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Romanoff

Romanoff

1 8.8
The Russian ruling family from 1613 to 1917
  • proper noun
  • /ˈroʊməˌnɔf/
: Romanov
  • Andrew Romanoff
  • Speaker Romanoff
  • House Speaker Romanoff

Examples

  • Mr. Romanoff has them.

  • Romanoff, Natalia Alianovna, born 1984.

  • This is supported by the findings of Johnson & Romanoff (1999) who determined that learning community students were significantly more comfortable speaking out in class and contacting their mentors or faculty when they had a problem.

    Academic text (2006)
  • He was a Romanoff, a defrocked Russian prince who had been educated in English public schools, learning there the composure that gave to his tenure-terror a gleam of elegance.

    Fiction book (1998)
  • Andrew Romanoff is a prominent Democratic candidate in Colorado's political landscape.

  • The Romanoff family is known for its significant influence in Russian history and culture.

  • I read a fascinating book about the Romanoff dynasty and its role in the fall of the Russian Empire.

Synonyms

royal family
vsRomanoff
94 1.8

Close relatives of a king or queen who rules a country

is the ruling dynasty across generations rather than immediate relatives
royal house
vsRomanoff
4 4.7

A family of kings and queens who rule a country now or in the past

is the specific dynasty that ruled Russia between 1613 and 1917
Romanov
vsRomanoff
3 7.1

A family that ruled Russia from 1613 to 1917

is an older transliteration form of the same name

Surface Forms

Romanoff main

Etymology

Romanoff is a Russian family name made from the given name Roman (meaning 'Roman', a person from Rome) and the ending -ov (often written -off) meaning 'son of' or 'belonging to'. So Romanoff originally meant 'son of Roman', which is why it names the Russian imperial family.