Romai

See also: római

Galician

Church of San Xián (Saint Julian), Romai

Etymology

From older Romay, from Latin Romani, genitive of the personal name Romanus, "Roman's".

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [roˈmaj]

Proper noun

Romai m

1. A parish of Portas, Pontevedra, Galicia
2. a toponimycal surname also spelled Romay

Related terms

• Romá
• Román

References

• Xavier Varela Barreiro, Xavier Gómez Guinovart (2006–2018) “Romay”, in Corpus Xelmírez - Corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: ILG
• “Romai” in Xavier Gómez Guinovart & Miguel Solla, Aquén. Vigo: Universidade de Vigo, 2007-2017.
• “Romay” in Ana Isabel Boullón Agrelo / Xulio Sousa Fernández (dirs.): Cartografía dos apelidos de Galicia. Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega.

Lithuanian

Noun

Ròmai, Rõmai

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