Romi: Name Meaning, Origin & Popularity

At a Glance: Name: Romi – Origin: Hebrew, or a modern Korean coinage (disputed) – Gender: Girl – Pronunciation: ROH-mee


Romi is a Hebrew, or a modern Korean coinage (disputed) girl's name. It appears in our list of 175+ Korean Baby Girl Names With Stunning Meanings.

Meaning & Origin of Romi

Origin: Hebrew, or a modern Korean coinage (disputed).

A common claim: Popularly said to mean 'beautiful' as a modern Korean-coined name. Actually: Wiktionary classifies Romi as a Hebrew-origin given name with no meaning specified — the 'beautiful' gloss commonly repeated for it is unsourced.

Source: Wiktionary.

How to Pronounce Romi

Phonetic: ROH-mee   IPA: /ˈroʊmi/

Popularity of Romi

Source: U.S. Social Security Administration birth-name data, 1961–2024.

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