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Romulus

ro·mu·lus

UK/ˈrɒmjʊləs/ US/ˈrɑmjʊləs/ uncommon

noun

1.

(Roman mythology) founder of Rome; suckled with his twin brother Remus by a wolf after their parents (Mars and Rhea Silvia) abandoned them; Romulus killed Remus in an argument over the building of Rome

Origin

Borrowed from French Romulus. This surname is mostly found in Haiti.

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