Mircea

Mircea

Pronunciation	Romanian: [ˈmirt͡ʃe̯a] or [ˈmirt͡ʃa]
Gender	Male
Origin
Word/name	Slavic
Other names
Related names	Mirče, Miroslav

Mircea is a Romanian given name, a form of the South Slavic name Mirče (Мирче) that derives from the Slavic word mir, meaning 'peace'. Mircea may refer to:

People

Princes of Wallachia

• 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
• Mircea the Shepherd (died 1559), son of Radu cel Mare
• Prince Mircea of Romania (1913–1916)

Others

• Mircea Albulescu (1934–2016)
• Mircea Badea (born 1974)
• Mircea Baniciu (born 1949)
• Mircea Ciumara (1943–2012)
• Mircea Coșea (born 1942)
• Mircea Cărtărescu (born 1956)
• Mircea Costache II (1940–2016)
• Mircea Damian (1899–1948)
• Mircea Daneliuc (born 1943)
• Mircea David (1914–1993)
• Mircea Demetriade (1861–1914)
• Mircea Diaconu (born 1949)
• Mircea Dinescu (born 1950)
• Mircea Druc (born 1949)
• Mircea Drăgan (born 1932)
• Mircea Dușa (born 1955)
• Mircea Eliade (1907–1986)
• Mircea Florian (1888–1960)
• Mircea Florian (musician) (born 1949)
• Mircea Geoană (born 1958)
• Mircea Gesticone (1902–1961)
• Mircea Ionescu-Quintus (born 1917)
• Mircea Monroe (born 1982)
• Mircea Nedelciu (1950–1999)
• Mircea Păcurariu (born 1932)
• Mircea Răceanu (born 1935)
• Mircea Snegur (born 1940)
• Mircea Streinul (1910–1945)
• Mircea Veroiu (1941–1997)
• Mircea Vulcănescu (1904–1952)

Places

• Mircea Vodă (disambiguation), the name of several settlements in Romania
• Mircea River (Buda), a tributary of the Buda River in Romania
• Mircea River (Ialomița), a tributary of the Ialomiţa River in Romania

Other

• Stadionul Mircea Chivu (Mircea Chivu stadium), Reşiţa
• Mircea cel Bătrân Naval Academy
• Mircea (film)
• Mircea (ship)

See also

• All pages with titles beginning with Mircea