At a Glance: Name: Romuald – Meaning: famous ruler – Origin: Germanic – Gender: Boy – Pronunciation: ROM-wawld
Romuald is a Germanic boy's name meaning “famous ruler”. It appears in our list of 200+ Saint Names for Boys — Faithful, Timeless, and Surprisingly Cool.
Meaning & Origin of Romuald
Meaning: Famous ruler.
Origin: Germanic.
A common claim: Roman power Actually: Romuald is often glossed 'Roman power' by folk association with 'Rome' — it isn't; it's a Germanic compound of hrōm ('fame') and wald ('to rule'), i.e. 'famous ruler.'
Source: Wiktionary.
How to Pronounce Romuald
Phonetic: ROM-wawld IPA: /ˈrɒmwɔːld/
Popularity of Romuald
Romuald doesn’t appear in U.S. Social Security birth records, which include every name given to at least five babies in a year — so it’s rare in the U.S.
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