Colentina

From Proto-Slavic *Kolęta (personal name) + *-ina (denominative suffix).
Folk etymology ascribes it as being derived from "colea-n-tină" ("there, in the mud"), as this was allegedly the answer of a spătar to Matei Basarab, who asked the former where he had defeated the Ottoman army.

Colentina (a neighborhood of Bucharest, Romania)


Fundeni

From fund (“bottom”) + -eni, referring to people living on the bottom of a valley.


Băneasa

From băneasa, definite form of băneasă, feminine form of ban.


Mogoșoaia

From Mogoș + -oaia, from Hungarian Magas, from magas (“tall”).


Crângași

From crângași, plural of crângaș, from crâng + -aș.


Giulești

From Giulea + -ești, from Hungarian Gyula.


Grivița

Named after the battle during the Siege of Plevna of the Romanian War of Independence.
Borrowed from Bulgarian Гривица (Grivica), from гривяк (grivjak, “wood pigeon”) + -ица (-ica).


Pantelimon

Any of several locations in Romania:
A neighbourhood of Bucharest, Romania.

Any of several locations in Romania:
A lake in Bucharest, Romania.


Pantelimon

Borrowed from Greek Παντελεήμων (Panteleḯmon).


Plumbuita

From plumbuita, definite feminine form of plumbuit (“covered with lead”), from plumb (“lead”).


Cișmigiu

head

Cișmigiu m (genitive/dative lui Cișmigiu)


Andronache

Andronache m (genitive/dative lui Andronache)

Borrowed from Greek Ανδρονάκης (Andronákis).


Dristor

From Dârstor, the old name of the town of Silistra, Bulgaria, as the road towards the town passed through this area. Ultimately from Latin Durostorum, from Ancient Greek Δουρόστορον (Douróstoron), of Celtic origin.


Primăverii

From primăverii (“of the spring”), from primăvară (“spring”).


Drumul Taberei

Literally, “the road of the camp”. From drum (“road”) + tabără (“camp”).


Bucureștii Noi

Literally, “new Bucharest”. From București (“Bucharest”) + nou (“new”).


Ghencea

Borrowed from Bulgarian Генчо (Genčo), ultimately from Ancient Greek Γεννάδιος (Gennádios).


Dealul Spirii

Literally, “Spirea's hill”. From deal (“hill”) + Spirea, ultimately from Greek Σπυρίδων (Spyrídon).


Domenii

From domenii, plural of domeniu (“domain”).


Vatra Luminoasă

Literally, “bright fireplace”. From vatră + luminos.


Cotroceni

From Cotrocea + -eni, from cotroci (“to rummage”) + -ea.


Herăstrău

From herăstrău, alternative form of ferăstrău (“saw, sawmill”), referring to the water-powered sawmills that existed in the area.


Tineretului

From tineretului (“of the youth”), from tineret.


Lacul Morii

From lacul (“the lake”) + morii (“of the mill”).


Kisselef

Borrowed from Russian Киселёв (Kiseljóv). Named after Pavel Kiselyov.