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Aminte
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Likely 'defender' (from Greek Amyntas) or 'trustworthy/faithful' (related to Arabic Amin); exact origin uncertain |
Arabic, Greek, Romanian |
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Aureliano
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golden, gilded |
Italian, Latin, Portuguese, Romanian |
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Badea
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Derived from Romanian 'bade' meaning 'elder, respected man' or 'uncle'. |
Romanian |
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Boboc
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"duckling" or "fledgling"; figuratively a novice or young person |
Romanian |
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Calin
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Derived from Slavic 'kalina' meaning 'viburnum' or 'guelder rose' (a flowering shrub). |
Romanian |
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Catalin
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Pure |
Romanian |
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Ciprian
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man/person from Cyprus |
Romanian |
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Costel
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Diminutive of Constantin - 'steadfast, constant, firm.' |
Romanian |
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Costi
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Derived from Latin 'constans' meaning 'constant, steadfast' |
Romanian |
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Costia
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steadfast, constant |
Romanian |
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Costin
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Derived from Latin 'constans' - steadfast, constant |
Romanian |
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Cristofor
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Christ-bearer (bearer of Christ) |
Romanian |
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Dacian
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From Dacia; a member or native of the ancient Dacians |
Romanian |
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Daco
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Dacian; literally ‘from Dacia’ (a person of Dacia) |
Latin, Romanian |
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Daian
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Likely a variant form; can be associated with Hebrew 'Dayan' meaning 'judge' or with Slavic roots meaning 'doer/actor'; often used without a fixed traditional meaning. |
Romanian |
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Darie
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From Darius/Daria: 'possessor/holder of goodness' or 'maintainer' |
Romanian |
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Dedu
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A diminutive or nickname rather than a word with independent lexical meaning; derived from a personal name |
Romanian |
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Dinu
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Diminutive of Constantin - 'steadfast, constant'; or short for Dinanath - 'lord/protector of the poor' (from Sanskrit) |
Romanian |
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Django
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From Romani, meaning "I awake" or "to awaken" |
Romanian |
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Dodinel
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Affectionate diminutive meaning "little Dodo" - an endearing pet form of Dodo/Dodin (approximate) |
Romanian |
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Dorin
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Likely 'longing' or 'yearning' (from Romanian 'dor'); sometimes interpreted as 'gift' if linked to Slavic roots |
Romanian |
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Doru
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longing, desire, yearning |
Romanian |
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Dumit
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Devotee or follower of Demeter (Greek goddess of the harvest/earth) |
Romanian |
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Dumitru
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devoted to Demeter; follower of the goddess of agriculture |
Romanian |
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Floran
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Flowering, blooming; flourishing |
Latin, Romanian |
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Florin
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flower; flowering, flourishing |
Romanian |
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Gavriș
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God is my strength |
Romanian |
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Georget
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farmer, earth‑worker |
Greek, Romanian |
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Gheorghe-Andrei
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Earth-worker/farmer and manly/strong |
Romanian |
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Gheorghe-Cristian
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Combines Gheorghe ('earth-worker' or 'farmer') and Cristian ('follower of Christ') |
Romanian |
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