Romana (name)
# 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 /rɔːˈmɑːnə/.

## 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 Tabak (born 1991), Slovak tennis player
* Romana Tedjakusuma (born 1976), Indonesian tennis player
* Romana Župan (born 1987), Croatian sports sailor

## People with the surname

* Dimples Romana (born 1984), Filipina actress and model

## Fictional characters

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