Canara

Borrowed from Turkish Kanara, from kanara (“slaughterhouse”).

(historical) A town in Dobruja, in eastern Romania. Renamed as Ovidiu.


Dubăsari

From dubăsari, plural of dubăsar (“boatman”).


Grigoriopol

Borrowed from Russian Григориополь (Grigoriopolʹ).

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Dumbrăveni

From dumbrăveni, plural of dumbrăvean, from dumbravă.


Covasna

Covasnă (accusative indefinite nominative)
Covasna (accusative definite nominative)
Covasne (indefinite)
Covasnei (definite)
Covasnă (vocative)
Covasno (vocative)

Borrowed from Hungarian Kovászna, derived from Proto-Slavic *kvasьna, from *kvasъ, referring to the taste of the mineral waters in the region.


Carachioi

Borrowed from Turkish Karaköy, from kara (“black”) + köy (“village”). Originally the town of Năvodari was named Kara Koyun, from kara (“black”) + koyun (“sheep”).

(historical) A town in Constanța, Dobruja, in eastern Romania. Renamed to Năvodari.


Murfatlar

Borrowed from Turkish Murfatlar (“descendants of Murfat”), from Tatar Murfat (personal name).

A town in Constanța, Dobruja, in eastern Romania


Potcoava

From potcoava, definite form of potcoavă.


Oțelu Roșu

Literally, “red steel”. From oțel + roșu.


Basarabi

(historical) A town in Constanța, Dobruja, in eastern Romania. The official name of Murfatlar between 1921 and 1965, and from 1975 to 2007.


Ghimbav

Borrowed from German Weidenbach, from Weide + Bach (“brook”).


Cisnădie

Borrowed from Hungarian Disznód, from disznó (“boar”) + -d.


Borsec

Borrowed from Hungarian Borszék, from borvíz (“mineral water”) + szék (“seat”).


Șomcuta Mare

Borrowed from Hungarian Nagysomkút, from nagy (“big”) + som (“cornel tree”) + kút (“well”).


Uioara

Borrowed from Hungarian Újvár, from új (“new”) + vár (“fortress”).

A town in Alba, Romania. Renamed to Ocna Mureș.


Bicaz

Borrowed from Hungarian Békás, from békasó.


Sebiș

Borrowed from Hungarian Sebes, from sebes (“fast, quick”). Doublet of Sebeș.


Chișineu-Criș

Borrowed from Hungarian Kisjenő, derived from kis (“small”) + Jenő (“Hungarian tribe”), compare the city of Chișinău in Moldova.


Aleșd

Borrowed from Hungarian Élesd, from éles (“sharp”) + -d.


Beiuș

Borrowed from Hungarian Belényes, from bölény (“buffalo”) + -es.


Vicovu de Sus

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Băile Herculane

From baie (“bath”) + herculan, from Hercule.


Năsăud

Borrowed from Hungarian Naszód, from *Naszó + -d, from Old Church Slavonic насовъ (nasovŭ).


Băile Govora

From baie + Govora, from Old Church Slavonic говоръ (govorŭ, “noise”), from Proto-Slavic *govorъ.


Milișăuți

Borrowed from Ukrainian Милешевці (Myleševci), from Милеш (Myleš) + -евці (-evci).


Ardud

Borrowed from Hungarian Erdőd, from erdő (“forest”) + -d.


Huedin

Borrowed from Hungarian Hunyadin, from Hunyad.


Agnita

Borrowed from German Agnetheln, from Agnetental, from Agnete + Tal (“valley”).


Tismana

Borrowed from Old Church Slavonic *Тисъмѣна (*Tisŭměna), from тисъ (tisŭ, “yew”).


Ciacova

Borrowed from Serbo-Croatian Čakova, from Čaka + -ova.


Brezoi

Plural of Brezoiu, from Breazu + -oiu, from breaz.


Tășnad

Borrowed from Hungarian Tasnád, from Old Church Slavonic тоучьна (tučĭna), feminine of тоучьнъ (tučĭnŭ, “fat, abundant”).


Târgu Neamț

From târg (“market town”) + neamț (“German”).


Miercurea Nirajului

From miercuri (“Wednesday”) + Niraj. Calque of Hungarian Nyárádszereda. The calque is based on a misunderstanding of the Hungarian name, based on szerda (“Wednesday”) rather than szereda (“middle”).


Măcin

Borrowed from Bulgarian Maчин (Mačin), from Maчo (Mačo) + -ин (-in), hypocorism for Матей (Matej, “Matthew”).


Hațeg

Borrowed from Hungarian Hátszeg, from hát + szeg.


Lipcani

Lipcani (accusative indefinite nominative)
Lipcaniul (accusative definite nominative)
Lipcani (indefinite)
Lipcaniului (definite)
Lipcaniule (vocative)


Cavnic

Borrowed from Hungarian Kapnik, from Old Church Slavonic копальникъ (kopalĭnikŭ), from копати (kopati, “to dig”).


Cantemir

Borrowed from Crimean Tatar Han Temir, from han (“khan”) + temir (“iron”).


Tvardița

Borrowed from Bulgarian Твърдица (Tvǎrdica), from твърд (tvǎrd, “fortress”) + -ица (-ica, diminutive suffix).


Crasnoe

Borrowed from Russian Красное (Krasnoje), from красное (krasnoje), from красный (krasnyj, “red”).


Dnestrovsc

Borrowed from Russian Днестровск (Dnestrovsk), from Днестр (Dnestr) + -овск (-ovsk).


Darabani

From darabani, plural of daraban, alternative form of dorobanț.


Căinari

From Căinar river, from Kipchak kaynar (“spring, source”).


Rîbnița

Borrowed from Old East Slavic Рыбница (Rybnica), from рꙑба (ryba, “fish”) + -ница (-nica).


Ghindești

From Ghindă + -ești, from ghindă (“acorn”).


Fundulea

From Afenduli, from Greek Αφενδούλης (Afendoúlis).


Buziaș

Borrowed from Hungarian Buziás, from buzjás (“place overgrown with elder”), from bodza (“elder”) + -s.


Bragadiru

From bragadir, obsolete variant of brigadier.


Găești

From Gaiu + -ești, ultimately from Gaius.


Rovinari

From rovinari, plural of rovinar, from rovină + -ar.


Zimnicea

Borrowed from Bulgarian зимнича (zimniča), diminutive of зимник (zimnik).


Caracoium

Borrowed from Turkish Karakoyun, from kara (“black”) + koyun (“sheep”).

(historical) A town in Constanța, Dobruja, in eastern Romania. Later known as Carachioi and then renamed to Năvodari.


Agi-Cabul

Borrowed from Turkish Hacı Kabul, from hacı + Kabul.

(historical) A town in Constanța, Dobruja, in eastern Romania.


Cioban-Isa

Borrowed from Turkish Çoban-Isa, from çoban (“shepherd”) + Isa (“Jesus”).

(historical) A town in Constanța, Dobruja, in eastern Romania. Renamed to Ciobănița.


Acargea

Borrowed from Turkish Akarca, from akar + -ca.

(historical) A town in Constanța, Dobruja, in eastern Romania. Merged with Plopeni.


Ceaușchioi

Borrowed from Turkish Çavuşköy, from çavuş + köy (“village”).

(historical) A town in Tulcea, Dobruja, in eastern Romania. Merged into Războieni.


Omurlar

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(historical) A town in Tulcea, Dobruja, in eastern Romania. Renamed to General Dragalina.


Ungheni

From unghi (“angle”) + -eni, referring to a triangle-shaped piece of land.


Cimișlia

Borrowed from Nogai çumeçli, from çumeç (“ladle”) + -li, named after the tamga of the tribe.


Sărmașu

Borrowed from Hungarian Sármás, from sármás, from sárma + -as.


Ștei

Dialectal form of șchei, plural of șcheau (“Slav, Bulgarian”).


Vașcău

Borrowed from Hungarian Vaskoh, from earlier Nagykoh, from nagy + kohó. See also Chișcău.


Sulina

Probably from Proto-Slavic *solь (“salt”) + *-ina.


Dăbuleni

From Dabu + -ul + -eni, from Dabija, from Serbo-Croatian Dabiživ.


Solca

Borrowed from Old East Slavic солка (solka), from соль (solĭ, “salt”) + -ка (-ka).


Horezu

From earlier forms Hurezi, Huhurez, from huhurez.


Jimbolia

Borrowed from Hungarian Zsombolya, from Csombolyi, possibly under the influence of zsombék.


Cricova

Borrowed from Russian Крикова (Krikova), from крик (krik), from Proto-Slavic *krikъ.


Sovata

Borrowed from Hungarian Szováta, from Szovát + -a, ultimately from Proto-Slavic *svętъ (“saint”).


Bodhaza

Borrowed from Hungarian Botháza, from bot (“stick”) + háza (“house”).

(historical) A town in Cluj, Romania. Renamed to Boteni in 1925.


Vlăhița

Borrowed from Old Church Slavonic *влахица (*vlaxica), from влахъ (vlaxŭ) + -ица (-ica).


Pecica

Borrowed from Serbo-Croatian Pečka, diminutive of peč (“furnace, oven”).