutch given name and surname. Among variant forms are Romeijn, Romein, Romijn and Romyn, each pronounced [roˈmɛi̯n] in Dutch. Romein means "Roman", and the given name could be considered cognate to Romeo.[1] The surname's origin may thus be patronymic or toponymic, indicating someone from Rome. Sometimes the name is a spelling change from Remein, which started as a patronymic based on the given name Remy / Remigius.[2] Notable people with the name include:

Given name

  • Romeyn B. Ayres (1825–1888), Union Army general in the American Civil War
  • Romeyn Berry (1881–1957), American sports administrator and author
  • Romeyn de Hooghe (1645–1708), Dutch painter, sculptor, engraver and caricaturist
  • Romeyn Beck Hough (1857–1924), American physician and botanist best known for creating The American Woods
As a middle name

Surname

See also

References

  1. ^ Romein at the Corpus of First Names in The Netherlands
  2. ^ Romeijn (y) and Romein documentation at the Database of Surnames in The Netherlands