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The name Romero is a nickname type of surname for an Ancient Roman or a modern day Italian. The name was originally derived from the Latin word Romaeus and the Greek word Romaios, which mean Roman.

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language of work or name
Spanish
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Romero
native label
Romero
writing system
Latin script
Soundex
R560
Cologne phonetics
767
Caverphone
RMR111
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Romero (surname)
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The name Romero is a nickname type of surname for an Ancient Roman or a modern day Italian. The name was originally derived from the Latin word Romaeus and the Greek word Romaios, which mean Roman. A person on a religious journey or pilgrimage from Rome (possibly to Jerusalem)

==Other variations of the surname== Roemer, a Middle High German and Swiss name meaning a pilgrim to the Holy Land Romer, an English and Dutch name meaning a religious pilgrim or religious warrior carrying a sacred object on his way to the Holy Land Rohmer, an Icelandic name meaning a guardian of a sacred place Romeo, an Italian name meaning a pilgrim to Rome Romeu, a Portuguese and Catalan name meaning someone on a pilgrimage to the Holy Land Romeos, a Modern Greek name meaning pilgrim to Jerusalem Romemu, a Hebraic word meaning one who exalts or glorifies a deity Robero, a surname derived from the given name Robert

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