Mircea
Appearance
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Pronunciation | Romanian:[ˈmirtʃe̯a] |
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Gender | Male |
Origin | |
Word/name | Slavic |
Other names | |
Related names | Mirče,Miroslav |
Mirceais aRomanianmasculinegiven name,a form of theSouth Slavic[1]nameMirče(Мирче) that derives from the Slavic wordmir,[2]meaning 'peace'. It may refer to:
People
[edit]Princes of Wallachia
[edit]- Mircea I of Wallachia(1355–1418), also known as Mircea the Elder
- Mircea II of Wallachia(1428–1447), grandson of Mircea I
- Mircea III Dracul,Voivode (Prince) of Wallachia in 1510
- Mircea the Shepherd(died 1559), son of Radu cel Mare
- Alexander II Mircea,Voivode of Wallachia from 1568 to 1574 and 1574 to 1577
- Prince Mircea of Romania(1913–1916)
Others
[edit]- Mircea Abrudean,Romanian politician
- Mircea Albulescu,professional name of Iorgu Constantin Albulescu (1934–2016), Romanian actor, university professor, journalist, poet and writer
- Mircea Badea(born 1974), Romanian political satirist, television host, media critic, radio personality and occasional actor
- Mircea Baniciu(born 1949), Romanian musician, singer and songwriter
- Mircea Brînzea(born 1986), Romanian aerobic gymnast
- Mircea Cărtărescu(born 1956), Romanian poet, novelist, literary critic and essayist
- Mircea Ciumara(1943–2012), Romanian politician and former cabinet minister
- Mircea Coșea(born 1942), Romanian politician, economist, diplomat, essayist, journalist and professor
- Mircea Costache II(1940–2016), Romanian handball player and coach
- Mircea Crișan(1924–2013), Romanian comedian and comedic actor
- Mircea Damian(1899–1948), Romanian writer and journalist
- Mircea Daneliuc(born 1943), Romanian film director, screenwriter and actor
- Mircea David(1914–1993), Romanian football goalkeeper
- Mircea Demetriade(1861–1914), Romanian poet, playwright and actor
- Mircea Diaconu(born 1949), Romanian actor and politician
- Mircea Dinescu(born 1950), Romanian poet, journalist and editor
- Mircea Druc(born 1949), Moldovan and Romanian politician, Prime Minister of Moldova between 1990 and 1991
- Mircea Drăgan(born 1932), Romanian film director
- Mircea Dușa(born 1955), Romanian economist and politician
- Mircea Eliade(1907–1986), Romanian historian of religion, fiction writer, philosopher and professor
- Mircea Florian(1888–1960), Romanian philosopher and translator
- Mircea Florian (musician)(born 1949), Romanian musician, multimedia artist and computer scientist
- Mircea Frățică(born 1957), Romanian retired judoka
- Mircea Fulger(born 1959), Romanian retired boxer
- Mircea Geoană(born 1958), Romanian politician
- Mircea Gesticone(1902–1961), Romanian novelist and poet
- Mircea Grosaru(1952–2014), Romanian politician
- Mircea Ionescu-Quintus(born 1917-2017), Romanian politician and Minister of Justice from 1991 to 1992
- Mircea Irimescu(born 1959), Romanian retired footballer
- Mircea Lucescu(born 1945), Romanian football manager and former player
- Mircea Monroe(born 1982), American model and actress
- Mircea Mustață(born 1971), Romanian mathematician
- Mircea Nedelciu(1950–1999), Romanian short-story writer, novelist, essayist and literary critic
- Mircea Oltean(born 1982), Romanian former football goalkeeper
- Mircea Oprea(born 1980), Romanian former footballer
- Mircea Păcurariu(born 1932), Romanian theologian, historian and Romanian Orthodox priest
- Mircea Pârligras(born 1980), Romanian chess Grandmaster
- Mircea Puta(1950—2007), Romanian mathematician
- Mircea Răceanu(born 1935), Romanian diplomat
- Mircea Rednic(born 1962), Romanian football manager and former player
- Mircea Romașcanu(born 1953), Romanian former cyclist
- Mircea Rus(born 1978), Romanian former footballer
- Mircea Sasu(1939–1983), Romanian footballer
- Mircea Șimon(born 1954), Romanian retired heavyweight boxer
- Mircea Snegur(born 1940), first President of Moldova (1990–1997), Chairman of the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet (1989–1990) and Chairman of the Supreme Soviet in 1990
- Mircea Streinul(1910–1945), Austro-Hungarian-born Romanian prose writer and poet
- Mircea Veroiu(1941–1997), Romanian film director and screenwriter
- Mircea Voicu(born 1980), Romanian former footballer
- Mircea Vulcănescu(1904–1952), Romanian philosopher, economist, ethics teacher and sociologist arrested in 1946 and convicted under the Communist regime.
- Mircea Zamfir(born 1985), Romanian aerobic gymnast
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^Felecan 2012,p. 407.
- ^Bogdan Petriceǐcǔ Hasdeǔ (1898).Etymologicum magnum Romaniæ.Stab. grafic Socec & Teclu. p. clxxi.
Sources
[edit]- Felecan, Oliviu (2012).Name and Naming: Synchronic and Diachronic Perspectives.Cambridge Scholars Publishing. pp. 407–.ISBN978-1-4438-3807-8.