Romola

Latin, Italian variation of Romulus, one of he founders of Rome
"a Roman"

Romola Origin and Meaning

The name Romola is a girl's name of Latin origin.

Romola is a literary name most notably used by George Eliot for her eponymous 1862 novel set in fifteenth-century Florence. It just may appeal to the parent looking for a name that embodies the ideal blend of the feminine, unusual, and strong. A current bearer is British actress Romola Garai.

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Famous People Named Romola

  • Romola Sadie Garai
    English actress
  • Romola de Pulszky
    Hungarian wife of ballet dancer Vaslav Nijinsky
  • Romola Remus
    American actress
  • Romola Helen Louise Costantino
    Australian pianist
  • Romola Sinha
    Indian feminist and activist
  • Caterina Maria Romola
    birth name of Catherine de' Medici, Queen consort of France
  • A middle name given to all surviving daughters of Lorenzo (the magnificent) de Medici & Clarice Orsini: Lucrezia Maria Romola
    Maria Maddalena Romola, Contessina Antonia Romola.

Romola in Pop Culture

  • "Romola de' Bardi
    " novel by George Eliot and its main character
  • Mrs. Romola Cheyne
    character in Vita Sackville,West's novel "The Edwardians"