- Origin: Bulgarian, Macedonian
- Meaning: “red; ruddy.”
Both names are Bulgarian and come from the Slavic adjective румен / rumen, meaning “rosy, ruddy, red-cheeked, healthy-looking.”
- Rumen Румен is the masculine form.
- Rumiana (also spelled Rumyana / Румяна) is the feminine form, while Rumena Румена is the Macedonian form.
A notable female bearer was Bulgarian pop singer, Rumyana (1965-1999).
Variants & Diminutives
- Masculine nicknames: Rumi, Rumencho, Rumenko.
- Feminine nicknames: Rumi and Rumka
A Western Slavic (Polish, Czech, Slovak) hypothetical translation of both names would Rumian and Rumiana.
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