Borrowings in the anthroponymy of Moldovans can be divided into several groups:

• Romanesque;
• Old Germanic;
• Slavic;
• Roman;
• Romanian.

There are many Moldovan female names taken from the church calendar - these are Orthodox and Catholic names.

The most "ancient" are Slavic and Old Germanic borrowings.

· The first arose even before the formation of the Moldavian principality (XIV century), they contain Slavic roots in their composition. However, they all mostly belong to men - Neagoe ("weasel"), Vlad.

· The second group, ancient Germanic, came to the Moldavian language during the time of tribal unions living on the territory of modern Moldavia. Examples are the name Ada (derived from the root "adal" - noble), Amalia (from the root "amal", probably meaning "work, labor").

The list of Moldovan female names also includes names of Romanesque origin. They appeared due to the common area of ​​the nation in question and the Vlachs in the 19th-20th centuries. For example, Beatrice (in translation means "traveler, traveler"), Bianca (from Italian "white").

Names of Roman origin came into the language during the Middle Ages, when all of Europe was fond of antiquity. The borrowing of Aurelia (from the Latin root "aureus" - "golden"), Aurora (that was the name of the Roman goddess) can be attributed to this period.

The Christianization of the population in the 9th-12th centuries also played a role. It did not occur rapidly (as with most Slavic peoples), but gradually. As a result of this, beautiful Moldovan female names from church calendars began to be used in naming: Maria, Elena, Ana. All these names are the most common in Moldova, they are of Hebrew or Greek origin.

Another group of beautiful Moldavian names for girls in Moldavian are borrowings from Romanian, for example, Viorica (from the Romanian "viorea" - "violet, bell"), Luminiţa, which means "light" in translation.

Conclusion

We have analyzed the main channels of anthroponymic borrowings. It was found that changes in the social, cultural and political nature directly affect the naming procedure - more and more new names appear in the language. We invite you to familiarize yourself with the list of Moldovan names for girls below and choose the one you like for your child.

Moldova has long been a crossroads of many cultures. This was reflected in the local anthroponymy, which includes heterogeneous elements. Below we will talk about what the Moldovan surnames are.

Surname sources

There were several sources from which surnames began to take shape.

• First, they are personal names.
• Secondly, the nickname of the father or his profession, occupation.
• Thirdly, the profession of the person himself.
• Fourthly, the place of birth or permanent residence.
• Fifth, belonging to some ethnic group.
• And, finally, sixthly, these are personal characteristics, character, etc.).

Surname History

Surnames in the proper sense of the word appeared among Moldovans not so long ago. Moldavian surnames, playing the role of nicknames for status persons, have existed since about the 13th century. But these were unofficial appeals, while only names were recorded on paper. From the historical documents of that era, we know that a significant number of noble people in Moldova were of Ruthenian origin. The majority of the population received surnames only in the 18th century, and then closer to its end. A little later, in the XIX century, Moldovans, going to serve in the army (Russian or Austrian troops), had to provide a surname. In the absence of such, a nickname was recorded in the documents, which since then has become the official surname.

Characteristics of surnames

Most of the surnames of the Slavic population in Moldova end in "ov", "iy", "ich", "im", "k". They are mentioned for the first time since the 13th century. Further, Moldovan surnames with the suffixes "uk", "yuk", "ak" and similar variants are widespread. In general, Slavic, Ruthenian and Little Russian names gave rise to modern Moldavian surnames. Examples are such of them as Zaporozhan, Rusnak, Buts and others. As for the form "Buts", as well as "Guts", some modern researchers believe that they come from the word "hutsul" - an ethnonym denoting the Eastern Slavs. This word is comparable with the modern "Katsap", "Moskal" or the earlier "Rayki", denoting Rusyns living within Northern Bessarabia. The Moldovan surnames Rayko and Railyan are mainly descendants of the inhabitants of the Khotyn district. But the surname Rusnak directly comes from the self-name of the Rusyns.

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 language, but rather it was spread as a dialect of Romanian with the influence of Polish. More about everything.

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;
• Brasovyan;
• 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 for 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:

• Andrew;
• 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;
• Kristina;
• 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" came about.

Video: the most common surnames

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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 female names

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Romanian and Moldovan female 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.