In its initial sense, the title "Roman", (Romanus in Latin and Romanos in Greek) denotes a member of the Roman Empire, or belonging to or identifying with Roman (or Byzantine) culture.

[1][2] It most likely evolved from Romulus, the legendary co-founder of Rome.

[3] Due to Byzantine cultural influence the name Roman (the Slavic variant of Romanos/Romanus) is widely used amongst Eastern and Western Slavs.

The name day for Roman varies between countries.

Román in Spanish is a popular given name in Spanish-speaking countries, especially in Latin-America.