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Rom, Romu

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It means 'of Rome' according to Behind The Name Search Results.
Remus and his brother Romulus were the twin brothers who were abandoned by their mother and were suckled by a she wolf. Later they were taken into the hands of a caring woman and then after that they became the famous founders of Rome. Today there is a statue standing of Remus and Romulus being suckled by a a she wolf somewhere in Rome, it is also in history that Romulus slayed his brother Remus.

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One of the legendary founders of Rome.