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'Roman' is Russian in origin, coming along with my family when they immigrated to America in the 19th century. It's likely a shortening of the more common 'Romanov' surname, which means 'Son of Roman.'
Robert - From the Germanic name Hrodebert meaning "bright fame", derived from the Germanic elements hrod "fame" and beraht "bright". The Normans introduced this name to Britain, where it replaced the Old English cognate Hreodbeorht. It has been a very common English name since that time.
Though 'Roman' is likely a shortening of 'Romanov', it's also the word for 'novel' in Russian.
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