Thursday, October 02, 2025

Romanian surnames--

Category:Romanian-language surnames Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org › wiki › Category:Romanian-la... Pages in category "Romanian-language surnames". The following 200 pages are in this category, out of approximately 770 total. AI Overview +7 Common Romanian surnames include those derived from occupations like Pop (priest) and Fieraru (smith), patronymics such as Popescu (son of Pop), and descriptive names from colors like Albu (white) and Roșu (red). Other surnames originate from animals like Lupu (wolf), plants, or even geographical features. Many surnames are formed using the suffixes -escu and -eanu. Common Romanian Surnames Here is a list of some common Romanian surnames: Popescu, Popa, Ionescu, Stoica, Dumitrescu, Mocanu, Georgescu, Stănescu, Preda, Gheorghiu, and Tudor. Types of Romanian Surnames Occupational: Names that indicate a person's profession. Ciobanu: Shepherd Croitoru: Tailor Dascalu: Teacher Fieraru: Blacksmith Moraru: Miller Patronymic: Names formed from the father's given name, often with the suffix -escu or -eanu. Popescu: Son of Pop (priest) Descriptive: Names based on physical characteristics. Albu: White Roșu: Red Bălan: Blond From Animals and Plants: Former nicknames based on animals or plants. Lupu: Wolf Ursu: Bear From Given Names: Surnames derived from popular first names, like Andrei or Maria. From Foreign Languages: Surnames adopted from other cultures, such as German, Hungarian, or Ukrainian, are also present.

Colleen McCullough's Rome Series--I think I read/have Caesar's Women and I remember her drawings--but don't know where it is among my boxes.

Meanwhile in 30 years since I've read and seen I Claudius by Robert Graves (2 books) and the Rome documentaries, so I understand it all ...