Romney

¹ American  

[rom-nee, ruhm-] / ˈrɒm ni, ˈrʌm- /

noun

1. one of an English breed of hardy sheep, having coarse, long wool.

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Romney ² American  

[rom-nee, ruhm-] / ˈrɒm ni, ˈrʌm- /

noun

1. George, 1734–1802, English painter.

2. George, 1907–1995, U.S. businessman and politician: governor of Michigan 1963–69.

3. former name of New Romney.

4. a male given name.

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Romney British  

/ ˈrɒmnɪ, ˈrʌm- /

noun

1. George . 1734–1802, English painter, who painted more than 50 portraits of Lady Hamilton in various historical roles

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Etymology

Origin of Romney

Named after a district in southwestern England

Example Sentences

A year after that, he endorsed Mitt “Binders Full of Women” Romney for president by comparing the Republican candidate with a successful CEO.

From Slate

Amusingly, Mr. Romney takes pains to point out that beneficiaries of this tax provision weren’t cheaters; they were playing by the rules.

From The Wall Street Journal

The bigger issue with Mr. Romney’s proposals is that they ignore two inescapable truths.

From The Wall Street Journal

Austen’s formal education ended at age 11, but the family culture was “distinctly literary,” according to Rebecca Romney, author of “Jane Austen’s Bookshelf: A Rare Book Collector’s Quest to Find the Women Writers Who Shaped a Legend.”

From Los Angeles Times

Romney writes that the Austens “were a genteel family — upper-class but not titled.”

From Los Angeles Times