Dragoș (given name)
Gender | Male |
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Language(s) | Romanian |
Origin | |
Word/name | Slavic |
Other names | |
Variant form(s) | Drago |
Dragoș or Dragoš is a Romanian/Serbian given name of Slavic origin but can also appear as a surname.[1] It derives from Slavic word root -drag, meaning "dear, beloved". It may refer to:
- Dragoș (died c. 1353), Moldavian ruler
- Dragoș Bucur
- Dragoș Coman
- Dragoș Grigore
- Dragoș Mihalache
- Dragoș Mihalcea
- Dragoș Protopopescu
- Dragoš Kalajić
In Czech the equivalent Drahoš is used as a surname as in the case of former presidential candidate Jiří Drahoš. It is common in North Slavic languages such as Czech to turn the 'g' into 'h'.[2]
See also[]
References[]
- ^ Oliviu Felecan (15 March 2012). Name and Naming: Synchronic and Diachronic Perspectives. Cambridge Scholars Publishing. pp. 407–. ISBN 978-1-4438-3807-8.
- ^ Language evolution g to h in Slavic languages.
Categories:
- Given names
- Romanian masculine given names