Mircea

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Mircea is a Romanian given name, a form of the South Slavic^[1] name (Мирче) that derives from the Slavic word mir,^[2] meaning 'peace'. It 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, Voivode (Prince) of Wallachia in 1510
• Mircea the Shepherd (died 1559), son of Radu cel Mare
• Alexander II Mircea, Voivode of Wallachia from 1568 to 1574 and 1574 to 1577
• Prince Mircea of Romania (1913–1916)

Others[]

• Mircea Albulescu, professional name of Iorgu Constantin Albulescu (1934–2016), Romanian actor, university professor, journalist, poet and writer
• Mircea Badea (born 1974), Romanian political satirist, television host, media critic, radio personality and occasional actor
• Mircea Baniciu (born 1949), Romanian musician, singer and songwriter
• Mircea Brînzea (born 1986), Romanian aerobic gymnast
• Mircea Cărtărescu (born 1956), Romanian poet, novelist, literary critic and essayist
• Mircea Ciumara (1943–2012), Romanian politician and former cabinet minister
• Mircea Coșea (born 1942), Romanian politician, economist, diplomat, essayist, journalist and professor
• Mircea Costache II (1940–2016), Romanian handball player and coach
• Mircea Crișan (1924–2013), Romanian comedian and comedic actor
• Mircea Damian (1899–1948), Romanian writer and journalist
• Mircea Daneliuc (born 1943), Romanian film director, screenwriter and actor
• Mircea David (1914–1993), Romanian football goalkeeper
• Mircea Demetriade (1861–1914), Romanian poet, playwright and actor
• Mircea Diaconu (born 1949), Romanian actor and politician
• Mircea Dinescu (born 1950), Romanian poet, journalist and editor
• Mircea Druc (born 1949), Moldovan and Romanian politician, Prime Minister of Moldova between 1990 and 1991
• Mircea Drăgan (born 1932), Romanian film director
• Mircea Dușa (born 1955), Romanian economist and politician
• Mircea Eliade (1907–1986), Romanian historian of religion, fiction writer, philosopher and professor
• Mircea Florian (1888–1960), Romanian philosopher and translator
• Mircea Florian (musician) (born 1949), Romanian musician, multimedia artist and computer scientist
• Mircea Frățică (born 1957), Romanian retired judoka
• Mircea Fulger (born 1959), Romanian retired boxer
• Mircea Geoană (born 1958), Romanian politician
• Mircea Gesticone (1902–1961), Romanian novelist and poet
• Mircea Grosaru (1952–2014), Romanian politician
• Mircea Ionescu-Quintus (born 1917), Romanian politician and Minister of Justice from 1991 to 1992
• Mircea Irimescu (born 1959), Romanian retired footballer
• Mircea Lucescu (born 1945), Romanian football manager and former player
• Mircea Monroe (born 1982), American model and actress
• Mircea Mustață (born 1971), Romanian mathematician
• Mircea Nedelciu (1950–1999), Romanian short-story writer, novelist, essayist and literary critic
• Mircea Oltean (born 1982), Romanian former football goalkeeper
• Mircea Oprea (born 1980), Romanian former footballer
• Mircea Păcurariu (born 1932), Romanian theologian, historian and Romanian Orthodox priest
• Mircea Pârligras (born 1980), Romanian chess Grandmaster
• Mircea Puta (1950—2007), Romanian mathematician
• Mircea Răceanu (born 1935), Romanian diplomat
• Mircea Rednic (born 1962), Romanian football manager and former player
• Mircea Romașcanu (born 1953), Romanian former cyclist
• Mircea Rus (born 1978), Romanian former footballer
• Mircea Sasu (1939–1983), Romanian footballer
• Mircea Șimon (born 1954), Romanian retired heavyweight boxer
• Mircea Snegur (born 1940), first President of Moldova (1990–1997), Chairman of the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet (1989–1990) and Chairman of the Supreme Soviet in 1990
• Mircea Streinul (1910–1945), Austro-Hungarian-born Romanian prose writer and poet
• Mircea Veroiu (1941–1997), Romanian film director and screenwriter
• Mircea Voicu (born 1980), Romanian former footballer
• Mircea Vulcănescu (1904–1952), Romanian philosopher, economist, ethics teacher and sociologist arrested in 1946 and convicted under the Communist regime.
• Mircea Zamfir (born 1985), Romanian aerobic gymnast

See also[]

• All pages with titles beginning with Mircea

References[]

Sources[]

• Oliviu Felecan (15 March 2012). Name and Naming: Synchronic and Diachronic Perspectives. Cambridge Scholars Publishing. pp. 407–. ISBN 978-1-4438-3807-8.

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