Romanian Submitted Names

Romanian names are used in the countries of Romania and Moldova in eastern Europe.
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Ilarie m Romanian
Romanian form of Hilarius. This name was borne by Ilarie Voronca (1903-1946), the pen name of Romanian-French avant-garde poet and essayist Eduard Marcus.
Ildico f Romanian
Romanian form of Ildikó.
Iliuță m Romanian, Romani
Diminutive of Ilie.
Inocențiu m Romanian (Rare)
Romanian form of Innocentius (see Innocent).
Ioanina f Romanian
Diminutive of Ioana.
Ioil m Greek (Rare), Romanian (Rare), Biblical Romanian
Modern Greek transcription of Ioel as well as a Romanian variant of Ioel.
Ionache m Romanian (Archaic)
Variant of Ianache. This name has fallen out of use and now only survives as a patronymic surname.
Ionelia f Romanian
Elaboration of Ionela.
Ionica f Romanian, Dutch (Rare)
Diminutive form of Ioana. Also compare Ionică. In the Netherlands, a known bearer of this name is the Dutch mathematician and science journalist Ionica Smeets (b... [more]
Ionică m Romanian, Romani
Diminutive of Ion 1.
Ioniță m Romanian
Diminutive of Ion 1 and Ioan.
Iordache m Romanian (Archaic)
Romanian form of Georgakis. This name has fallen out of use and now only survives as a patronymic surname.
Iordan m Romanian (Rare)
Romanian form of Jordan.
Iordana f Greek, Bulgarian, Romanian
Feminine form of Iordanis (Greek) and variant transcription of Yordana (Bulgarian).
Iosefina f Romanian
Romanian form of Josephine.
Iov m Russian (Archaic), Ukrainian (Archaic), Romanian (Rare), Moldovan (Rare), Biblical Romanian
Romanian, Russian and Ukrainian form of 'Iyyov (see Job).
Iovian m Romanian
Romanian form of Jovian.
Irinel m Romanian
Romanian form of Irinei.
Irineu m Portuguese (Brazilian), Catalan (Rare), Romanian
Romanian form and Brazilian Portuguese and Catalan variant of Ireneu.
Irodion m Georgian, Greek (Rare), Russian (Rare), Estonian (Archaic), Romanian, Moldovan
Modern Greek form of Herodion as well as the Georgian, Romanian and Russian form of the name.
Iulică m Romanian
Diminutive of Iulian.
Iustinian m Romanian
Romanian form of Iustinianus.
Janeta f Bulgarian, Romanian
Bulgarian and Romanian borrowing of Jeannette.
Jeana f Romanian
Feminine form of Jean 1.
Jeanina f French (Rare), Swedish (Rare), Danish (Rare), Romanian (Rare), English (American, Rare), Filipino
Variant of Jeannina (French) or Jeanine (Swedish and Danish). This was borne by a daughter of Christine Stampe (1797-1868), a Danish baroness and patron of the arts.
Jenel m Romanian
Diminutive of Jean 1.
Jenica f Romanian
Originally a diminutive of Eugenia, used as a given name in its own right.
Jenică m Romanian
Diminutive of Eugen.
Laria f Medieval Italian, Italian (Rare), Romanian (Rare)
Of uncertain origin and meaning; theories include a truncated form of Ilaria.
Larion m Romanian, Ukrainian, Hungarian
Truncated form of Ilarion.
Laurenția f Romanian
Romanian form of Laurentia.
Laurian m English, Romanian, French, Provençal
English, French, Provençal and Romanian form of Laurianus.
Laurica f Romanian (Rare)
Romanian diminutive of Laura.
Leana f Romanian
Diminutive of Ileana.
Leonte m Romanian
Romanian form of Leontios.
Leontin m Romanian (Rare)
Romanian form of Leontinus (compare Leontina).
Leopoldina f German (Rare), English (Rare), Portuguese (Rare), Galician, Romanian, Slovene, Hungarian
German, Portuguese and English variant and Galician, Romanian, Hungarian and Slovene form of Leopoldine. Leopoldina of Austria (1797 – 1826) was the first Brazilian empress.
Letiția f Romanian
Contracted form of Laetiția.
Leucip m Catalan, Romanian
Catalan and Romanian form of Leukippos via its latinized form Leucippus.
Lică m Romanian
Truncated form of Paulică.
Lilica f Romanian
Diminutive of Lilia.
Lizuca f Romanian
Diminutive of Liza.
Lorina f English (Rare), Italian (Rare), Romanian (Rare), Albanian, Swedish (Rare), Norwegian (Rare), Danish (Rare), Hungarian, Croatian, Romani (Archaic)
Italian elaboration of Lora and variant of Laurina as well as a Scandinavian feminine form of Lorens... [more]
Lucica f Romanian
Diminutive of Lucia.
Lucreția f Romanian
Romanian form of Lucretia.
Lucrețiu m Romanian (Rare)
Romanian form of Lucretius (see Lucretia). A notable bearer of this name was the Romanian communist politician Lucrețiu Pătrășcanu (1900-1954).
Macrina f Late Roman, Spanish, Romansh (Archaic), Romanian, Moldovan, History (Ecclesiastical)
Feminine form of Macrinus. This name was borne by two saints, namely saint Macrina the Elder and her granddaughter saint Macrina the Younger.
Mădălin m Romanian
Masculine form of Mădălina.
Madalin m Romanian (Expatriate)
Variant of Mădălin used by Romanians abroad or in informal contexts (for example on the internet). Note that this is not the standard spelling of the name.
Madalina f Romanian (Expatriate)
Variant spelling of Mădălina used by Romanians abroad or in informal contexts (for example on the internet). Note that this is not the standard spelling of the name.
Mălina f Romanian
Romanian form of the Slavic name Malina 2.... [more]
Manolache m Romanian (Archaic)
Romanian form of Manolakis. This name has fallen out of use and now only survives as a patronymic surname.... [more]
Marcian m English (Rare), Romanian, Lengadocian, Gascon
English, Romanian, Languedocian and Gascon form of Marcianus. This name was borne by an emperor of the Byzantine Empire from the 5th century AD.
Marcu m Romanian, Sicilian, Sardinian, Corsican
Romanian, Sicilian, Sardinian and Corsican form of Marcus.
Maricel m Romanian
Masculine form of Maricela.
Maricela f Romanian
Diminutive of Maria.
Măricica f Romanian (Rare)
Regional variant of Maricica.
Mărioara f Romanian (Rare)
Regional variant of Marioara.
Marioara f Romanian
Diminutive of Maria.
Marisa f Romanian (Rare), Slovene (Rare)
Originally a Romanian diminutive of Maria, now occasionally used as a given name in its own right (no doubt influenced by Italian and Spanish Marisa).
Măriuca f Romanian
Diminutive of Maria, occasionally used as a given name in its own right.
Marușa f Romanian (Rare)
Younger form of Marusia.
Marusia f Russian, Ukrainian, Polish, Romanian, Medieval Romanian
Variant transliteration of Маруся (see Marusya), Polish and medieval Romanian diminutive of Maria as well as the Romanian transliteration of Bulgarian Маруся.... [more]
Mauriciu m Romanian
Romanian form of Mauritius.
Mavra f Greek (Rare), Georgian, Russian (Archaic), Ukrainian, Moldovan, Romanian, History (Ecclesiastical), Theatre
Modern Greek form of Maura 1, which has spread to Eastern Europe and the Caucasus region via the Eastern Orthodox Church.... [more]
Medeea f Romanian
Romanian form of Medea. A famous bearer is actress Medeea Marinescu.
Metodiu m Asturian, Romanian, Sicilian
Asturian, Romanian and Sicilian form of Methodius.
Miana f Romanian
Contracted form of Mariana.
Micșunica f Romanian (Rare)
Derived from Romanian micșunea "wallflower (erysimum cheiri)".
Miha f Romanian
Short form of Mihaela.
Mihalache m Romanian (Archaic)
Romanian form of Michalakis. This name has fallen out of use and now only survives as a patronymic surname.
Mihnea m Romanian
This name was borne by several rulers of Romania.
Miliana f Croatian (Rare), Serbian (Rare), Romanian (Rare)
Serbian and Croatian variant of Milijana.
Mina m Bosnian (Archaic), Bulgarian (Archaic), Gagauz, Georgian (Archaic), Romanian (Rare), Russian (Archaic), Serbian (Archaic), Ukrainian (Archaic)
Form of Menas in several languages, which came about via its modern Greek form Minas.... [more]
Minadora f Georgian (Rare), Greek (Rare), Romanian (Rare)
Georgian form of Menodora as well as a Greek and Romanian variant of Minodora.... [more]
Minodor m Romanian (Rare)
Romanian form of Menodoros via Menodorus.
Mioara f Romanian
Contracted form of Marioara. The name coincides with Romanian mioara, the definite form of mioară "lamb".
Mirabela f Romanian, Spanish, Italian, Portuguese
Latinate and Romanian form of Mirabella.
Mircia m Romanian
Variant of Mircea.
Mirona f Polish (Rare), Romanian
Feminine form of Miron 1.
Mișu m Romanian
Diminutive of Mihai.
Mitruț m Romanian
Diminutive of Dumitru.
Moise m Judeo-Italian (Archaic), Medieval Jewish, Romanian (Archaic)
Judeo-Italian variant of Moisè, itself a variant of Mosè, and Romanian form of Moses.
Morfeu m Catalan, Portuguese, Romanian
Catalan, Portuguese and Romanian form of Morpheus.
Mugur m Romanian
Directly taken from Romanian mugur "bud (of a plant)".
Mugurel m Romanian
Diminutive of Mugur.
Nae m Romanian
Contracted form of Nicolae.
Narcis m Romanian, Lengadocian
Romanian and Languedocian form of Narcissus.
Nasta f Romanian, Latvian (Archaic), Slovene
Romanian short form of Anastasia, Latvian short form of Anastasija and Slovene short form of Anastazija.
Natașa f Romanian
Romanian form of Natasha.
Năzdrăvan m Romanian (Modern, Rare)
From the Romanian word năzdrăvan "super-natural"
Neagu m Romanian
Younger form of Neacșu.
Nechita m Romanian
Variant of Nichita.
Nelian m German (Modern, Rare), Romanian
A recent coinage gaining traction in 2020/21 in Germany, maybe derived from Cornelianus or created as a masculine form to Nele.
Nestorie m Romanian
Romanian form of Nestorios (see Nestor).
Nicodim m Romanian, Moldovan
Romanian form of Nikodemos via Nicodemus.
Nicolaie m Romanian
Variant of Nicolae via the variant Nicolai.
Niculae m Romanian
Variant of Nicolae.
Niculina f Romanian, Corsican, Sardinian, Romansh
Romanian, Corsican and Sardinian cognate of Nicolina as well as a Romansh feminine form of Niculin.
Niculiță m Romanian
Diminutive of Nicu.
Nicuță m Romanian
Contracted form of Niculiță.
Nifon m Greek (Rare), Romanian (Rare), History (Ecclesiastical)
Modern Greek form of Nephon as well as the Romanian form of the name.
Nimfodora f Russian (Archaic), Romanian (Rare), History (Ecclesiastical)
Russian and Romanian form of Nymphodora. This name was borne by Russian actress and opera singer Nimfodora Semenova (1788-1876).
Norica f Romanian (Rare)
Diminutive of Nora 1, occasionally used as a given name in its own right.
Norocel m Romanian (Rare)
Derived from Romanian noroc "luck; good fortune".
Nuța f Romanian
Short form of Anuța and Lenuța.
Nuți f Romanian
Diminutive of Anuța or Lenuța.
Octav m Romanian
Short form of Octavian.
Octaviana f Ancient Roman, Romanian, Provençal
Anciant Roman feminine form of Octavianus and Romanian and Provençal feminine form of Octavian.
Octaviu m Romanian (Rare)
Romanian form of Octavius.
Odiseu m Romanian
Romanian form of Odysseus.
Olghița f Romanian (Rare)
Romanian diminutive of Olga.
Olguța f Romanian
Romanian diminutive of Olga.
Olimpiu m Romanian
Romanian form for Olympius.
Oltea f Romanian
Variant of Olta.
Orfeu m Catalan, Corsican, Portuguese, Romanian
Catalan, Corsican, Portuguese and Romanian form of Orpheus.
Ortansa f Romanian
Romanian variant of Hortensia.
Pafnutie m Romanian
Romanian form of Paphnutius
Pălăguța f Romanian
Meaning unknown.
Pamfil m Croatian (Rare), Romanian (Rare), Lengadocian, Provençal, History (Ecclesiastical)
Croatian, Romanian, Languedocian and Provençal form of Pamphilus.
Panait m Romanian
Romanian form of Panagiotis via Panaghiot.
Pancratie m Romanian
Romanian form of Pancratius.
Panseluța f Romanian
Derived from Romanian panseluță, the diminutive of pansea "pansy".
Paraschiva f Romanian
Romanian form of Paraskeve.
Parmena m & f Biblical Romanian, Romanian (Rare)
Romanian form of Parmenas. In present-day Romania this name is used as a feminine name.
Parmina f Italian, Romanian
Probably derived from the name of the Italian city Parma. ... [more]
Patriciu m Romanian
Romanian form of Patricius (see Patrick).
Patrocles m Romanian
Romanian form of Patroklos (see Patroclus)
Pătru m Romanian (Archaic)
Transylvanian form of Petru.
Paulica f Romanian (Rare)
Diminutive of Paula.
Paulică m Romanian (Rare)
Diminutive of Paul.
Paulin m German, Polish, French, Lengadocian, Provençal, Gascon, Romansh, Romanian, Moldovan, History (Ecclesiastical)
Romanian, Polish, French, Languedocian, Provençal, Gascon, Romansh and obsolescent German male form of Paulinus.
Păuna f Romanian (Archaic)
Derived from Romanian păun "peacock". The name was borne by Păuna Greceanu-Cantacuzino, a Princess consort of Wallachia.
Pepina f Bulgarian, Romanian
Feminine form of Pépin.
Perseu m Catalan, Portuguese, Romanian
Catalan, Portuguese and Romanian form of Perseus.
Persida f Serbian, Croatian, Romanian, Slovene
Serbian, Croatian, and Romanian form of Persis. This was the name of the wife of Alexander Karadordevic, Prince of Serbia and ancestor to the monarchs of Yugoslavia.
Petrache m Romanian (Rare)
Romanian form of Petrakis.
Petrea f & m English, Romanian, Danish, Swedish (Rare), Norwegian (Rare), Icelandic (Rare)
Elaborated form of Petra and Romanian variant of Petre.
Petrișor m Romanian
Diminutive of Petru and Petru.
Petronel m Romanian
Masculine form of Petronela.
Petruța f Romanian
Diminutive of Petronela.
Pimen m Georgian (Rare), Polish (Archaic), Romanian (Rare), Russian (Rare), Serbian (Rare), Bulgarian (Rare, Archaic)
Georgian, Polish, Romanian, Russian and Serbian form of Poimen (see Poemen). Known bearers of this name include a Metropolitan of Moscow (14th century AD) and the 14th Patriarch of Moscow (20th century AD).
Pimin m Romanian (Rare), Russian (Archaic)
Romanian and Russian variant of Pimen.
Pincu m Romanian
Romanian form of Pinchas. The name was born by Israel Pincu Lazarovitch (1912-2006), a Romanian-born Jewish-Canadian poet better known as Irving Peter Layton.
Policarp m Romanian, Provençal, History (Ecclesiastical)
Romanian and Provençal form of Polycarp.
Polixenia f Romanian
Romanian form of Polyxena.
Profira f Romanian
Romanian feminine derivative of Porphyrios.
Profirița f Romanian
Diminutive of Profira, not generally used as a given name in its own right.
Prometeu m Catalan, Portuguese, Romanian
Catalan, Portuguese and Romanian form of Prometheus.
Proteu m Catalan, Portuguese, Romanian
Catalan, Portuguese and Romanian form of Proteus.
Ptolemeu m Catalan, Portuguese, Romanian
Catalan, Portuguese and Romanian form of Ptolemaios via Ptolemaeus.
Pulheria f Romanian (Archaic), Russian (Archaic), Ukrainian (Archaic), History (Ecclesiastical)
Romanian form of Pulcheria and Russian and Ukrainian variant transliteration of Пульхерия (see Pulkheriya).
Quieta f Ancient Roman, Italian (Rare), Romanian (Rare), English (Rare), German (Swiss, Rare), Caribbean (Rare)
Derived from Latin quietus, -a, -um "quiet". This was the name of a saint.
Rada f Romanian (Rare)
Feminine form of Radu.
Radamant m Bosnian, Croatian, Romanian
Bosnian, Croatian and Romanian form of Rhadamanthos.
Răducu m Romanian
Diminutive of Radu and other names containing the element rad.
Rafila f Romanian (Rare)
Probably a simplified form of Raphaela.
Ralu f Romanian (Archaic)
Romanian form of Rallou (compare Raluca).
Raula f Romanian
Feminine form of Raul.
Răzvana f Romanian (Rare)
Feminine form of Răzvan.
Relia f Romanian (Rare), Portuguese
Romanian short form of Aurelia and Portuguese diminutive of Aurélia.
Ringala f Romanian
Romanian form of Rimgailė. Not used as a given name.
Romanița f Romanian
Allegedly derived from Romanian romaniță "camomile, chamomile".
Romel m Romanian (Rare)
Diminutive of Romeo.
Romela f Romanian (Rare)
Feminine form of Romel.
Romelia f Romanian
Elaboration of Romela.
Romul m Bosnian (Rare), Romanian (Rare), Croatian (Rare)
Bosnian, Croatian and Romanian form of Romulus.
Runa f Romanian
Diminutive of Miruna.
Sabin m Romanian, Basque, English (Rare), Polish (Rare), French (Rare), Bulgarian (Rare)
English, Romanian, Basque, French and Polish form of Sabinus. Sabin of Bulgaria was the ruler of Bulgaria from 765 to 766.
Sabrin m Romanian
Masculine form of Sabrina.
Sandrin m Romanian
Short form of Alexandru.
Sânziana f Romanian, Romanian Mythology, Theatre
Sânziana, also known as Iana Sânziana, is a fairy in Romanian mythology. Her name is a contraction of Romanian sfânt "holy" and zână "fairy" - but, according to Mircea Eliade, ultimately also influenced by the Latin phrase Sancta Diana "Holy Diana"... [more]
Sașa m & f Romanian (Modern, Rare)
Romanian form of Sasha, used as a diminutive for Alexandru, Alexander and Alexandra.
Saveta f Romanian, Serbian
Romaniann truncated form of Elisaveta and Serbian truncated form of Jelisaveta.
Savista f Romanian
The name of a minor character in Romanian author Liviu Rebreanu's novel "Ion".
Scarlat m Romanian (Archaic)
Possibly derived from medieval Latin scarlatum meaning "scarlet cloth", itself ultimately derived from an Arabic or Persian word. It was primarily in use in the 1700s and 1800s... [more]
Sebi m & f Various, Romanian
Diminutive of Sebastian.
Șerban m Romanian
Derived from Servus (via the form Șerb).
Sevastiana f Bulgarian (Rare), Romanian (Rare), Russian, Greek (Rare), Greek (Cypriot, Rare)
Bulgarian, Romanian and Russian form of Sebastiana and modern Greek spelling of Sebastiana.... [more]
Silvian m Dutch, Romanian, English, German
English, German and Romanian form of Silvianus, also sometimes used in The Netherlands.
Silviana f Romanian, Italian, Spanish, Portuguese, Provençal, Late Roman
Romanian, Italian, Provençal, Spanish and Portuguese form of Silvianus.
Simionaș m Romanian
Elaborated form of the Romanian given name Simion.
Slaviana f Russian, Bulgarian, Romanian
The name is divided into 2 parts in Russian: (slu-veet) that means "praise", and Yana. The whole meaning is "praise Yana". It's a long name for Yana.
Smaranda f Romanian
Derived from Romanian smarand meaning "emerald". Smaranda Brăescu (1897 – 1948) was a Romanian parachuting and aviation pioneer, former multiple world record holder. Her achievements earned her the nickname "Queen of the Heights".
Sofica f Romanian
Diminutive of Sofia.
Sofronie m Romanian (Archaic)
Romanian form of Sophronios. Sofronie of Cioara is an 18th-century Orthodox saint.
Sorana f Romanian
Derived from Romanian soră "sister".
Sorela f Romanian (Rare)
Derived from Romanian soră "sister".
Sorica f Romanian (Archaic)
Derived from Romanian soră "sister".
Sorinah f Romanian
Means "strict" or "stern"
Sorinel m Romanian
Diminutive of Sorin.
Sorita f Romanian
Derived from Romanian soră "sister".
Sosipatra f Ancient Greek, Romanian (Rare), Russian (Rare)
Feminine form of Sosipatros. This name was borne by the Greek philosopher Sosipatra of Ephesus (4th century AD).
Speranța f Romanian (Rare)
Derived from Romanian speranță "hope".
Stana f Romanian
Feminine form of Stan 2.
Stanca f Romanian
Originally a diminutive of Stana, used as a given name in its own right.
Stancu m Romanian
Diminutive of Stan 2.
Steluța f Romanian
Diminutive of Stela used as a given name in its own right.
Stere m Romanian
Likely derived from the Greek stereos (στερεός) meaning "solid".
Stiliano m Italian, Romanian
Italian form of Stylianos and Romanian variant of Stelian