Romana (name)

Romana is a surname and female given name.

Its roots are either from the Assyrian/Syriac Roma ('above') and na ('one'), or from the feminine form of the Latin name Romanus ('Roman'). One possible pronunciation of Romana in English is.

Name days

 * Czech: 18 November
 * Slovak: 23 February
 * Polish: 23 February
 * German: 23 February or 9 August
 * Hungarian: 23 February or 22 May

People with the given name

 * Romana Acosta Bañuelos (1925–2018), Mexican American businesswoman and politician
 * Romana Bashir, Pakistani activist
 * Romana Calligaris (1924–2002), Italian freestyle swimmer
 * Romana Carén (born 1979), Austrian actress and director
 * Romana Chrenková (born 1987), Czech handball player
 * Romana D'Annunzio (born 1972), Scottish television presenter
 * Romana Didulo, Canadian false pretender and conspiracy theorist
 * Romana Dubnová (born 1978), Czech high jumper
 * Romana Graham (born 1986), New Zealand rugby union footballer
 * Romana Hamzová (born 1970), Czech basketball player
 * Romana Hejdová (born 1988), Czech basketball player
 * Romana Jalil, Pakistani politician
 * Romana Javitz (1903–1980), American artist and librarian
 * Romana Jerković (born 1964), Croatian politician
 * Romana Jordan Cizelj (born 1966), Slovene politician
 * Romana Kryzanowska (1923–2013), American Pilates student
 * Romana Maláčová (born 1987), Czech athlete
 * Romana Labounková (born 1989), Czech racing cyclist
 * Romana Schlesinger (born 1986), Slovak LGBT rights activist
 * Romana Tabak (born 1991), Slovak tennis player and politician
 * Romana Tedjakusuma (born 1976), Indonesian tennis player
 * Romana Župan (born 1987), Croatian sports sailor

People with the surname

 * Chito Santa Romana (1948–2022), Philippine journalist and diplomat
 * Dimples Romana (born 1984), Filipina actress and model

Fictional characters

 * Romana (Doctor Who), a character from the British SF series Doctor Who