Romanian names and their meaning

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Adelina
feminine
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Derived from the Germanic name "Adela", which means "noble".
short form: Alina (f.)
Adrian
masculine
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Comes from "Hadrianus", a famous name used in many languages. Many popes and saints have this name.
feminine form: Adriana
Angela
feminine
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Derived from "Angelus", meaning "messenger or God" in Greek.
Aurica
feminine
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Derived from the Latin name "Aurelius", meaning "golden".
masculine form: Aurel
Bianca
feminine
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Comes from Italian and means "white".
Bogdan
masculine
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A Slavic name translated as "given by God".
feminine form: Bogdana
Cătălin
masculine
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Derives from the Greek name "Katherine" that is translated as "pure".
feminine form: Cătălina
Ciprian
masculine
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Comes from "Cyprianus", which means "from Cyprus".
Constanța
feminine
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Formed from the Latin "Constantius" that means "constant".
masculine form: Constantin
Cosmin
masculine
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Derived from the Greek name "Kosmas" translated as "order".
feminine form: Cosmina
Daria
feminine
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Comes from the Persian name "Dārayavahush" that means "to possess good".
masculine form: Darius
Denis
masculine
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Derived from the name "Dionysius", the Greek god of wine and revelry.
feminine form: Denisa
Dragomir
masculine
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Slavic name which translates as "precious peace".
another form: Dragoș
Eugen
masculine
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Comes from "Eugenios", which means "well born" in Greek.
feminine form: Eugenia
Felicia
feminine
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Derives from "Felicius", which means "lucky" in Latin.
masculine form: Felix
Florentin
masculine
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The Roman "Florus" means "flower".
feminine form: Florentina
Ghenadie
masculine
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The name comes from the Greek "Gennadios", that means "noble".
Horea
masculine
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From the traditional Romanian dance "hora".
Iuliana
feminine
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Comes from the Roman family name "Julius".
masculine form: Iulian
Laura
feminine
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Derives from the laurel plant, which was a symbol of fame and victory in Rome.
Liviu
masculine
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"Livius" was a Roman family name that meant "envy".
Luca
masculine
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Luke was a doctor who travelled with apostle Paul. The name is mainly used by Christians.
Luminița
feminine
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Translated from Romanian, it means "little light".
Marian
masculine
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Comes from"Marius" - the name of the Roman god of war.
feminine form: Mariana
Mircea
masculine
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Comes from the Slavic "mir", that means "peace".
Octavian
masculine
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The family name of emperor Augustus which is translated as "the eighth".
Radu
masculine
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Comes from the Slavic element "rad", which translates as "happy".
Rodica
feminine
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"Rod" means "fertile" in Slavic languages.
Sergiu
masculine
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Comes from the Roman "Sergius", translates as "servant".
Sorin
masculine
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Derived from the Romanian "soare", which means "sun".
feminine form: Sorina
Ștefania
feminine
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Comes from the Greek name "Stephanos", that meant "crown".
masculine form: Ștefan
Traian
masculine
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Derives from the name of the Roman emperor Trajan.
Valeria
feminine
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The name comes from "valere", which means "to be strong" in Latin.
masculine form: Valeriu
Vasile
masculine
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The Romanian form of Basil, comes from "Basileus" - "king" in Greek.
Viorica
feminine
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Comes from a flower in Romanian - "viorea".
masculine form: Viorel
Virgiliu
masculine
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"Vergilius" was a Roman family name with an unknown meaning.
feminine form: Virgilia

The history of Romanian names

A part of the Romanian names appeared due to the cultural exchange with other countries. Other common Romanian names are originally from the region of Romania. Romanian names can be formed of one, two or even more given names, for example - Ana Maria. The Romanian girl names and Romanian boy names are chosen by the parents and given at birth and baptism. It was once popular for the Romanian names to be names of saints from the Orthodox calendar. Now, Romanians have become more contemporan and can also give foreign and unusual names to their children. Common Romanian male names that come from foreign countries are Daniel, Ion (James), Cristian (Christian), Marc (Mark). Out of the foreign Romanian female names, the most popular are Alexandra, Irina (Irene), Cristina (Christine), Sofia (Sophie), Ana (Anna). The traditional Romanian names come from Romanian words. For example, Florin and Florina come from the word floare, translated as "flower". Crina, Viorica, Lăcrămioara are all Romanian girl names and names of flowers in Romanian. Luminița is translated as a small light from Romanian. Some of the Romanian names come from the times of the Roman Empire. For example, Octavian comes from the great emperor Octavian Augustus, Traian comes from the Roman emperor Trajan, declared "the best ruler".

Learn Romanian names meanings

The lesson includes common Romanian names and their origin. You will learn that the Felicia name meaning is hidden in Latin. Cătălina name is a Romanian version of a Greek name. Angela name meaning is also related to Greek. Discover what it is in one of the flashcards! The Italian influence can be easily observed in Romanian names. Bianca name meaning is deducted from an Italian word - white. Probably the most traditional and common Romanian names are Doina and Horea. Doina is a traditional musical tune in Romanian culture, while Horea comes from Hora, a traditional circle dance. The names Mihai, Vlad, Mircea and Ștefan come from important historical rulers and Christian saints. Many names have different variants, for example, Ana could also be Anca or Ancuța, Alexandra can be Alexa, Andra, Alexia. Learn more about the Romanian names and their origins with our lesson. If you're curious to learn more about the Romanian culture, take a look at the Fun facts about Romania and Romanian food you need to try lessons will introduce you to the Romanian cuisine and interesting facts about Romania!

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