Voicu
Voicu is a Romanian surname derived from the Turkic (or Bajiq or Bayk) whose meaning is "True Man" or "rich, powerful,"[1][2] most likely through Slavic (from Vojko)[3][4] mediation. Notable people with this surname include:
- Andreea Voicu (born 1996), Romanian footballer
- Angelo Voicu (1897–1932), Bulgarian poet
- Cătălin Voicu (born 1965), Romanian politician
- Ion Voicu (1923–1997), Romanian violinist and conductor
- Ionuț Voicu (born 1984), Romanian footballer
- Irinel Voicu (born 1977), Romanian former footballer
- Mădălin Voicu (born 1952), Romanian musician and politician
- Mircea Voicu (born 1980), Romanian former footballer
- Pavel Voicu (born 1973), Moldovan politician
Voicu is also the given name attributed by the Romanian historiography to the father of John Hunyadi, who is called "Voyk" in Latin-language 15th century documents.
See also
- Voina (disambiguation)
- Voinea
- Voineasa (disambiguation)
- Voinești (disambiguation)
References
- "ÁRPÁDKORI SZEMÉLYNEVEINK (Második és befejező közlemény)".
- "The old Hungarian name Vajk", Acta Orientalia Academiae Scientiarum Hungaricae, Magyar Tudományos Akadémia, 36: 420–426, 1982,
The Turkic original of the Old Hungarian name Vajk is Bajiq.
- "Erlanger Beiträge zur Sprach- und Kunstwissenschaft" (in German). 1964.
- Iordan, Iorgu (1983), Dicționar al numelor de familie românești (in Romanian), Editura Științifică și Enciclopedică
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