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Gender: Masculine Origin: Romanian (RAH-resh) Of uncertain origin or meaning, this was the byname of the Moldovan ruler, Petru Rareș (1483-1546). Rareș was the illegitimate child of Stephen the Great & Maria Răreșoaia of Hârlău, who was married to a fish merchant nicknamed Rareș. Some believe the name stems from the Romanian element rar (rare-haired;… 
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Ilian is the Bulgarian and Romanian form of Elijah, a Hebrew male name meaning "my God is Yahweh" or "Yahweh is my God". Ilian is also an old Swedish form of German Ilgen via Gilgen, an Old High German form of Aegidius, a Latin male name meaning “young goat; kid” which comes from Ancient Greek aegis (shield; defense) via Ancient Greek aigis (goatskin) from a…
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n 2016, 15,000 baby boys were named Andrei (from St. Andrew) in 2016, and 26,000 baby girls received the name Maria (from St. Mary), reports local Digi24, citing data from the People Registry.
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Origin: Scottish, Bulgarian, Serbian, Polish, Czech, Slovak, Romanian, Greek, Inuit
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The English name Elizabeth has been steadily popular pretty much forever. It's a solid, established classic that sounds mature and professional, works on any age, doesn't date the bearer, ages very well, and is probably one of two names with by far the most nicknames to choose from (the other name being Katherine, of course).…
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The Kland-Maniu family of my Atlantic City books are from Târgu-Mureș, Romania. Near the very end of summer vacation 1942, Cinnimin, Violet, and their sitting charges, the three Valli kids, find wh...
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OPEN ME → for links, NAMES & more info! ********************** MY LINKS/Social Media ↓ My Blog http://www.tulipbyanyname.wordpress.com Instagram http://www.i...
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Summer is a-coming in, and here are some names to get you in the mood*: August, Haul ("Hyle"), Ravi, Samson, Sorin, June, Marisol, Ruby, and Vera. *Or to remind you of sunnier climes if you're in the Antipodes
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Discover birth-related customs in Romania as well as baby names that are exclusive to the country! Which do you like best?
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Dedicated to the Romanians I have known: Radu (short for Râzvan), Mariana, Rodica and Mihaela.
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On 17 December, to CATHY HEYS & PAUL CARNELL, a daughter Lillica Nancy Carnell Lillica was born at Worthing Hospital. Her first name is for her Rumanian great grandmother, Lily...
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Good story.
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" These are the top names for Romania from 2012."
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I always like seeing how names vary across languages (in fact, having regional variants is one of my criteria for a good name), and Romania gives some very interesting examples. I'm really liking Ionut - Jonathan, I presume.
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Rotaru comes from a Romanian surname, an occupational name meaning "wheelwright" or "wheel maker", referring to someone who built or repaired wooden wheels. It derives from the Romanian word roată meaning "wheel" via Latin rota (wheel) deriving from a PIE root word. As far as I can tell, Rotaru has never been used as a given name.…
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Announcing the Fifth International Conference on Onomastics Name and Naming: The event will be held September 3-5, 2019, in Baia Mare, Romania. It will focus on “Multiculturalism in Onomastics”.
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Viorica comes from Romanian, a botanical baby name seldom heard outside of the country. Edgy, pretty, and interesting, it could wear well on a daughter.
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What a beautiful flower name!
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Theodore is probably my third-favoritest male name of all time, after only Samuel and Peter. If I ever have children, and I have at least three boys, I'll name the third Theodore, in honor of President Theodore Roosevelt. I've just always adored the name, and the nickname Teddy. It also has a lot of awesome foreign…
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Jenica is part-Jennifer, part-Jessica, with possible ties to Romanian. While the name is rare, it's not unknown, and could wear well in 2016.
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How are children’s names chosen in your country? Do you follow ancient naming traditions or are modern names more popular? Do you pass names down through family generations or invent new ones? We’ve had a lot of fun writing this post and the subjec...
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It's from 2011, but popped up on my feed. I must admit I've only skimmed - I hope it's ok!
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Ceaușescu biographer John Sweeney writes off the repetition: “His parents had more children than they knew names.”
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If you're looking for a rare, one-of-a-kind name for your baby girl, this is it! You probably won't meet any other Cosminas.
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Constantin is a Romanian boy name! Read more to find out how [un]popular this name is in the US!
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"Ferdinand I was born Ferdinand Viktor Albert Meinrad, and was called "Nando". He was the son of Leopold, Prince Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen and Infanta Antónia of Portugal. He married Marie Alexandra Victoria, "Princess Marie of Edinburgh"."
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The first paragraph is interesting in itself: what a mix of nationalities. Good old European royal families.
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