Romulus

• IPA^(key): /ˈrɒmjʊləs/

From Latin Rōmulus.

Romulus

1. (Roman mythology) The legendary founder of Rome and the twin brother of Remus.

Borrowed from French Romulus. This surname is mostly found in Haiti.

Romulus (plural Romuluses)

1. A surname from French.

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Romulus is the 35147^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 641 individuals. Romulus is most common among Black/African American (85.8%) individuals.

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Romulus”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 3, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN.

Most likely a back-formation from Rōma + -ulus (a suffix used to form a diminutive of a noun, indicating small size or youth).

• (Classical) IPA^(key): /ˈroː.mu.lus/, [ˈroːmʊɫ̪ʊs̠]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈro.mu.lus/, [ˈrɔːmulus]

Rōmulus m (genitive Rōmulī); second declension

1. (Roman mythology) Romulus (legendary founder of Rome)

Second-declension noun.

• Remus