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Romero

/roˈmeɾo/

proper noun/roˈmeɾo/

a surname

From Late Latin Rōmaeus, adapted to the suffix -ero; from Byzantine Greek Ῥωμαῖος (Rhōmaîos, literally “Roman”), name used in the Byzantine Empire for Westerners who crossed to the east on a pilgrimage to the Holy Land and on to Rome. Doublet of Romeo.