It is no secret that Moldovan and Romanian names are quite beautiful and harmonious in sound, which is why they have gained their popularity far beyond the borders of these countries. Moldavian and Romanian surnames are worth a special mention. Their translation can often denote some kind of profession, a characteristic feature of a person, his successes. And in combination with the name, play a decisive role in determining the fate of a person and his character.

Origin Classification

Romanian and Moldovan names are indigenous to the inhabitants of these countries. Many of them are quite often used in Russia. Conventionally, the following classes of names can be distinguished:

• borrowed from Slavic languages;
• originated in the territories of Italy and Spain;
• taken from the Catholic and Orthodox calendars;
• appeared in ancient Rome.

Moldovan names

The following Moldovan female names are in the top three most popular: Angela, Tatiana and Elena. Top 3 among men: David, Maxim, Alexandru.

List of the most on the territory of Moldova and their etymological meaning:

Even rare Moldovan names are often found in Russia, as well as in other countries.

What are children called in Moldova

List of popular Moldovan names for boys and girls:

Choosing a name for a child is a very responsible matter. It must be selected with love and attention, taking into account the prevalence, euphony, as well as compatibility with the surname and patronymic.

Romanian variants

Top 3 Romanian female names: Maria, Elena, Anna. Three Romanian male names: Gheorghe, John, Vasile.

The following male and female names are also common in Romania:

Since ancient times, it was believed that the name affects the future fate and the formation of a person's character. If, when meeting, pay special attention to the meaning of a person’s name, then thanks to this you can get to know him better.

Those who are interested in the history of Moldova will be interested to know that most Russians have the names and surnames of this people. Moreover, the Moldavian language has never been considered by linguists as an independent one, but rather it was spread as a dialect of Romanian with the influence of Polish. About everything in more detail.

Moldovan last names - alphabetical list

The generic names of any nationality have their own specific endings, therefore, knowing them, it will not be at all difficult to recognize the roots of a particular person. So, for example, native Russians end in -ov: Ivanov, Petrov, Sidorov, and so on; Tatar often end in -ev or -in: Altyshev, Alaberdiev, Akchurin. As for the Moldovans, their surnames end in vowels, and the suffix is ​​often found -yan, -an, -esk. At the same time, they do not decline in cases, but more on that later.

Moldovan surnames popular among the population of the country - list:

• Munteanu;
• Turcanu;
• Bordeyan;
• Oltyan;
• Boyko;
• Brasovian;
• Ardelyan;
• Beneqiang;
• Dymbovyan;
• Kogylnichan;
• Suruchanu;
• Russ;
• Mocanu;
• Brailian;
• German;
• Gojan;
• Odobescu;
• Iliescu;
• Chorescu;
• Constantinescu;
• Basescu;
• Yorga;
• Rotaru;
• Totaru and others.

Moldovan names and surnames

When parents begin to choose a male or female name for their child, they often do not even know that the popular names in Russia belong to the people of Moldova, or even better to say, Romania. In general, even rare Moldovan names and surnames are often found among the people of our vast country, exactly the same as other nationalities, except Russian. For example, Maria, Margarita, Andrey, Mikhail are names familiar to a Russian person, whose origins are rooted in Romania and are always in the dictionary.

List of male names:

• Andrey;
• Anton (Antonash);
• Antonin;
• Arthur;
• Denis;
• Dimitri;
• Dorian;
• Doreen;
• Edward;
• Ignat (Ignatiu);
• Hilarion;
• Grigore (Gregory);
• Kamil;
• Karol;
• Mark;
• Marian;
• Marin;
• Martin;
• Michael;
• Miron;
• Novel;
• Romeo;
• Romulus;
• Samson;
• Sebastian;
• Seraphim;
• Vasile;
• Victor;
• Felix;
• Philemon;
• Yuri.

List of female names:

• Adelaide;
• Adeline;
• Adina;
• Adrian;
• Agatha;
• Anastasia;
• Camellia;
• Camila;
• Christina;
• Darius;
• Delia;
• Diana;
• Catherine (Kateluca);
• Elena (Nutsa, Elenika);
• Yulia (Yulika);
• Juliana;
• Lydia (Liduca);
• Lily;
• Margaret;
• Maria (Maritsa);
• Sofia (Sofika);
• Veronica;
• Victoria (Victoritsa);
• Violeta;
• Zoya (Zoitsa).

Do Moldovan surnames decline?

Unlike those generic names that end in consonants, Moldavian ones cannot be declined in different cases. Or rather, it would be wrong to incline them. If you need to ask a question or tell something about someone, then the declension of Moldovan surnames will happen like this: “Maria Suruceanu is not there.” It turns out that a female or male name can be inclined, but a surname cannot. The same can be seen in the declension of Ukrainian generic names, the ending of which also ends in a vowel.

Origin of Moldovan surnames

As in any other language of peoples, the origin of Moldovan surnames refers to the historical events of a particular family. If you know the Romanian language well, then each of them in translation will mean a particular craft or profession, position, personal achievements, character traits, various nicknames. For example, consider the well-known national surname Boyko, which is often confused with the Ukrainian one: the story tells about a brave, quick, resourceful person who easily coped with difficulties, from which the meaning "brisk" was obtained.

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Romanian and Moldovan names- the names used on the territory of Romania and Moldova can be divided into several groups:

Names of religious origin (biblical names).

Names borrowed from Slavic languages.

Names derived from Romanian words.

Names borrowed from related Romance languages ​​(mainly Italian and Spanish).

Ancient Roman names.

And others.

Romanian and Moldovan male names

One of the impressive groups of Moldovan names is Slavic. They appeared in the language even before the foundation of a separate state by the Moldavians (we are talking about the formation of the Moldavian principality in 1359). For these names, the use of common Slavic roots is typical. For example, Drag, which in translation means “dear” (“analogues” are in Polish, Czech, Bulgarian and Serbian), or Bogdan (“God-given”).

Due to the residence of the nation next to the Vlachs in the 19th-20th centuries (the principality of the same name became part of the United Principality of Moldavia and Wallachia in 1859), Roman names appeared in the list of Moldavian male names.

The Middle Ages was the time of the revival of Roman culture, this fashion affected all European countries without exception. Moreover, the “consequences” can be observed not only in architecture, literature and theater, but also in anthroponymy. A huge number of female and male beautiful Moldovan names have Roman ancestors. Take a look: Adrian (derived from the Roman personal or family nickname Hadrianus, that is, "Adriatic, native of the Adriatic" or "inhabitant of Adria"), Camil (derived from the Roman cognomen Camillus, which translates as "a youth of impeccable origin, admitted to the service of the gods").

There are also names in Moldovan that come from Romanian lexemes. For example, Viorel (an arrangement of the Romanian "viorea", that is, "violet").

Another area of ​​borrowing is the names noted in the Bible or belonging to canonized saints. There are many such in the language, they all have Greek, Latin and Hebrew origin. In addition, these names remain the most popular among the citizens of Moldova. These are Gheorghe (ancient Greek; translated as "landowner") and Ion (meaning "Yahweh is merciful", is of Hebrew origin).

A separate group of Moldavian male names - Old Germanic, for example, Albert - on behalf of "Adalberht", i.e. "bright, noble", Carol - comes from the name Karl ("man, man, husband"). They came to the language in the first centuries AD, when the territory of the Moldavians was the possession of various tribal unions.

Conclusion

Having considered the main ways of borrowing Moldovan male names, we were convinced that the anthroponymic system is rich in names from Latin, Greek, Old Germanic, Italian and Spanish. This means that the language is sensitive to political, cultural and social changes.

We suggest that you familiarize yourself with the most popular names for boys and choose the one you like for your child.

The origin of Moldovan surnames.

History of Moldovan surnames at first glance, it is quite simple and unpretentious. However, Moldovan surnames are distinguished by some features that distinguish them from the background of their closest "relatives" - Romanian surnames. Historically, Moldova has had close relations with many peoples and cultures. This could not but affect the formation of family names, which first appeared among the Moldavian princes in the XIII-XIV centuries. They were more like nicknames or middle names and often reminded of the close connection with the Ukrainian and Russian languages ​​- Andreiko, Ivanok, Fedko. There were very few such generic names, the bulk of Moldovans received surnames only at the end of the 18th - beginning of the 19th century. This was mainly due to military service, and Moldovans served in both the Austrian and Russian troops.

Methods of formation of Moldovan surnames.

If you look alphabetical list of Moldovan surnames, then many of them end in -yak, -ak, -yuk, -uk, -ey. Basically, they arose on the basis of Russian and Little Russian names and nicknames. Some of these surnames do not have an ending or end in -y - Zaporozhan, Russu, Rusnak, Podolyan, Buts.

Some experts believe that meaning Moldovan surnames with parts "buts" and "guts" its roots go back to the name of the Hutsuls, and the so-called "raiki" served for the names of Russians - Railyan, Rayko, Rusnak.

Like other peoples, the surnames of the Moldovans were formed from the personal name of the father, the nickname or profession of the first bearer of the surname. For example, Makovey Unguryan (Makovey, get out of Hungary), Ionita Muntyan (Ionita highlander, a native of Muntenia). Often interpretation of Moldovan surnames sometimes difficult, and their belonging to the Moldovan people is not always traced. This is due to the fact that representatives of different peoples have lived on the territory of Moldova for centuries, which, naturally, left their mark in the formation of surnames. Dictionary of Moldovan surnames includes surnames related to the Russian (Rusnachuk, Railyan, Yetsko), Ukrainian (Khokhlov, Kazaku), Bulgarian and Gagauz (Bulgar, Syrba) peoples. There are surnames with a clear trace of Polish and Turkish influence - Lyahu, Mazur, Turkulec, Tatar.

declination all Moldovan surnames in Russian, it obeys the laws of Russian grammar - surnames ending in a consonant change in cases only in the masculine gender, and surnames ending in a vowel are not declined either in the masculine or in the feminine gender.

Top Moldovan surnames shows which of them are popular and widespread among the largest number of the Moldovan population.