Romulo Cruz Asuncion
This name appears in A List of Philippine Baptismal Names, published in 1905. Spelling in the catalog: Rómulo.
Romulo — given name (May 2021 #155), Spanish / Other, Of Rome / citizen of Rome (Latin).
Cruz — mother's maiden surname, Spanish / Biblical, Cross (Spanish).
Asuncion — father's surname, Spanish / Biblical, assumption (Spanish), referencing the Assumption of Mary.
Romulo is a spanish given name with Cruz (spanish) and Asuncion (spanish).
Derived from the Latin 'Romulus', the name of one of the legendary twin founders of Rome. In the Philippines, it was introduced during the Spanish colonial era as a Christian and classical given name and remains well-established across older and middle generations.
7 syllables. Initials RCA.
Romulo ends on a vowel and Cruz starts the next syllable. That break is ordinary.
Usual stress in the Philippines: the middle syllable.
Pairs well with two- or three-syllable first names ending in a vowel to balance the nasal ending.
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