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Pages in category "Romanian-language surnames" The following 200 pages are in this category, out of approximately 734 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
Romanian law does not require any of the spouses to change their surname, but in practice in most families both spouses will have the husband's original surname. If parents have different surnames, a child will have either the surname of one of them, or both surnames. Romanian surnames remain the same regardless of the sex of the person.
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Most of the names on this list are typical examples of surnames that were adopted when modern surnames were introduced in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. In the romantic spirit, they refer to natural features: virta 'river', koski 'rapids', mäki 'hill', järvi 'lake', saari 'island' — often with the suffix -nen added after the model ...
Pages in category "Surnames of Romani origin" The following 10 pages are in this category, out of 10 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. B.
The term gipsy has had several overlapping meanings under English Law. In the Caravan Sites and Control of Development Act 1960 , gipsies (not capitalised) were defined as "persons [ 30 ] of nomadic habit of life, whatever their race or origin, but does not include members of an organised group of travelling showmen, or persons engaged in ...
For ease of use, the [i] in front of the last name, and the ending _ve, were dropped. If the last name ends in [a], then removing the [j] would give the name of the patriarch or the place, as in, Grudaj - j = Gruda (place in MM). Otherwise, removing the whole ending [aj] yields the name of founder or place of origin, as in Lekaj - aj = Lek(ë).
Sârbu (Romanian pronunciation:; also Sârbul, Sîrbu, and Sărbu) is a Romanian-language ethnonymic surname, used in both Romania and Moldova, as well as throughout the Balkans. Meaning "Serb", it is one of the most common surnames denoting ethnic origin; according to folklorist Pericle Papahagi , it has a very early presence among the ...