MEANING & HISTORY
What does Rómulo mean?
Rómulo is the Spanish and European Portuguese form of Romulus. Romulus is formed from Roma, Rome, with a diminutive ending.
Roman legend reverses that relationship by presenting Romulus as the founder who gave the city its name; the linguistic account more probably derives the personal name from the city. Rómulo preserves the legendary name through a later language form, with its written accent marking the stress of this exact spelling.
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Pronunciation & syllables
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Origin and name formation
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SpanishEtymology & source
a male given name from Latin
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People with the name Rómulo
Public figures and other documented namesakes linked by an explicit given-name claim. This is a selection of records, not a popularity ranking.
DOCUMENTED NAMESAKE
Romulo Espaldon
Philippine politician
DOCUMENTED NAMESAKE
Romulo T. Dela Cruz
Filipino archbishop (1947–2021)
The record establishes the name association, not the person’s intended meaning, pronunciation or ancestry. Descriptions are attributed to Wikidata contributors (CC0).
Use in Philippine-linked records
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distinct person records with an explicit given-name claim
Community-edited coverage, not a census or birth registry. Examples: Romulo T. Dela Cruz, Romulo Espaldon
PSA · OFFICIAL BIRTH RECORDS
Rómulo in the birth records
Exact spelling and stated year in the published name tables. Read the counts as individual snapshots.
Tables included: 2016, 2017, 2018, 2020, 2022, 2023 and 2024. The 2016 fact sheet lists five names per sex; the later tables include ten. Missing counts are not inferred. Sex categories follow the official tables, independently of dictionary gender labels. Explore the official tables →
Similar names to Rómulo
Names with a similar opening or ending, ordered by spelling distance. Similar spelling does not imply the same meaning or origin.
Names in this collection
- Romulo♂Tagalog borrowing of Spanish Rómulo, from Romulus
- Romano♂Roman, through Spanish and Latin
- Romeo♂Roman; one connected with Rome
- Romualdo♂Fame or glory and power
- Paulo♂Small or little
- Rocco♂Germanic saint-name, possibly linked with crow or rook
- Rodolfo♂Fame and wolf
- Roel♂Dutch familiar form of Roeland or Roelof
What rhymes with Rómulo?
No dictionary-confirmed rhyme match is available for this spelling in the current catalogue.
Names with a similar written ending
Spelling suggestions; these are not verified phonetic rhymes.
Explore Rómulo further
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- Wikidata given-name item Q21285768 — Rómulo (opens in a new tab)
Given-name identity, native labels, language associations and explicit class where present; not lexical meaning or population frequency.
- Wikidata — Romulo T. Dela Cruz (opens in a new tab)
Explicit given-name claim P735 linking to Q21285768 and citizenship claim P27 linking to Philippines Q928; community-edited evidence, not a civil-registry record.
- Wikidata — Romulo Espaldon (opens in a new tab)
Explicit given-name claim P735 linking to Q21285768 and citizenship claim P27 linking to Philippines Q928; community-edited evidence, not a civil-registry record.
- Wiktionary contributors — Rómulo (Spanish) (opens in a new tab)
Language-specific given-name etymology; shared spelling does not prove every bearer has this origin.
- Behind the Name — Rómulo (opens in a new tab)
Consulted account of the name’s formation, relevant root elements, or explicitly linked base name.
- Behind the Name — Romulus (opens in a new tab)
Consulted account of the name’s formation, relevant root elements, or explicitly linked base name.