Romualds

Latvian

Etymology

First recorded as a given name of Latvians in the end of 19th century. From the name of a 10th - 11th century Italian saint, from Old High German hruom (“fame”) or from Roma (“Rome”) + waltan (“to rule”) . Cognate with French Romuald.

Proper noun

Romualds m

1. a male given name

References

• Klāvs Siliņš: Latviesu personvārdu vārdnīca. Riga "Zinātne" 1990, →ISBN
• [1] Population Register of Latvia: Romualds was the only given name of 969 persons in Latvia on May 21st 2010.