Romy
A Latin name meaning "of Rome, Roman". It stays rare in Poland: barely a hundred women carry it, and most Poles have never met one.
Romy Pronunciation
Romy is pronounced RO-mih (/ˈrɔmɨ/).
What Romy means
Where Romy comes from and what it has meant to the people who carry it.
The name Romy grows from Latin soil, from Roma and the adjective Romanus, meaning Roman or from Rome. That Latin root seeded a whole family of Roman names, and Romy sits at the short end of it. The meaning stays plain. It means from Rome, Roman.
In German-speaking countries the name found its most famous bearer in Romy Schneider, the actress born Rosemarie Magdalena Albach in Vienna in 1938. Romy began as her household nickname, a clip of Rosemarie. Once she became a star, the nickname became a full first name that other families used.
Today Romy reads as German by association, while its Latin bones stay Roman. On a Polish class register it looks compact and modern. Say it and you say Rome.
How many people are named Romy
1 in 216768 women in Poland is named Romy. 114 people carry it in the 2025 register: rank #3183 among female names.
Romy's popularity over time
Fewer than 2 girls were given the name in 2025. It has been climbing since 2025.
Where Romy is most popular
Romy is most popular in Greater Poland, 904% above the national average (2 girls born 2019–2025).
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Greater Poland2 girls born+904%
Romy as a middle name
Romy is a first name for 114 women in Poland and a middle name for another 10, a 92/8 split. In the women's middle-name ranking it sits 2470th, between Roksolana (10) and Rossana (10).
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#2468 Renarda10
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#2469 Roksolana10
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#2470 Romy10
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#2471 Rossana10
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#2472 Rozeta10