Romo

See also: romo

English

Etymology

Shortening.

Noun

Romo (uncountable)

1. (historical) Romantic Modernism, a musical and clubbing movement in the UK in the 1990s, influenced by New Romanticism.

Anagrams

• Moor, Moro, moor, room

Esperanto

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin Rōma.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈromo/

• Audio:

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• Rhymes: -omo
• Syllabification: Ro‧mo

Proper noun

Romo (accusative Romon)

1. Rome (a major city, the capital of Italy and the Italian region of Lazio, located on the Tiber River; the ancient capital of the Roman Empire)
2. Rome (a metropolitan city of Lazio, Italy)
3. (historical) Rome, Ancient Rome (an ancient empire based out of the city of Rome, covering vast territories in Europe, Asia and Africa; in full, Roman Empire)

Derived terms

• Romio (“Ancient Rome”)
• romkatolika (“Roman Catholic”, adjective)

Further reading

• “Romo”, in Plena Ilustrita Vortaro de Esperanto [Complete Illustrated Dictionary of Esperanto], 2020, →ISBN
• “Romo”, in Reta Vortaro [Online Dictionary] (in Esperanto), 1997-2026

Finnish

Etymology

The surname in Karelia originates from vernacular forms of Russian Роман (Roman). The surname in Savonia may have spread from there from Karelia or be of another origin.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈromo/, [ˈro̞mo̞]
• Rhymes: -omo
• Syllabification^(key): Ro‧mo
• Hyphenation^(key): Ro‧mo

Proper noun

Romo

1. a Finnish surname

Declension

Inflection of Romo (Kotus type 1/valo, no gradation)
nominative		Romo	Romot
genitive		Romon	Romojen
partitive		Romoa	Romoja
illative		Romoon	Romoihin
		singular	plural
nominative		Romo	Romot
accusative	nom.	Romo	Romot
	gen.	Romon
genitive		Romon	Romojen
partitive		Romoa	Romoja
inessive		Romossa	Romoissa
elative		Romosta	Romoista
illative		Romoon	Romoihin
adessive		Romolla	Romoilla
ablative		Romolta	Romoilta
allative		Romolle	Romoille
essive		Romona	Romoina
translative		Romoksi	Romoiksi
abessive		Romotta	Romoitta
instructive		—	Romoin
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

Possessive forms of Romo (Kotus type 1/valo, no gradation)

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative Romoni Romoni accusative nom. Romoni Romoni gen. Romoni genitive Romoni Romojeni partitive Romoani Romojani inessive Romossani Romoissani elative Romostani Romoistani illative Romooni Romoihini adessive Romollani Romoillani ablative Romoltani Romoiltani allative Romolleni Romoilleni essive Romonani Romoinani translative Romokseni Romoikseni abessive Romottani Romoittani instructive — — comitative — Romoineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative Romosi Romosi accusative nom. Romosi Romosi gen. Romosi genitive Romosi Romojesi partitive Romoasi Romojasi inessive Romossasi Romoissasi elative Romostasi Romoistasi illative Romoosi Romoihisi adessive Romollasi Romoillasi ablative Romoltasi Romoiltasi allative Romollesi Romoillesi essive Romonasi Romoinasi translative Romoksesi Romoiksesi abessive Romottasi Romoittasi instructive — — comitative — Romoinesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative Romomme Romomme accusative nom. Romomme Romomme gen. Romomme genitive Romomme Romojemme partitive Romoamme Romojamme inessive Romossamme Romoissamme elative Romostamme Romoistamme illative Romoomme Romoihimme adessive Romollamme Romoillamme ablative Romoltamme Romoiltamme allative Romollemme Romoillemme essive Romonamme Romoinamme translative Romoksemme Romoiksemme abessive Romottamme Romoittamme instructive — — comitative — Romoinemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative Romonne Romonne accusative nom. Romonne Romonne gen. Romonne genitive Romonne Romojenne partitive Romoanne Romojanne inessive Romossanne Romoissanne elative Romostanne Romoistanne illative Romoonne Romoihinne adessive Romollanne Romoillanne ablative Romoltanne Romoiltanne allative Romollenne Romoillenne essive Romonanne Romoinanne translative Romoksenne Romoiksenne abessive Romottanne Romoittanne instructive — — comitative — Romoinenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative Romonsa Romonsa accusative nom. Romonsa Romonsa gen. Romonsa genitive Romonsa Romojensa partitive Romoaan Romoansa Romojaan Romojansa inessive Romossaan Romossansa Romoissaan Romoissansa elative Romostaan Romostansa Romoistaan Romoistansa illative Romoonsa Romoihinsa adessive Romollaan Romollansa Romoillaan Romoillansa ablative Romoltaan Romoltansa Romoiltaan Romoiltansa allative Romolleen Romollensa Romoilleen Romoillensa essive Romonaan Romonansa Romoinaan Romoinansa translative Romokseen Romoksensa Romoikseen Romoiksensa abessive Romottaan Romottansa Romoittaan Romoittansa instructive — — comitative — Romoineen Romoinensa

Statistics

• Romo is the 1617^th (tied with 4 other surnames) most common surname in Finland, belonging to 527 individuals, according to August 2025 data from the Digital and Population Data Services Agency of Finland.

Lithuanian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈrɔmoː]
• Rhymes: -ɔmoː
• Syllabification: Rò‧mo

Noun

Ròmo, Rõmo

1. genitive singular of Ròmas / Rõmas (“Roman”)