Romero Surname Meaning & Origin (Spanish)

Meaning and formation

Romero has the source sense “Roman”, from Medieval Greek Rhomaios through Late Latin Romaeus. The historical term was associated with pilgrims travelling toward the Holy Land and Rome; Spanish adapted it with -ero.

Dictionary pronunciation

• Tagalog: /ɾoˈmeɾo/ · Wiktionary ↗
• Cebuano: /ɾoˈmeɾo/ · Wiktionary ↗
• Spanish: /roˈmeɾo/ · Wiktionary ↗

Public figures with this surname

Elected officials in the 2001 list

Romero has 9 records in the OpenHalalan transcription of the 2001 COMELEC elected-candidate lists.

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Related given-name entries

The given-name catalogue has separate entries with the same spelling. Each page explains its own given-name use and sources.

• Romero