Romello is a modern American elaboration of Romeo and Romelo, names that come from the Italian Romeo, which originally meant "pilgrim to Rome" or simply "from Rome". The doubled l and the -ello ending give it the ring of Marcello and Carmelo, and it has been used mostly in African American families since the 1990s. Romello stood at number 1869 in 2000, peaked at number 1539 in 2001 and ranks number 2530 among boys' names in 2025.