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Romanoff

Romanoff

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A Marvel Comics former spy and superhero called Black Widow
  • proper noun
  • /ˈroʊməˌnɔf/
: Romanoff
  • Steve Rogers and Natasha Romanoff are currently on the run.
  • Natasha Romanoff
  • Agent Romanoff

Examples

Surface Forms

Romanoff main

Etymology

Romanoff as the name of the Marvel character is the same Russian surname, built from Roman ('Roman') plus the ending -ov/ -off meaning 'son of' or 'of'. That is why Natasha Romanoff has a clearly Russian family name in the stories.