Moldovan Name Generator

Full names from Chișinău to Comrat

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Generate Moldovan full names the way they appear in the Republic of Moldova: Romanian-language pairings like Vasile Ceban and Ana Cebotari, Soviet-era favorites like Veaceslav Rusu, and Gagauz, Ukrainian, Russian and Bulgarian family names such as Todur Dudoglo and Anton Covalenco.

About Moldovan names

Moldova sits between Romania and Ukraine, and most of its people speak Romanian, so the core of the name stock is shared with Romania: Ion, Vasile, Andrei, Maria, Elena. The surnames are where the country shows. Trade names often end in -ari where Romania prefers -aru: Rotari (wheelwright), Cebotari (bootmaker), Cojocari (furrier), Morari (miller), Olari (potter). Rusu, Ceban, Munteanu and Lungu are everywhere, and many documents keep the letter î inside a surname, so you meet Sîrbu and Spînu where Romania writes Sârbu and Spânu.

The Soviet decades added a second layer. Given names such as Veaceslav, Igor, Oleg, Svetlana and Ludmila are common among people born before 1991, and they are written the Moldovan way: Serghei, Iurie, Alexandr. Ukrainian surnames end in -enco and -ciuc rather than -enko and -chuk, and Russian surnames take a feminine form, so Anatolie Ivanov's sister is Natalia Ivanova.

The south has its own families. The Gagauz, a Turkic-speaking Orthodox people around Comrat, carry surnames such as Arnaut, Chior and Uzun, or names ending in -oglo, which means "son of". Bulgarian families live beside them around Taraclia. This list mixes all of these layers, with Romanian-language names in the majority.

How to choose Moldovan names

  • Use the surname to place a character. A pairing like Vasile Ceban fits anywhere in the country, while Dudoglo, Arnaut or Chior points to the Gagauz south around Comrat and Ceadîr-Lunga.
  • Let the given name set the generation. Trofim and Parascovia sound like village grandparents, Veaceslav, Oleg and Ludmila like people born in the Soviet decades, David, Daria and Sofia like children of independent Moldova.
  • Keep the gender of Russian and Bulgarian surnames straight: Ivanov and Dimitrov for men, Ivanova and Dimitrova for women. Romanian, Gagauz and Ukrainian surnames such as Rusu, Dudoglo and Covalenco stay the same for everyone.
  • Keep the Moldovan spellings. Serghei, Iurie, Alexandr and Covalenco are how these names are written in Latin letters in Moldova, and changing them to Sergei or Kovalenko moves the character across a border.
  • For a married woman, a hyphenated surname such as Natalia Rusu-Ceban is a common and realistic choice.

Frequently asked questions

What are the most common Moldovan surnames?

Rusu, Ceban, Munteanu, Lungu, Rotari and Cebotari are among the surnames you meet most often in Moldova. Many of them are old trade or origin names: Ceban comes from the word for shepherd, Rotari from wheelwright, Munteanu from a person who came from the mountains or from Muntenia. In this list you will find them in pairings such as Vasile Ceban, Veaceslav Rusu and Ana Cebotari.

Are Moldovan names the same as Romanian names?

The language is the same and most given names are shared, so Ion, Andrei, Maria and Elena are at home in both countries. The differences are in the details: the -ari surnames, the letter î kept inside names like Sîrbu, given names from the Soviet period such as Veaceslav and Svetlana, and the Gagauz, Ukrainian, Russian and Bulgarian families that make up a good part of the population.

What does a Gagauz name look like?

The Gagauz are Orthodox Christians who speak a Turkic language, so their given names are Christian and their surnames often have Turkish roots. Examples from this list are Stepan Arnaut, Ivan Chior and Todur Dudoglo, where Todur is the Gagauz form of Theodore and -oglo means "son of". Other Gagauz surnames end in -ji or -lî.

Are these the names of real people?

No. The list was drafted by pairing given names and surnames that are in everyday use in Moldova, then de-duplicated and screened. With common names a match with a living person is always possible, and any such match is a coincidence.

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A: 60 names

  • Adela Mocanu
  • Adrian Furtună
  • Adriana Mereuță
  • Afanasi Dimitrov
  • Afanasi Tabunșcic
  • Afanasie Lungu
  • Agafia Lungu
  • Ala Croitoru-Boico
  • Ala Iovu
  • Alexandr Gorea
  • Alexandr Surdu
  • Alexandra Cebotaru
  • Alexandra Pascari
  • Alexandra Scutari
  • Alexandru Nistor
  • Alexei Reniță
  • Alina Codreanu
  • Alina Lîsenco
  • Aliona Harea
  • Aliona Josan
  • Alla Bogdanova
  • Alla Lupașcu
  • Ana Cebotari
  • Ana Covalciuc
  • Ana-Maria Rotari
  • Anastasia Ciobanu
  • Anastasia Lebedeva
  • Anastasia Moldovanu
  • Anastasia Topal
  • Anatol Botnari
  • Anatol Postolachi
  • Anatolie Goncear
  • Anatolie Ivanov
  • Anatolie Morari
  • Anatolie Pleșca
  • Andreea Musteață
  • Andrei Capaclî
  • Andrei Melnic
  • Andrei Mihailov
  • Andrei Țurcan
  • Andrei Vicol
  • Andrei-Cristian Lungu
  • Angela Bejenari-Popova
  • Angela Croitoru
  • Angela Lisnic
  • Anghelina Țurcan
  • Anna Gheorghieva
  • Anna Terzi
  • Anton Covalenco
  • Anton Găină
  • Arcadie Chiriac
  • Artiom Beleaev
  • Artiom Bostan
  • Artiom Rudenco
  • Artur Știrbu
  • Aurel Frunză
  • Aurelia Bivol-Negru
  • Aurelia Nistor
  • Aurelia Țurcan
  • Axenia Cojocari

B: 4 names

  • Bogdan Donțu
  • Boris Reniță
  • Boris Scutari
  • Boris Usatîi

C: 18 names

  • Călin Dabija
  • Carolina Negru
  • Cătălin Damaschin
  • Chiril Borș
  • Chiril Tarasov
  • Ciprian Cucu
  • Constantin Marinov
  • Constantin Negară
  • Constantin Olari
  • Constantin Tanasoglo
  • Corina Braga
  • Corina Chiriac-Sava
  • Cornel Nastas
  • Corneliu Crudu
  • Cristian Croitoru
  • Cristina Morari
  • Cristina Pascari-Ursu
  • Cristina Russu

D: 31 names

  • Daniel Codreanu
  • Daniela Catană-Racu
  • Daniela Gorea
  • Daria Botnari
  • Daria Nichitina
  • Daria Ungureanu
  • Daria-Ioana Munteanu
  • David Mocanu
  • Denis Ostapciuc
  • Denis Popa
  • Denis Stratulat
  • Diana Botnaru
  • Diana Cușnir
  • Diana Grosu
  • Dmitri Novicov
  • Dmitri Terzi
  • Dmitri Topal
  • Doina Ciobanu-Spînu
  • Doina Olari
  • Doina Stratan
  • Domnica Morari
  • Domnica Tabunșcic
  • Dorel Pleșca
  • Dorian Rotaru
  • Dorin Russu
  • Dorin Spînu
  • Dorina Pîslaru
  • Dragoș Musteață
  • Dumitru Covali
  • Dumitru Rusu
  • Dumitru Vasilachi

E: 34 names

  • Ecaterina Alexeeva
  • Ecaterina Cucu
  • Ecaterina Ianioglo
  • Ecaterina Negară
  • Ecaterina Timcenco
  • Eduard Bivol
  • Eduard Secrieru
  • Efim Munteanu
  • Efimia Rotari
  • Elena Dimitrova
  • Elena Lungu-Rotari
  • Elena Mihailova
  • Elena Negară
  • Elena Rotari
  • Elena Șevcenco
  • Elena Uzun
  • Elena-Cristina Guțu
  • Elisaveta Olari
  • Elizaveta Bulat
  • Elizaveta Donțu
  • Elvira Plămădeală
  • Emil Chiriac
  • Emilia Pleșca
  • Emilian Negru
  • Eremia Olari
  • Eudochia Rusu
  • Eufrosinia Cebotari
  • Eugen Braga
  • Eugen Vrabie
  • Eugenia Borș
  • Eugenia Sidorenco
  • Evdochia Vlah
  • Evghenii Braga
  • Evghenii Cozlov

F: 6 names

  • Felicia Postolachi
  • Feodosia Guțu
  • Filip Borș
  • Filip Ungureanu
  • Fiodor Arabadji
  • Fiodor Buzu

G: 20 names

  • Gabriela Prodan
  • Galina Codreanu
  • Galina Petrova
  • Galina Racu
  • Galina Savciuc
  • Galina Telpiz
  • Galina Todorova
  • Gavril Ciobanu
  • Gavril Josan
  • Georgeta Railean
  • Ghenadie Cușnir
  • Ghenadie Negru
  • Ghenadie Sîrbu
  • Gheorghe Gavriliuc
  • Gheorghe Rotari
  • Gheorghe Ursachi
  • Gheorghi Ciachir
  • Glicheria Roșca
  • Grigore Cojocari
  • Grigore Zaharia

H: 2 names

  • Haralampie Cojocari
  • Haritina Bejenari

I: 44 names

  • Iacob Cazacu
  • Iacob Moraru
  • Iaroslav Cazac
  • Iaroslav Soloviov
  • Igor Ceban
  • Igor Mardari
  • Igor Savciuc
  • Igor Vasiliev
  • Ilia Curoglo
  • Ilia Peev
  • Ilie Buzu
  • Ilie Cebotaru
  • Ina Chiriac
  • Inna Iachim
  • Inna Leahu
  • Inna Semionova
  • Ioan Caraman
  • Ioan Olaru
  • Ioana Rață
  • Ion Pascari
  • Ion Vizitiu
  • Ion-Marius Ceban
  • Ionel Leahu
  • Irina Bondarenco
  • Irina Bostan-Lupașcu
  • Irina Ciachir
  • Irina Damaschin
  • Irina Dimova
  • Irina Madan
  • Irina Reniță
  • Irina Socolova
  • Isidor Guțu
  • Iulia Catană
  • Iulia Grigorieva
  • Iulian Jardan
  • Iurie Balan
  • Iurie Lisnic
  • Iurie Nastas
  • Iustina Ciobanu
  • Ivan Caraman
  • Ivan Chior
  • Ivan Gagauz
  • Ivan Șevcenco
  • Ivan Stoianov

J: 1 name

  • Jana Dabija

L: 33 names

  • Larisa Găină
  • Larisa Guzun
  • Larisa Petrenco
  • Larisa Volcova
  • Laura Sandu
  • Laurențiu Mardari
  • Leonid Bogdanov
  • Leonid Grecianîi
  • Leonid Sava
  • Leonid Spînu
  • Leonte Roșca
  • Lidia Găină
  • Lidia Gavriliuc
  • Lilia Guțu
  • Lilia Sturza
  • Lilia Ursu
  • Lilian Plămădeală
  • Liliana Roșca
  • Liliana Roșca-Botnari
  • Liubov Belousova
  • Liubov Croitoru
  • Liubov Pașalî
  • Liubov Vicol
  • Liviu Gorea
  • Liviu Ursu
  • Lucia Bîrcă
  • Lucian Botnaru
  • Lucian Catană
  • Ludmila Boico
  • Ludmila Munteanu
  • Ludmila Sava
  • Ludmila Scutari-Balan
  • Ludmila Vasilieva

M: 35 names

  • Mădălina Secrieru
  • Marcel Madan
  • Margareta Buzu
  • Maria Arnaut
  • Maria Bulat
  • Maria Ceban
  • Maria Covali
  • Maria Munteanu-Guțu
  • Maria Stoianova
  • Maria-Magdalena Rusu
  • Marian Grecu
  • Mariana Bejenari
  • Mariana Vrabie
  • Marin Popovici
  • Marin Scutari
  • Marina Curoglo
  • Marina Danilciuc
  • Marina Harea
  • Marina Macovei
  • Marina Morozova
  • Matei Graur
  • Matvei Egorov
  • Maxim Gherman
  • Maxim Morozov
  • Maxim Surdu
  • Melania Botnari
  • Mihaela Cazacu
  • Mihai Cebotari
  • Mihai Platon
  • Mihai-Alexandru Sîrbu
  • Mihail Garciu
  • Mihail Petrenco
  • Mihail Sandu
  • Mihail Zanet
  • Mircea Golban

N: 28 names

  • Nadejda Arabadji
  • Nadejda Crudu
  • Nadejda Medvedeva
  • Nadejda Stratulat
  • Natalia Cavalji
  • Natalia Donțu
  • Natalia Grecu
  • Natalia Ivanova
  • Natalia Peeva
  • Natalia Rotari
  • Natalia Rusu-Ceban
  • Natalia Tcacenco
  • Natalița Scutari
  • Nichifor Țurcan
  • Nicolae Topală
  • Nicolai Bondarenco
  • Nicolai Cazacu
  • Nicolai Nedelcov
  • Nicolai Socolov
  • Nicolai Ursachi
  • Nicolai Uzun
  • Nicoleta Bivol
  • Nicoleta Olaru
  • Nicu Macovei
  • Nina Furtună
  • Nina Pavliuc
  • Nina Pavlova
  • Nistor Bejenari

O: 23 names

  • Octavian Bivol
  • Octavian Stratan
  • Oleg Boico
  • Oleg Chiurcciu
  • Oleg Lungu
  • Oleg Mereuță
  • Oleg Petrov
  • Olesea Guzun
  • Olesea Jardan
  • Olga Cara
  • Olga Dabija
  • Olga Gorea-Cazacu
  • Olga Nedelcova
  • Olga Novicova
  • Olga Popazoglo
  • Olga Tcaci
  • Olimpiada Spînu
  • Onufrie Sîrbu
  • Oxana Bodiu
  • Oxana Cravcenco
  • Oxana Grigoraș
  • Oxana Leahu
  • Oxana Zaițeva

P: 16 names

  • Pantelimon Rusu
  • Parascovia Ceban
  • Parascovia Formuzal
  • Pavel Guțu
  • Pavel Lazăr
  • Pavel Nichitin
  • Pavel Pavliuc
  • Pelaghia Munteanu
  • Petru Sîrbu
  • Petru Verdeș
  • Piotr Bîrcă
  • Piotr Cara
  • Piotr Frolov
  • Piotr Gheorghiev
  • Piotr Stoianoglo
  • Profira Bivol

R: 16 names

  • Radu Grosu
  • Radu Sturza
  • Raisa Frunză
  • Raisa Golban
  • Raisa Goncear
  • Rodica Cebotari-Grosu
  • Rodica Lazăr
  • Rodica Lungu
  • Roman Catană
  • Roman Romaniuc
  • Roman Semionov
  • Ruslan Bejenari
  • Ruslan Cravcenco
  • Ruslan Iusiumbeli
  • Ruslan Poleacov
  • Ruslan Racu

S: 41 names

  • Sanda Vasilachi
  • Sandu Guzun
  • Savva Dimov
  • Savva Formuzal
  • Serafim Rotari
  • Serghei Gaidarji
  • Serghei Musteață
  • Serghei Popov
  • Serghei Tcaciuc
  • Serghei Țurcan
  • Sergiu Ciobanu
  • Sergiu Oprea
  • Sevastița Grosu
  • Silvia Munteanu
  • Silvia Oprea
  • Simion Bostan
  • Simion Moldovanu
  • Snejana Lupașcu
  • Sofia Cebanu
  • Sofia Dudoglo
  • Sofia Pascari
  • Sofia-Maria Morari
  • Spiridon Cebotari
  • Stanislav Botnari
  • Stanislav Railean
  • Stanislav Zagorodnîi
  • Stanislav Zaițev
  • Ștefan Bulat
  • Ștefan Morari
  • Stela Bostan
  • Stela Codreanu-Vlas
  • Stepan Arnaut
  • Stepan Caraivanov
  • Stepanida Tanasoglo
  • Svetlana Bodur
  • Svetlana Covalenco
  • Svetlana Ganeva
  • Svetlana Graur
  • Svetlana Olari-Tcaci
  • Svetlana Popova
  • Svetlana Popușoi

T: 20 names

  • Tamara Cebotari
  • Tamara Graur
  • Tatiana Caraivanova
  • Tatiana Crudu
  • Tatiana Cucu
  • Tatiana Cuznețova
  • Tatiana Gaidarji
  • Tatiana Melnic
  • Tatiana Sîrbu-Morari
  • Tatiana Vizitiu
  • Teodor Pîslaru
  • Teodosia Gorea
  • Tihon Botnari
  • Todur Dudoglo
  • Toma Bîrcă
  • Toma Cebanu
  • Trofim Ceban
  • Tudor Munteanu
  • Tudor Vlas
  • Tudorița Verdeș

V: 59 names

  • Vadim Guțu
  • Vadim Lîsenco
  • Vadim Prodan
  • Vadim Volcov
  • Valentin Cojocari
  • Valentin Grosu
  • Valentin Stratulat
  • Valentina Cozlova
  • Valentina Frunză
  • Valentina Manastîrlî
  • Valentina Romaniuc
  • Valeria Moraru
  • Valeria Spînu
  • Valeriu Bejenari
  • Valeriu Lungu
  • Varvara Chior
  • Varvara Hristeva
  • Varvara Sîrbu
  • Vasile Ceban
  • Vasile Tcaci
  • Vasile Tofan
  • Vasili Ganev
  • Vasili Ianioglo
  • Vasilisa Vicol
  • Vasilisa Zanet
  • Vasilița Braga
  • Veaceslav Mocanu
  • Veaceslav Rusu
  • Vera Egorova
  • Vera Grecu
  • Veronica Cojocari-Melnic
  • Veronica Platon
  • Veronica Sîrbu
  • Veronica Vacarciuc
  • Victor Covalciuc
  • Victor Neagu
  • Victor Roșca
  • Victoria Cojocari
  • Victoria Popovici
  • Victoria Țurcan-Braga
  • Victoria Zaharcenco
  • Violeta Caraman
  • Viorel Harea
  • Viorica Neagu
  • Viorica Rusu
  • Virgil Iachim
  • Vitali Dermenji
  • Vitalie Pîslaru
  • Vitalie Vacarciuc
  • Vitalina Macovei
  • Vlad Prodan
  • Vlada Madan
  • Vladimir Cuznețov
  • Vladimir Marcenco
  • Vladimir Olari
  • Vladimir Postolachi
  • Vladislav Alexeev
  • Vladislav Pascari
  • Vladislav Rață

X: 2 names

  • Xenia Beleaeva
  • Xenia Mardari

Z: 7 names

  • Zahar Vlah
  • Zaharia Iovu
  • Zamfira Bostan
  • Zinaida Furtună
  • Zinaida Grigoraș
  • Zinovie Morari
  • Zoia Vlas