Romme

Romme
This remarkable surname may well be the first example of a national surname. Recorded in many spellings including Roman, Romain, Roma, Romao, Romeo, and Romero to give some popular forms, it is recorded in almost every European country. In general there are two origins, the first being that the name identifies a former citizen of Rome, but as for most people the only place that they had ever heard of outside their own country was Rome, this surname became a description for all Italians! The religious revival of the Middle Ages coincided with the crusades to 'free' the Holy Land. As a result any name associated with centres of Christianity received a major boost, and in this case the name was even applied to people who had been to Rome on a pilgrimage. Early examples of the surname recording taken from authentic civil and religious registers include Reginald le Romayn of Lincoln, England, in the year 1275, and Wilhelm Roman of Prague, in the year 1408. Adrian Romeu was recorded in Anso, Huesca, Spain, in 1515, and Christian Romeo at Zaragoza, Spain, on September 6th 1564. The name was also early into California, Jose Innocencio Romero being christened at Mission Santa Clara, on January 12th 1776, whilst Juan Maria Romeo, was born at Santa Barbara on March 14th 1794. The coat of arms has the distinctive blazon of a blue field charged with a knights spur in chief and a lion passant in base, all gold. The first recorded spelling of the family name is shown to be that of Adam Romanus, which was dated 1207, the kings rolls of the county of Surrey, England, during the reign of King John of England, known as 'Lackland', 1199 - 1216. Surnames became necessary when governments introduced personal taxation. In England this was known as Poll Tax. Throughout the centuries, surnames in every country have continued to "develop" often leading to astonishing variants of the original spelling.

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  • Romme — ist der Name von: Carl Romme (1896−1980), niederländischer Politiker, Journalist und Anwalt Charles Gilbert Romme (1750−1795), Mathematiker und ein Politiker während der Französischen Revolution Gianni Romme (*1973), niederländischer… …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • ROMME (C. G.) — ROMME CHARLES GILBERT (1750 1795) Mathématicien français. Charles Romme, après avoir été formé au collège des oratoriens de Riom, devient précepteur du jeune comte Stroganov en Russie où ses idées ouvrent la voie au futur mouvement décabriste. De …   Encyclopédie Universelle

  • Romme — (spr. Romm), Charles, geb. 1750 in Riom, war vor der Revolution königlicher Astronom u. Lieutenant zu Cayenne, nachher Professor der Mathematik an der Marineschule zu Rochefort u. st. 1805 daselbst als Professor der Schifffahrtskunde; er schr.:… …   Pierer's Universal-Lexikon

  • romme — obs. f. room …   Useful english dictionary

  • Romme — Cette page d’homonymie répertorie les différents sujets et articles partageant un même nom. Sommaire 1 Saints 2 Patronyme 3 Toponyme …   Wikipédia en Français

  • Rommé — Jolly (österr.); Rommee * * * Rọm|mé 〈a. [ me:] n. 15; unz.〉 = Rommee * * * Rom|mé, Rom|mee [ rɔme , auch: … me: ], das; s, s [französierende Bildung zu engl. rummy, H. u.]: Kartenspiel für 3 bis 6 Mitspieler, von denen jeder versuchen muss,… …   Universal-Lexikon

  • Rommé — Rọm|mé 〈a. [ me:] n.; Gen.: s; Pl.: unz.; Kart.〉 = Rommee   Rommé / Rommee: (Laut Buchstaben Zuordnung) Diakritische Zeichen in Fremdwörtern können durch unmarkierte Buchstaben ersetzt werden. Dies gilt auch für das aus dem Französischen… …   Lexikalische Deutsches Wörterbuch

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  • Romme, Charles-Gilbert — (1750 1795)    political figure    Born in Riom, Charles Gilbert Romme was a professor of mathematics, then tutor to Count Gregory Stroganov (1771) before the revolution of 1789. in 1791, he was elected to the Legislative Assembly, then, in 1792 …   France. A reference guide from Renaissance to the Present

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