Romero is a Spanish surname meaning:
- A person on a religious journey or pilgrimage
- One who partakes in a religious procession of holy items
- The pungent botanical herb of rosemary symbolising remembrance and fidelity
- A guardian of religious cemeteries or shrines
Other variations of the surname
- Roemer, a Middle High German and Swiss surname meaning a pilgrim to the Holy Land
- Romer, an English and Dutch surname meaning a religious pilgrim or religious warrior to the Holy Land
- Romeo, an Italian surname meaning a pilgrim to Rome
- Romeu, a Portuguese and Catalan surname meaning someone on a pilgrimage to the Holy Land
- Romeos, a Modern Greek surname meaning pilgrim to Jerusalem
- Romemu, an Hebraic word meaning one who exalts or glorifies a deity
Famous quotes containing the word romero:
“Nosferatu! Vampire! First I will save your soul, then I will destroy you.”
—George Romero (b. 1940)