Romilly (given name)
Romilly is a unisex given name, a transferred use of an English surname and French place names. The meaning is connected to the Ancient Roman Romilia gens, a family which claimed descent from Romulus, the legendary founder of Rome.[1] [2]
Men
[edit]- John Romilly Allen (1847-1907), British archaeologist
- Romilly Craze (1892-1974), English architect
- Romilly Fedden (1875-1939), English artist and watercolorist
- Romilly Jenkins (1907-1969), British scholar
- Romilly John (1906–1986) British Royal Air Force officer, poet, author and amateur physicist.
- Romilly Lunge (1904-1994), British actor
Women
[edit]- Romilly Madew (née Evans; born ca. 1966), Australian business executive
- Romilly Newman (born 1998), American chef, social media personality, and food stylist
- Romilly Weeks (born 1973), English journalist
References
[edit]Further Reading
[edit]- Barber, Henry. British Family Names: Their Origin and Meaning (1903)
- Bardsley, Charles Wareing. A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames (1896)
- Harrison, Henry. Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912