title: Romana (name)
text: # 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
  