Romulus
Romulus is a boy name of Latin origin, meaning Founder of Rome.
What Romulus means
Founder of Rome.
Romulus sits at 7 letters, and ends on a consonant, which gives it a firmer stop.
Where Romulus comes from
Latin names travelled through the Roman world and then through the Church, which is why so many survive across Europe in local variants. A great many were originally descriptive — of virtue, of appearance, or of birth order.
Romulus is recorded as Latin in origin. Browse other Latin names.
How popular is Romulus?
Romulus sits outside the top 100 boy names we currently track. For many parents that is the appeal: a name with genuine history behind it that has not been picked up by everyone at once.
The character of Romulus
Two ideas meet in Romulus: strength and the long-established classics. Names carrying more than one theme tend to be the ones that suit a wider range of siblings.
Names like Romulus
These share Romulus's themes, origin, or both — closest first.
- Roman — Citizen of Rome; strong.
- Augustus — Great, venerable and majestic.
- Maximus — The greatest.
- Severus — Stern; resolute.
- Titus — Title of honour; a defender.
- Vincent — Conquering; prevailing.
- Victoria — Victory.
- Roland — Famous throughout the land.
- Dante — Enduring and steadfast.
- Edmund — Wealthy protector.
- Eduardo — Wealthy guardian.
- Edward — Wealthy guardian.