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Remus

American  
[ree-muhs] / ˈri məs /

noun

  1. Roman Legend. Romulus1

  2. Uncle. Uncle Remus.


Remus British  
/ ˈriːməs /

noun

  1. Roman myth the brother of Romulus

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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It was Denzel's grandfather - George Remus Dumfries - who moved from Suriname to Aruba in the 1940s, where he would later co-establish the Mon Plaisir School.

From BBC Jul. 3, 2026

Mr. Dooley deployed the Remus “to swim in tight rows across a defined area of the seabed” before loyally returning to its surface support vessel.

From The Wall Street Journal Jan. 21, 2026

The other two are named Romulus and Remus, after the mythical founders of Rome said to have been suckled by a she-wolf as infants.

From Los Angeles Times Apr. 24, 2025

Named Romulus, Remus, and Khaleesi, these wolves, Colossal says, were created by making 20 edits on 14 gray wolf genes.

From Slate Apr. 10, 2025

“It is I, Remus John Lupin!” called a voice over the howling wind.

From "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows" by J.K. Rowling

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