Romeyn is a Dutch given name and surname. Among variant forms are Romeijn, Romein, Romijn and Romyn, each pronounced [roˈmɛi̯n] in Dutch. Romein means "Roman", and the given name could be considered cognate to Romeo.[1] The surname's origin may thus be patronymic or toponymic, indicating someone from Rome. Sometimes the name is a spelling change from Remein, which started as a patronymic based on the given name Remy / Remigius.[2] Notable people with the name include:
Given name
- Romeyn B. Ayres (1825–1888), Union Army general in the American Civil War
- Romeyn Berry (1881–1957), American sports administrator and author
- Romeyn de Hooghe (1645–1708), Dutch painter, sculptor, engraver and caricaturist
- Romeyn Beck Hough (1857–1924), American physician and botanist best known for creating The American Woods
- As a middle name
- Theodric Romeyn Beck (1791–1855), American physician specializing in medical jurisprudence
- John Romeyn Brodhead (1814–1873), American historical scholar
- Charles Romeyn Dake (1849–1899), American homeopathic physician and writer
- Elizabeth Romeyn Elwyn (1922–2002), American-born architect
- Ned Romeyn Healy (1905–1977), member of Congress from 1945 to 1947
- Theodoric Romeyn Westbrook (1821–1885), U.S. Representative from New York
Surname
- Annie Romein-Verschoor (1895–1978), Dutch author and historian, wife of Jan
- Charles Romeyn (1874–1950), American football player and United States Army officer
- Charles W. Romeyn (died 1942), American architect
- Henk Romijn Meijer (1929–2008), Dutch linguist and author
- Hennie de Romijn (born 1968), Dutch football defender
- Henry Romeyn (1833–1913), American Army officer and Medal of Honor recipient
- Jan Romein (1893–1962), Dutch historian, journalist and literary scholar, husband of Annie
- John le Romeyn (died 1296), mediaeval Archbishop of York
- Luke Romyn (born 1975), Australian action thriller author
- Piet Romeijn (born 1939), Dutch football defender
- Rebecca Romijn (born 1972), American actress and model
- Willem Romeyn (1624–1693), Dutch landscape painter
See also
References
- ↑ Romein at the Corpus of First Names in The Netherlands
- ↑ Romeijn (y) and Romein documentation at the Database of Surnames in The Netherlands
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