the etymology and history of first names
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Romanian Names
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The names listed here are used in Romania.
ADA f English, German, Polish, Hungarian, Romanian
Short form of ADELAIDE... [more]
ADAM m English, French, German, Polish, Russian, Ukrainian, Romanian, Jewish, Biblical
This is the Hebrew word for "man"... [more]
ADELA f English, Spanish, Polish, Romanian
Originally a short form of names beginning with the Germanic element adal meaning "noble"... [more]
ADRIAN m English, Romanian, Polish, German, Russian
Form of Hadrianus (see HADRIAN)... [more]
ADRIANA f Italian, Spanish, Portuguese, Romanian, Polish, Czech, Slovak, English
Feminine form of ADRIAN
ALEXANDRA f German, Scandinavian, Dutch, English, Greek, Portuguese, Romanian, Czech, Hungarian, Slovak, Ancient Greek
Feminine form of ALEXANDER... [more]
ALEXANDRU m Romanian
Romanian form of ALEXANDER
ALIN m Romanian
Possibly a Romanian masculine form of ALINA (2)... [more]
ALINA (2) f German, Italian, Polish, Romanian
Pet form of ADELINA and names that end in alina.
ANA f Spanish, Portuguese, Slovene, Bulgarian, Romanian, Croatian, Serbian, Macedonian, Georgian
Cognate of ANNA
ANCA f Romanian
Possibly a pet form of ANA
ANDREEA f Romanian
Romanian feminine form of ANDREW
ANDREI m Romanian, Russian, Bulgarian
Romanian form of ANDREW, and a variant Russian and Bulgarian transcription of ANDREY.
ANGELA f English, Italian, German, Romanian, Slovene, Russian
Feminine form of Angelus (see ANGEL).
ANGELICA f English, Italian, Romanian
Derived from Latin angelicus meaning "angelic", ultimately related to Greek αγγελος (angelos) "messenger"... [more]
ANTON m German, Russian, Scandinavian, Bulgarian, Ukrainian, Slovene, Romanian
Form of Antonius (see ANTHONY).
ARTUR m German, Portuguese, Galician, Russian, Slovene, Polish, Czech, Romanian
Cognate of ARTHUR
AUREL m German, Romanian, Czech, Slovak
German, Romanian, Czech and Slovak form of AURELIUS
AURELIA f Ancient Roman, Italian, Romanian, Polish
Feminine form of AURELIUS
AURORA f Italian, Spanish, Romanian, Finnish, Roman Mythology
Means "dawn" in Latin. Aurora was the Roman goddess of the morning.
BENIAMIN m Romanian
Romanian form of BENJAMIN
BIANCA f Italian, Romanian
Italian cognate of BLANCHE... [more]
BOGDAN m Polish, Russian, Slovene, Bulgarian, Serbian, Romanian
Means "given by God" from the Slavic elements bog "god" and dan "given".
BOGDANA f Polish, Russian, Slovene, Bulgarian, Serbian, Romanian
Feminine form of BOGDAN
BRÂNDUȘA f Romanian
Means "crocus" in Romanian.
CAMELIA f Romanian
From camelie, the Romanian spelling of camellia (see CAMELLIA).
CARMEN f Spanish, English, Romanian
Spanish form of CARMEL influenced by the Latin word carmen "song"... [more]
CAROL (2) m Romanian
Romanian form of CAROLUS... [more]
CĂTĂLIN m Romanian
Possibly a Romanian masculine form of KATHERINE.
CĂTĂLINA f Romanian
Romanian form of KATHERINE
CATINA f Romanian
Contracted form of CĂTĂLINA
CEZAR m Portuguese, Polish, Romanian
Portuguese, Polish and Romanian form of CAESAR
CIPRIAN m Romanian
Romanian form of Cyprianus (see CYPRIAN).
CLARA f Italian, German, Spanish, Portuguese, Catalan, Romanian, English
Medieval name derived from Latin clarus "clear, bright, famous".
CLAUDIA f English, German, Italian, Spanish, Romanian, Ancient Roman
Feminine form of CLAUDIUS
CLAUDIU m Romanian
Romanian form of CLAUDIUS
CONSTANTA f Romanian
Romanian form of CONSTANTIA
CONSTANTIN m French, Romanian
French and Romanian form of Constantinus (see CONSTANTINE).
CORINA f English, German, Romanian
Variant of CORINNA
CORNEL m Romanian
Romanian form of CORNELIUS
CORNELIA f English, Italian, German, Dutch, Romanian, Ancient Roman
Feminine form of CORNELIUS
CORNELIU m Romanian
Romanian form of CORNELIUS
COSMIN m Romanian
Romanian form of COSMO
COSMINA f Romanian
Feminine form of COSMIN
COSTEL m Romanian
Romanian pet form of CONSTANTINE
COSTICA m Romanian
Romanian pet form of CONSTANTINE
COSTIN m Romanian
Romanian short form of CONSTANTIN
CRINA f Romanian
Derived from Romanian crin meaning "lily".
CRISTI m Romanian
Pet form of CRISTIAN
CRISTIAN m Romanian
Romanian form of CHRISTIAN
CRISTINA f Italian, Spanish, Portuguese, Romanian
Italian, Spanish, Portuguese and Romanian form of CHRISTINA
DACIANA f Romanian
Derived from Dacia, the old Roman name for the region which is now Romania and Moldova.
DAN (2) m English, Romanian
Short form of DANIEL
DANA (1) f Polish, Czech, Romanian, German
Feminine form of DAN (1) or DANIEL
DANIEL m English, Jewish, French, German, Scandinavian, Polish, Czech, Spanish, Portuguese, Romanian, Biblical
From the Hebrew name דָנִיֵּאל (Daniyyel) meaning "God is my judge"... [more]
DANIELA f German, Polish, Czech, Romanian, Italian, Portuguese, Spanish, Slovene
Feminine form of DANIEL
DĂNUȚ m Romanian
Romanian pet form of DAN (2)
DARIA f Italian, English, Polish, Romanian
Feminine form of DARIUS... [more]
DECEBAL m Romanian
Means "powerful, brave" in Dacian... [more]
DENISA f Czech, Slovak, Romanian
Feminine form of DENIS
DIANA f English, Spanish, Italian, Portuguese, German, Romanian, Russian, Lithuanian, Roman Mythology
Probably derived from an old Indo-European root meaning "heavenly, divine", related to dyeus (see ZEUS)... [more]
DINU m Romanian
Romanian pet form of CONSTANTIN
DOINA f Romanian
Means "folk song" in Romanian.
DORIN m Romanian
Romanian form of DORIAN
DORINA f Romanian
Romanian feminine form of DORIAN
DORU m Romanian
Derived from Romanian dor meaning "longing".
DRAGOMIR m Serbian, Croatian, Romanian, Bulgarian
Means "precious and peaceful" from the Slavic element dorogo meaning "precious" combined with mir "peace".
DRAGOS m Romanian
Variant of DRAGOȘ
DRAGOȘ m Romanian
Short form of DRAGOMIR
DUMITRU m Romanian
Romanian form of DEMETRIUS
ECATERINA f Romanian
Romanian form of KATHERINE
ELENA f Italian, Spanish, Bulgarian, Romanian, Macedonian, Lithuanian, Russian
Cognate of HELEN, and a variant Russian transcription of YELENA.
ELISABETA f Romanian
Romanian form of ELIZABETH
EMANUEL m Scandinavian, German, Romanian
Scandinavian, German and Romanian form of EMMANUEL
EMIL m German, Scandinavian, Czech, Polish, Slovene, Hungarian, Romanian, Bulgarian, Serbian, Croatian, English
From the Roman family name Aemilius, which was derived from Latin aemulus meaning "rival".
EMILIA f Italian, Spanish, Portuguese, Romanian, Finnish, Polish, Scandinavian
Feminine form of Aemilius (see EMIL).
EMILIAN m Romanian
Romanian form of Aemilianus (see EMILIANO).
EUGEN m German, Romanian, Czech, Slovak
German, Romanian, Czech and Slovak form of EUGENE
EUGENIA f Italian, Spanish, Romanian, Polish, English
From Greek Ευγενεια (Eugeneia), feminine form of Ευγενιος (Eugenios) (see EUGENE).
FANE m Romanian
Romanian pet form of STEFAN
FELICIA f Ancient Roman, English, Italian, Spanish, Hungarian, Romanian
Feminine form of FELIX
FELIX m English, German, Romanian, Ancient Roman, Biblical
From a Roman cognomen meaning "lucky, successful" in Latin... [more]
FILIP m Scandinavian, Dutch, Czech, Bulgarian, Polish, Croatian, Serbian, Slovene, Macedonian, Hungarian, Romanian
Cognate of PHILIP
FLAVIA f Italian, Spanish, Romanian, Ancient Roman
Feminine form of FLAVIUS
FLAVIU m Romanian
Romanian form of FLAVIUS
FLORIN m Romanian
Romanian form of FLORIAN
GABI m & f German, Romanian, Hungarian
German pet form of GABRIELE (2) (feminine), Romanian pet form of GABRIEL (masculine), and Hungarian pet form of GÁBOR (masculine) or GABRIELLA (feminine).
GABRIEL m English, French, German, Scandinavian, Spanish, Portuguese, Romanian, Polish, Biblical
From the Hebrew name גַבְרִיאֵל (Gavri'el) which meant "strong man of God"... [more]
GABRIELA f Portuguese, Polish, Romanian, Spanish, German, Czech, Slovak
Feminine form of GABRIEL
GAVRIL m Bulgarian, Romanian
Bulgarian and Romanian form of GABRIEL
GEORGE m English, Romanian
From the Greek name Γεωργιος (Georgios) which was derived from the Greek word γεωργος (georgos) meaning "farmer, earthworker", itself derived from the elements γη (ge) "earth" and εργον (ergon) "work"... [more]
GEORGETA f Romanian
Romanian feminine form of GEORGE
GHENADIE m Romanian
Romanian form of GENNADIUS
GHEORGHE m Romanian
Romanian form of GEORGE
GRIGORE m Romanian
Romanian form of GREGORY
HARALAMB m Romanian
Romanian form of CHARALAMPOS
HORAȚIU m Romanian
Romanian form of HORATIUS
HOREA m Romanian
Meaning unknown, possibly from Romanian hora, a type of circle dance... [more]
HORIA m Romanian
Variant of HOREA
IANCU m Romanian
Romanian pet form of JOHN
ILEANA f Romanian, Spanish
Traditional Romanian form of HELEN
ILIE m Romanian
Romanian form of ELIAS
ILINCA f Romanian
Feminine form of ILIE
IOAN m Romanian, Welsh, Bulgarian
Romanian and Welsh form of JOHN... [more]
IOANA f Romanian
Romanian feminine form of JOHN... [more]
IOLANDA f Italian, Portuguese, Romanian
Italian, Portuguese and Romanian form of YOLANDA
ION m Basque, Romanian
Basque and Romanian form of JOHN
IONEL m Romanian
Romanian pet form of JOHN
IONELA f Romanian
Romanian feminine form of JOHN
IONUȚ m Romanian
Romanian pet form of JOHN
IOSIF m Russian, Romanian, Greek
Russian, Romanian and Greek form of JOSEPH
IRINA f Russian, Bulgarian, Macedonian, Romanian, Finnish
Cognate of IRENE
IULIA f Romanian
Romanian form of JULIA
IULIAN m Romanian
Romanian form of Julianus (see JULIAN).
IULIANA f Romanian
Romanian form of JULIANA
IULIU m Romanian
Romanian form of JULIUS
LAURA f English, Spanish, Italian, Portuguese, Romanian, Finnish, Estonian, Hungarian, Polish, Slovene, Scandinavian, German
Feminine form of the Late Latin name Laurus, which meant "laurel"... [more]
LAURENTIU m Romanian
Romanian form of Laurentius (see LAURENCE (1)).
LENUTA f Romanian
Romanian pet form of ELENA
LILIANA f Italian, Spanish, Portuguese, English, Romanian, Polish
Derived from Latin lilium meaning "lily".
LIVIA (1) f Italian, Portuguese, Romanian, English, Ancient Roman
Feminine form of LIVIUS... [more]
LIVIU m Romanian
Romanian form of LIVIUS
LOREDANA f Italian, Romanian
Invented by the Italian novelist Luciano Zuccoli for his novel 'L'amore de Loredana'... [more]
LUCIA f Italian, German, English, Scandinavian, Romanian, Slovak, Ancient Roman
Feminine form of LUCIUS... [more]
LUCIAN m English, Romanian
From the Roman family name Lucianus, which was derived from the Roman name LUCIUS.
LUMINIȚA f Romanian
Means "little light", derived from Romanian lumina "light" combined with a diminutive suffix.
MADALINA f Romanian
Romanian form of MAGDALENE
MAGDA f German, Dutch, Scandinavian, Czech, Polish, Romanian, Portuguese
Short form of MAGDALENA
MAGDALENA f German, Dutch, Scandinavian, Spanish, Czech, Polish, Bulgarian, Romanian
Latinate form of MAGDALENE
MANUEL m Spanish, Portuguese, German, Romanian
Spanish and Portuguese form of EMMANUEL, as well as the German and Romanian short form of EMANUEL... [more]
MANUELA f Spanish, Portuguese, Romanian, German
Feminine form of MANUEL
MARCEL m French, Romanian, Polish
French, Romanian and Polish form of MARCELLUS
MARCELA f Spanish, Polish, Romanian, Czech
Feminine form of MARCELLUS
MARGARETA f German, Scandinavian, Romanian, Slovene, Dutch
Cognate of MARGARET
MARIA f & m Italian, Portuguese, German, Scandinavian, Dutch, Greek, Polish, Romanian, English, Finnish, Icelandic, Corsican
Latinate form of MARY... [more]
MARIAN (2) m Polish, Czech, Romanian
Polish, Czech and Romanian form of MARIANUS
MARIANA (1) f Spanish, Portuguese, Romanian, Czech
Cognate of MARIANNA
MARIN m French, Romanian
French, Romanian and Croatian form of MARINUS
MARINA f Italian, Spanish, Portuguese, German, Greek, Russian, Romanian, Bulgarian, Serbian, Ancient Roman
Feminine form of MARINUS
MARIUS m Ancient Roman, German, Dutch, Norwegian, Danish, French, English, Romanian
Roman family name which was derived either from MARS, the name of the Roman god of War, or else from the Latin root mas, maris meaning "male"... [more]
MARTA f Spanish, Italian, Portuguese, Romanian, Polish, Slovene, Bulgarian, Serbian, Swedish, Norwegian
Cognate of MARTHA
MARTIN m English, French, German, Scandinavian, Russian, Romanian, Czech, Slovak, Slovene, Hungarian, Bulgarian
From the Roman name Martinus, which was derived from Martis, the genitive case of the name of the Roman god MARS... [more]
MIHAELA f Romanian, Slovene
Romanian and Slovene feminine form of MICHAEL
MIHAI m Romanian
Romanian form of MICHAEL... [more]
MIHAIL m Romanian, Bulgarian
Romanian and Bulgarian form of MICHAEL
MIHAITA m Romanian
Romanian pet form of MICHAEL
MIRCEA m Romanian
Derived from the Slavic element mir meaning "peace".
MIRELA f Romanian
Romanian form of MIREILLE
MIRUNA f Romanian
Possibly derived from the Slavic element mir meaning "peace".
MITICA m Romanian
Pet form of DUMITRU
MONICA f English, Italian, Portuguese, Romanian
Possibly means "advisor" from Latin moneo, but it is most likely of unknown North African or Phoenician origin... [more]
NARCISA f Romanian
Romanian feminine form of NARCISSUS
NECULAI m Romanian
Romanian variant form of NICHOLAS
NELU m Romanian
Romanian pet form of ION
NICOLAE m Romanian
Romanian form of NICHOLAS
NICOLETA f Romanian
Romanian feminine form of NICHOLAS
NICU m Romanian
Pet form of NICOLAE
NICUSOR m Romanian
Pet form of NICOLAE
OANA f Romanian
Romanian short form of IOANA
OCTAVIAN m History, Romanian
From the Roman name Octavianus, which was derived from the name OCTAVIUS... [more]
OLGA f Russian, Scandinavian, German, Hungarian, Polish, Romanian, Slovene, Serbian, Croatian, Bulgarian, Portuguese, Spanish
Russian form of HELGA... [more]
OLIMPIA f Italian, Spanish, Romanian, Polish, Hungarian
Form of OLYMPIA
OVIDIU m Romanian
Romanian form of Ovidius (see OVID).
PAUL m English, French, German, Scandinavian, Romanian, Biblical
From the Roman family name Paulus, which meant "small" or "humble" in Latin... [more]
PAULA f English, German, Finnish, Spanish, Portuguese, Romanian, Hungarian, Polish, Ancient Roman
Feminine form of Paulus (see PAUL).
PETRE m Romanian
Romanian form of PETER
PETRICA m Romanian
Romanian pet form of PETER
PETRONELA f Romanian
Romanian form of PETRONILLA
PETRU m Romanian, Corsican
Romanian and Corsican form of PETER
POMPILIU m Romanian
Romanian form of the Roman name Pompilius which is of unknown meaning, possibly a derivative of Pompeius (see POMPEY)... [more]
RADU m Romanian
Romanian pet form of Slavic names beginning with the element rad "happy".
RAHELA f Romanian
Romanian form of RACHEL
RALUCA f Romanian
Meaning unknown.
RAMONA f Spanish, Romanian, English
Feminine form of RAMÓN
RĂZVAN m Romanian
Meaning unknown, possibly related to the name RADOVAN... [more]
REMUS m Roman Mythology, Romanian
Meaning unknown... [more]
ROBERT m English, French, Scandinavian, German, Czech, Polish, Russian, Slovene, Romanian
Means "bright fame", derived from the Germanic elements hrod "fame" and beraht "bright"... [more]
RODICA f Romanian
Derived from the Slavic element rod meaning "fertile".
ROXANA f English, Spanish, Romanian
Latin form of the Persian or Bactrian name Roshanak which possibly meant "bright" or "star"... [more]
RUXANDRA f Romanian
Romanian form of ROXANA
SABINA f Italian, Spanish, Portuguese, Romanian, Polish, Czech, Slovene, Russian
Feminine form of Sabinus, a Roman cognomen meaning "Sabine" in Latin... [more]
SANDA f Romanian
Romanian short form of ALEXANDRA
SANDU m Romanian
Short form of ALEXANDRU
SEBASTIAN m English, German, Polish, Finnish, Romanian
From the Roman name Sebastianus which meant "from Sebaste" in Latin... [more]
SERAFIM m Russian, Romanian
Russian and Romanian form of Seraphinus (see SERAPHINA).
SERGHEI m Romanian
Romanian (Moldovan) form of SERGEY
SERGIU m Romanian
Romanian form of SERGIUS
SILVIA f Italian, Spanish, Portuguese, Romanian, Slovak, English, German, Ancient Roman, Roman Mythology
Feminine form of Silvius (see SILVIO)... [more]
SILVIU m Romanian
Romanian form of Silvius (see SILVIO).
SIMONA f Italian, Czech, Romanian, Slovene
Feminine form of SIMON
SONIA f English, Italian, Spanish, Portuguese, Romanian
Variant of SONYA
SORIN m Romanian
Possibly derived from Romanian soare meaning "sun".
SORINA f Romanian
Feminine form of SORIN
ȘTEFAN m Romanian
Romanian form of STEPHEN
STEFAN m German, Scandinavian, Dutch, Polish, Bulgarian, Serbian, Romanian
Cognate of STEPHEN, and a Romanian variant of ȘTEFAN.
STEFANIA f Italian, Polish, Romanian
Italian, Polish and Romanian feminine form of STEPHEN
STELA f Romanian
Derived from Latin stella meaning "star".
STELIAN m Romanian
Romanian form of STYLIANOS
TATIANA f Russian, Slovak, Bulgarian, Romanian, Polish, Spanish, Portuguese, Italian, English, Ancient Roman
Feminine form of the Roman name Tatianus, which was from the Roman name Tatius, which is of unknown meaning... [more]
TEODOR m Scandinavian, Romanian, Czech, Slovak, Polish, Serbian, Croatian, Slovene, Hungarian, Bulgarian
Cognate of THEODORE
TEODORA f Italian, Spanish, Portuguese, Swedish, Romanian, Polish, Bulgarian
Feminine form of Theodoros (see THEODORE).
TEREZA f Bulgarian, Czech, Romanian, Portuguese (Brazilian)
Bulgarian, Czech, Romanian and Portuguese form of THERESA
THEODOR m German, Scandinavian, Czech, Romanian
German form of THEODORE, as well as a Scandinavian, Czech and Romanian variant of TEODOR.
TIBERIU m Romanian
Romanian form of TIBERIUS
TOMA (2) m Croatian, Serbian, Bulgarian, Romanian
Croatian, Serbian, Bulgarian and Romanian form of THOMAS
TRAIAN m Romanian
Romanian form of Trajanus (see TRAJAN).
TUDOR (2) m Romanian
Variant of TEODOR
VALENTIN m Scandinavian, German, French, Czech, Russian, Bulgarian, Slovene, Romanian
Cognate of Valentinus (see VALENTINE (1)).
VALENTINA f Italian, Russian, Slovene, Romanian, Ancient Roman
Feminine form of Valentinus (see VALENTINE (1))... [more]
VALERIA f Italian, Spanish, Romanian, German, Ancient Roman
Feminine form of VALERIUS... [more]
VALERIU m Romanian
Romanian form of VALERIUS
VALI m Romanian
Romanian pet form of VALERIU or VALENTIN
VASILE m Romanian
Romanian form of BASIL (1)
VASILICA m Romanian
Pet form of VASILE
VERONICA f English, Italian, Romanian
Latin form of BERENICE, the spelling influenced by the ecclesiastical Latin phrase vera icon meaning "true image"... [more]
VICTOR m English, French, Portuguese, Romanian
Roman name meaning "victor" in Latin... [more]
VICTORIA (1) f English, Spanish, Romanian, Ancient Roman
Feminine form of VICTORIUS... [more]
VIOLETA f Romanian, Bulgarian, Spanish
Romanian, Bulgarian and Spanish form of VIOLET
VIOREL m Romanian
Derived from Romanian viorea meaning "bluebell".
VIORICA f Romanian
Derived from Romanian viorea meaning "bluebell".
VIRGIL m English, Romanian
From the Roman family name Vergilius which is of unknown meaning... [more]
VIRGILIU m Romanian
Romanian variant of VIRGIL
VIRGINIA f English, Italian, Spanish, Portuguese, Danish, Swedish, Romanian, Ancient Roman
Feminine form of the Roman family name Virginius which was possibly derived from Latin virgo "maid, virgin"... [more]
VLAD m Russian, Romanian
Old short form of Slavic names beginning with the element volod meaning "rule"... [more]
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