Gender Masculine
Pronounced Pron. /ʁɔ.my.ald/(French) /rɔ.ˈmu.alt/(Polish)  [key·simplify]

Meaning & History

From the Germanic elements hruom meaning "fame, glory" and walt meaning "power, authority". This was the name of an 11th-century Italian saint who founded the Camaldolese order.

Related Names

Rootshruom + walt
Feminine FormRomualda(Polish)
Other Languages & CulturesRomualdo(Italian) Romualds(Latvian) Romualdas(Lithuanian) Romualdo(Portuguese) Romualdo(Spanish)

Popularity

Name Days

Austria: June 19
Croatia: June 19
France: June 19
Poland: February 7
Poland: August 9

Categories

Sources & References

  1. Förstemann, Ernst. Altdeutsches Namenbuch. Bonn, 1900, page 884.
Entry updated December 7, 2022