Романов
Romanov
Romanov, the surname of the dynasty that ruled Russia from 1613 to 1917, is written Романов (Romanov) in Russian.
Романов is the family name of the Russian royal dynasty. It is also an ordinary Russian surname today.
How does it change in a sentence?
To talk about the family or the dynasty as a whole, Russian uses the plural Романовы, the Romanovs. In the genitive case, as in of Romanov, the name becomes Романова.
How do you pronounce it?
The romanization is Romanov.
Did you know?
- The surname is an unexpected relative of the Latin name 'Romanus', meaning 'a citizen of Rome', despite the dynasty having no direct Roman heritage.
- In Russian, the word for 'novel' is роман, which is the same word used as the root for the surname Романов.
- The suffix -ов in Романов was originally a possessive marker, meaning the name functioned as 'belonging to Roman' rather than a fixed family label.
Examples in context
- Ты знаком с историей династии Романов?Are you familiar with the history of the Romanov dynasty?
- Я посетил выставку Романовых в музее. Это было увлекательно.I visited the Romanov exhibition at the museum. It was fascinating.
- Семья Романовых сыграла значительную роль в русской истории.The Romanov family played a significant role in Russian history.
- Династия Романов правила Россией долго.Dinastiya Romanov pravila Rossiyey dolgo.The Romanov dynasty ruled Russia for a long time.
- История семьи Романов очень интересная.Istoriya sem'i Romanov ochen' interesnaya.The history of the Romanov family is very interesting.
- Мы изучаем эпоху Романов в школе.My izuchayem epokhu Romanov v shkole.We are studying the Romanov era in school.
Example conversation
Two friends are visiting a history museum.
- Дмитрий DmitryСмотри, это портрет Романов.Smotri, eto portret Romanov.Look, this is a portrait of Romanov.
- Мария MariaОн выглядит очень строго.On vyglyadit ochen strogogo.He looks very stern.
- Дмитрий DmitryРоманов был важной фигурой.Romanov byl vazhnoy figuroy.Romanov was an important figure.
- Мария MariaДа, история этой семьи интересна.Da, istoriya etoy semyi interesna.Yes, the history of this family is interesting.
Sources
- Word origins: Wiktionary entries Романов, CC BY-SA 4.0.
