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Meaning of the nameRomolo

Romolo is the Italian form of Rômulo, the Latin name of the legendary founder of Rome, whose etymology is uncertain, with people born mostly in the 1980s and 1990s.

IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 1,087 people named Romolo, the 7,804th most common name in Brazil. Their median age is 30, and the largest group was born in the 1990s. Proportionally, it is most common in Pará.

Meaning

The meaning of Romolo is not known for certain. The sources consulted give no settled meaning for it, so we give none; below are the origin of the spelling and the official figures.

People (2022)
1,087
Rank in Brazil
#7,804
Median age
30 years
2010 Census
1,181
people

Romolo in the 2022 Census

People with the first name Romolo, by the decade they were born. In the chart, 70 = the 1970s and 20+ = 2020 to 2022. The largest group was born in the 1990s (288 people).

0 women 1,081 men

Source: IBGE, 2022 Demographic Census, Nomes no Brasil. The census counts the first name of people alive in 2022; small counts are not published, and the first group covers everyone born before 1940. How to read these data.

Where the name Romolo is most common

States with the highest share of people named Romolo in the population, in the 2022 Census.

  1. Pará 0.002%
  2. Rio de Janeiro 0.001%
  3. São Paulo 0.000%
All states
StatePeople% of population
São Paulo1660.000%
Pará1300.002%
Rio de Janeiro1000.001%
Minas Gerais960.001%
Amazonas660.002%
Maranhão560.001%
Bahia540.000%
Ceará500.001%
Goiás440.001%
Rio Grande do Sul400.000%
Paraná370.000%
Santa Catarina340.000%
Pernambuco270.000%
Mato Grosso270.001%
Paraíba230.001%
Espírito Santo220.001%
Distrito Federal170.001%

States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.

About the name Romolo

Romolo is the Italian form of the name of the legendary founder of Rome, Romulus in Latin and Rômulo in Brazilian Portuguese. Wiktionary gives the origin of the Latin name as 'probably from Rōma plus the suffix -ulus', and Behind the Name derives it from Roma, the city, with a diminutive suffix, marking the etymology as uncertain. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 1,087 people named Romolo, with a median age of 30, almost always men. Proportionally, it is most common in Pará.

Sources

  1. Wiktionary: Romolo · en.wiktionary.org · origin
  2. Wiktionary: Rômulo · en.wiktionary.org · spelling
  3. Wiktionary: Romulus · en.wiktionary.org · origin
  4. Behind the Name: Romulus · behindthename.com · origin
  5. Behind the Name: Romolo · behindthename.com · origin

Questions about the name Romolo

What does the name Romolo mean?

The meaning of Romolo is not known for certain: the sources consulted give no settled meaning for it. So we give none; the page shows the origin of the spelling and the official figures.

How many people are named Romolo in Brazil?

IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 1,087 people with the first name Romolo, which ranks it number 7,804 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1990s.

Is Romolo a boy's or a girl's name?

Romolo is a male name: in the 2022 Census, 0 women and 1,081 men had this name (IBGE does not publish very small counts).

What is the origin of the name Romolo?

Romolo is a name of Latin and Italian origin. The sources are listed at the end of the page.

In which Brazilian state is Romolo most common?

Proportionally, in Pará: 0.002% of the state's population is named Romolo (130 people), according to the 2022 Census.

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