Romero

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Romero Family Name
Meaning	"pilgrim" or "rosemary"
Language of origin	Spanish
Popularity	Behind the Name
Wikipedia articles	All pages beginning with Romero

Romero is a Spanish word meaning "pilgrim" or "rosemary". It may refer to:

• Trichostema lanatum, a shrub known as "Romero"
• Romero (film), a 1989 motion picture about Óscar Romero

As a surname:

Film:

• Cesar Romero, Cuban-American actor
• Chelsea Romero, American Adult Film Actress
• George A. Romero, American film director

Music:

• Aldemaro Romero, Venezuelan musician
• The Romeros, a Spanish classical guitar quartet featuring:
  • Celedonio Romero, classical guitarist, poet and composer
  • Pepé Romero, classical guitarist (son of Celedonio)
  • Ángel Romero, classical guitarist and conductor (son of Celedonio)

Football (soccer):

• Enrique Romero, Spanish football defender
• Julio César Romero, Paraguayan football midfielder
• Mauricio Martín Romero, Argentine football defender
• Sebastián Romero, Argentine football midfielder
• Sergio Romero, Argentine football goalkeeper
• Vicente Romero Romero, Spanish football midfielder

Golf:

• Andrés Romero, Argentine professional golfer
• Eduardo Romero, Argentine professional golfer

Other:

• Óscar Romero, murdered Roman Catholic priest and Archbishop of El Salvador
• Carlos Romero Barceló, Puerto Rico's fifth elected Governor
• Curro Romero, Spanish bullfighter
• Enrique Badía Romero, Spanish comics artist
• John Romero, computer game programmer and designer
• Paul Romero, computer game music composer
• Ric Romero, consumer reporter for KABC