Submitted Names in Moldova

This is a list of submitted names in which the place is Moldova.
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Submitted names are contributed by users of this website. The accuracy of these name definitions cannot be guaranteed.
Răducu m Romanian
Diminutive of Radu and other names containing the element rad.
Rafila f Romanian (Rare)
Probably a simplified form of Raphaela.
Raina f Ukrainian (Archaic), Moldovan (Archaic)
Old Ukrainian and Moldovan form of Regina.
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.
Şanae f Romanian, Kurdish (Modern)
Probably comes from Sana's popularity, In Romanian it is pronounced like Shanae.
Sandrin m Romanian
Short form of Alexandru.
Sanea f Moldovan
Moldovan form of Sanya 2.
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.
Sonea f Moldovan
Moldovan form of Sonya.
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.
Stepanida f Russian, Moldovan
Feminine form of Stepan.
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
Sura f Romanian (Rare, Archaic)
Romanian name from Thracian sur "grey".
Sveatoslav m Moldovan
Moldovan form of Svyatoslav.
Tadea f Spanish (Rare), Spanish (Latin American), Romanian, Catalan (Rare), Polish
Spanish feminine form of Tadeo, Catalan and Romanian feminine form of Tadeu and Polish feminine form of Tadeusz... [more]
Țadoc m Romanian
Romanian form of Zadok, not generally used as a given name.
Taisia f Georgian (Rare), Romanian (Rare), Moldovan, History (Ecclesiastical)
Georgian form of Taisiya and Romanian form of Thais. According to Orthodox Christian ecclesiastical traditions, Taisia (Thais in English) is venerated as a Virgin-Martyr alongside Saint Drosis.
Talida f History (Ecclesiastical, Rare, Archaic), Romanian
Means "little girl" in Aramaic. It is the name of an ancient christian saint (4th or 5th century), a nun from Egypt.
Tănase m Romanian
Diminutive of Atanasie
Tanea f Moldovan
Moldovan form of Tanya.
Tanța f Romanian (Rare)
Short form of names ending in -tanța like Constanța.
Tanți f Romanian (Rare)
Diminutive of Tanța.
Teea f Romanian (Rare), Finnish (Rare)
Finnish variant of Tea and Romanian form of Thea.
Teodorina f Italian, Romanian, Bulgarian
Rare feminine form of Teodor, variant of Teodora.
Teodosia f Spanish, Galician (Rare), Italian, Romansh, Romanian
Spanish, Galician, Romansh, Romanian and Italian form of Theodosia.
Teona f Polish, Romanian
Polish and Romanian form of Theona.
Terezia f Romanian, Prague German
Romanian and Prague German form of Theresia.
Tezeu m Romanian
Romanian form of Theseus.
Tibi m Romanian
Romanian diminutive for the masculine given name Tiberiu.
Timea f Slovak, Czech (Rare), Romanian
Czech, Slovak and Romanian form of Tímea.
Timeea f Romanian
Variant of Timea.
Tinca f Romanian (Rare)
Diminutive of Tina.
Tincuța f Romanian
Diminutive of Tinca.
Tita f Romanian
In the case of Tita Chiper, it was a diminutive of Ecaterina.
Trandafir m Romanian (Rare)
Derived from Romanian trandafir "rose".
Trandafira f Romanian
Derived from Romanian trandafir "rose".
Trofimaș m Romanian (Rare)
Extremely rare variant of Trofim, which is the standard form of Trophimus in Romania and Moldova.
Tudora f Romanian (Rare)
Feminine form of Tudor 2.
Tudorache m Romanian (Archaic)
Romanian form of Theodorakis. This name has fallen out of use and now only survives as a patronymic surname.
Tudorel m Romanian
Diminutive of Tudor 2.
Tudorița f Romanian
Diminutive of Tudora, occasionally used as a given name in its own right.
Ulise m Romanian (Rare)
Romanian form of Ulysses.
Vaduny f Romanian (Rare), Slavic Mythology
Possibly means "to see; to know", if derived from the Proto-Slavic věděti, from the Proto-Indo-European wóyd 'to know', from weyd 'to see, to know'. The name itself appears to be a variation of the Russian word vedun'ia "witch, sorceress", the feminine form of vedun 'sorcerer'.
Valea f Moldovan, German (Modern, Rare)
Moldovan form of Valya. The name coincides with Romanian valea, the definite form of vale "valley, glen".
Valerica f Romanian
Diminutive of Valeria.
Valerică m Romanian
Diminutive of Valeriu.
Vanea m Moldovan
Moldovan form of Vanya.
Varujan m Romanian (Rare)
Romanian form of Armenian Վարուժան (see Varuzhan).
Vasilache m Romanian (Archaic)
Romanian form of Vasilakis. This name has fallen out of use and now only survives as a patronymic surname.
Veniamina f Romanian (Rare)
Romanian feminine form of Veniamin.
Veturia f Ancient Roman, Late Roman, Romanian, Italian, English (American, Archaic)
Feminine form of Veturius. Veturia was a Roman matron, the mother of the possibly legendary Roman general Gnaeus Marcius Coriolanus.
Vianor m Greek (Archaic), Abkhaz (Rare), Georgian (Rare), Romanian (Rare), Russian (Rare)
Modern Greek transcription of Bianor as well as the Abkhaz, Georgian, Romanian and Russian form of the name.
Vicențiu m Romanian (Rare)
Variant of Vincențiu. Notable Romanian bearers of this name include the politician Vicențiu Găvănescu (retired from politics after 2000) and Vicențiu Bugariu (1908-1932), a publicist and historian.
Victoraș m Romanian
Diminutive of Victor.
Vigiliu m Romanian
Romanian form of Vigilius.
Vincențiu m Romanian (Rare)
Romanian form of Vincentius (see Vincent). A notable bearer of this name was the Romanian lawyer, journalist and politician Vincențiu Babeș (1821-1907).
Vintilă m Medieval Romanian, Romanian
Romanian name of unclear origin, used as both a masculine personal name and a family name. It was most notably borne as a given name by Vintilă Brătianu (1867-1930), Prime Minister of Romania (1927-1928)... [more]
Vioara f Romanian (Rare)
Derived from Romanian vioară "violet".
Virginel m Romanian (Rare)
A known bearer of this name is the Romanian politician Virginel Iordache (b. 1959).
Visarion m Bulgarian, Croatian, Romanian, Serbian
Bulgarian, Croatian, Romanian and Serbian form of Bessarion via Vissarion. Bearers of this name include Romanian metropolitan bishop Visarion Puiu (1879-1964) and Serbian metropolitan bishop Visarion Ljubiša (1823-1884).
Vitalie m Moldovan, Romanian
Moldovan and Romanian form of Vitalis (see Vitale).
Viulet m Romanian
Possible variant of Violet.
Vladiana f Romanian
Feminine form of Vlad.
Vlăduț m Romanian
Diminutive of Vlad.
Vlaicu m Romanian
Medieval Romanian diminutive of Vladimir.
Voichița f Romanian
Diminutive of Voica. This name was borne by Doamna Maria Voichița (Lady Maria Voichița in English), the wife of Ștefan cel Mare (Stephen the Great in English).
Voicu m Romanian
Possibly drived from the Slavic name element voji "warrior, soldier".
Voinea m Romanian
Romanian name apparently taken from the Mutenian dialect word voinea "recently married man".
Voislava f Moldovan (Rare)
Feminine form of Voislav.
Xaveriu m Romanian
Romanian form of Xavier.
Zambila f Romanian (Rare)
Derived from Romanian zambilă meaning "hyacinth".
Zamfir m Romanian (Rare), Old Church Slavic
From the archaic Old Church Slavonic word самфиръ (samfirŭ) meaning "sapphire".
Zamfira f Romanian, Hungarian (Rare)
Feminine form of Zamfir, perhaps also a Romanian variant of Zemfira.
Zenovia f Romanian
Romanian variant of Zenobia.
Zian m Romanian
Possibly derived from the name of the traditional Romanian holiday Sânzienele (which in turn originates from the mythological being called Sânziana) that is celebrated along with the Nativity of John the Baptist on June 24th... [more]
Ziana f Romanian
Feminine form of Zian 4.
Zina f Romanian (Rare)
Romanian contraction of Zenobia and Zenovia.
Zincuța f Romanian
Diminutive of Zina.
Zoea f Moldovan (Rare)
Moldovan form of Zoya.
Zoia f Russian, Ukrainian, Belarusian, Romanian, Moldovan
Variant transcription of Zoya.