Voicu
Appearance
Voicu is a Romanian surname derived from the Turkic (or Bajiq or Bayk) whose meaning is "True Man" or "rich, powerful,"[1][2] most likely through Slavic (from Vojko)[3][4] mediation. Notable people with this surname include:
- Adrian Voicu (born 1992), Romanian footballer
- Andreea Voicu (born 1996), Romanian footballer
- Angelo Voicu (1897–1932), Bulgarian poet
- Bogdan Voicu (born 1981), former Romanian rugby union football player
- Cătălin Voicu (born 1965), Romanian politician
- Elena Voicu (born 1990), Romanian handballer
- Gheorghe Voicu (born 1950), Romanian former biathlete
- Ioana Voicu (born 1972), Romanian former diver
- Ion Voicu (1923–1997), Romanian violinist and conductor
- Ion Voicu (footballer) (born 1975), Romanian former footballer
- Ionuț Voicu (born 1984), Romanian footballer
- Irinel Voicu (born 1977), Romanian former footballer
- Mădălin Voicu (born 1952), Romanian musician and politician
- Mircea Voicu (born 1980), Romanian former footballer
- Nicolae Voicu (born 1955), Romanian former middle-distance runner
- Pavel Voicu (born 1973), Moldovan politician
Voicu is also the given name attributed by the Romanian historiography to the father of John Hunyadi, who is called "Voyk" in Latin-language 15th century documents.
See also
References
- ^ "ÁRPÁDKORI SZEMÉLYNEVEINK (Második és befejező közlemény)".
- ^ "The old Hungarian name Vajk", Acta Orientalia Academiae Scientiarum Hungaricae, 36, Magyar Tudományos Akadémia: 420–426, 1982,
The Turkic original of the Old Hungarian name Vajk is Bajiq.
- ^ "Erlanger Beiträge zur Sprach- und Kunstwissenschaft" (in German). 1964.
- ^ Iordan, Iorgu (1983), Dicționar al numelor de familie românești (in Romanian), Editura Științifică și Enciclopedică