Transylvanian Name Generator

Romanian, Székely and Saxon names from Transylvania

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Names from the three historic communities of Transylvania: Romanian names such as Gavril Ardelean and Floare Pop, Hungarian and Székely names written family name first, such as Szőcs Emese and Kemény Borbála, and Saxon German names such as Misch Schuller and Agnetha Roth. Older forms such as Litovoi and Tobias Sigerus are there for historical fiction.

About Transylvanian names

Three communities have shared Transylvania for centuries, and each names its children in its own way. Many Romanian family names point to a place: Ardelean means a person from Ardeal, a Romanian name for Transylvania, while Mureșan and Someșan come from the rivers Mureș and Someș and Moldovan from Moldavia. In the 19th century Roman names such as Traian, Aurel, Liviu and Veturia became a fashion among Transylvanian Romanians, who took pride in the Latin roots of their language.

Hungarians and Székelys write the family name first, so Szőcs Emese belongs to the Szőcs family. Many Székely family names are plain given names, such as Bálint, László, Péter and Sándor. In the 16th and 17th centuries, when Transylvania was its own principality, houses such as Bethlen, Báthory, Kemény, Apafi and Teleki supplied its princes and chancellors. The list pairs such houses with given names of that time: Boldizsár, Menyhért, Druzsianna, Borbála.

The Transylvanian Saxons descend from German settlers whom the kings of Hungary invited from the 12th century on. They built towns such as Sibiu (Hermannstadt) and Brașov (Kronstadt). Schuller, Teutsch, Roth and Binder are typical family names. Their scholars often signed in Latin, which gives Honterus, Fabritius and Schesaeus. This is not a vampire list: these are names of farmers, pastors, guild masters and princes.

How to choose Transylvanian names

  • Choose the community before the name. A Székely villager can be Kolumbán Botond or Birtalan Réka, a Romanian shepherd Toader Mureșan, a Saxon farmer Misch Schuller. Most families kept to one naming tradition.
  • Keep the Hungarian order if your story is told from inside the community: Kemény Borbála, family name first. In an English sentence you can turn it around to Borbála Kemény, as long as you do it for every Hungarian character.
  • For the 1500s and 1600s use the noble houses with given names of the period, such as Apafi Druzsianna or Bethlen Orsolya. Present-day favorites such as Hunor and Kincső belong in a modern story.
  • A Saxon pastor or schoolmaster of the Reformation era can carry a Latinized name such as Tobias Sigerus or Lucas Soterius. In the village the same family would answer to a plain German form.
  • Towns have three names too. Cluj is Kolozsvár in Hungarian and Klausenburg in German, and Sibiu is Nagyszeben and Hermannstadt. Let each character use the name from his or her own language.

Frequently asked questions

Are these vampire names?

No. Dracula is a character from Bram Stoker's novel of 1897, and the historical Vlad the Impaler ruled Wallachia, south of the Carpathians, not Transylvania. This list has the kind of names people of the region really carry, such as Gavril Ardelean, Szőcs Emese and Agnetha Roth. For a gothic character, try the vampire name generators linked on this page.

Why does the family name come first in some of the names?

Hungarian puts the family name before the given name, and the Hungarians and Székelys of Transylvania do the same. Birtalan Réka is a woman called Réka from the Birtalan family, and Kolumbán Botond is a man called Botond. The Romanian and Saxon names on the list are in the usual Western order, as in Rafila Crișan and Katharina Teutsch.

What are typical Transylvanian last names?

Among Romanians: Ardelean, Mureșan, Pop, Moldovan, Crișan and Oltean. Among Hungarians and Székelys: Szőcs, Fazakas, Kolumbán, Birtalan and Hadnagy. Among the Saxons: Schuller, Teutsch, Roth, Binder and Schuster. Each is on the list as a stand-alone family name, and most also turn up inside full names such as Hadnagy Csaba.

Which names suit a medieval setting?

The oldest layer on the list is a set of single names from chronicles and charters. Gelu, Glad and Menumorut are the dukes of the medieval chronicle Gesta Hungarorum, Litovoi is a voivode named in a royal charter of 1247, and Dragoș and Bogdan were voivodes from Maramureș who crossed the mountains and founded Moldavia. People of that time went by one name, often with a place added.

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A: 35 names

  • Ábrahám Gyula
  • Agnetha Plajer
  • Agnetha Roth
  • Ahtum
  • Albert Depner
  • Aldea
  • Alexandru Mocan
  • Alin Nistor
  • Alina Petreuș
  • Ambrus Éva
  • Ambrus Lilla
  • Ana Deac
  • Ana Roșca
  • Anca Miclea
  • András Dalma
  • András Géza
  • Andreas Servatius
  • Andrei Lazăr
  • Anișoara Socaciu
  • Anna Keul
  • Annemarie Mieskes
  • Anuța Sălăjan
  • Apafi
  • Apafi Druzsianna
  • Apor Bertalan
  • Apor Tamás
  • Ardelean
  • Arnold Weprich
  • Aron Roșca
  • Arsenie Cătană
  • Atanasie Godja
  • Aurel Mihalca
  • Aurica Lung
  • Avram Borza
  • Avram Turdean

B: 33 names

  • Bajkó
  • Bakó Károly
  • Balázs Izabella
  • Balc
  • Bálint Csongor
  • Bánffy
  • Bánffy Judit
  • Barcsay Pál
  • Baricz Piroska
  • Bârsan
  • Bartha Imre
  • Bartha Levente
  • Bartholomaeus Stephani
  • Basa Dorottya
  • Báthory
  • Béldi Kata
  • Bethlen
  • Bethlen Lukács
  • Bethlen Orsolya
  • Binder
  • Bíró Kolos
  • Birtalan
  • Birtalan Réka
  • Bocskai
  • Bodor Lehel
  • Bogdan
  • Bokor Lóránd
  • Bokor Zsolt
  • Bomelius
  • Bornemisza Dániel
  • Brigitte Haner
  • Brukenthal
  • Bucur

C: 28 names

  • Călin Miclea
  • Cândea
  • Carmen Filip
  • Caspar Petri
  • Cezar Rațiu
  • Charlotte Schnell
  • Charlotte Weprich
  • Chiș
  • Christa Zakel
  • Christianus Jacobi
  • Ciprian Bizău
  • Claudia Ardelean
  • Codrea
  • Comșa
  • Coriolan Mihuț
  • Cornel Groza
  • Cornel Iancu
  • Costea
  • Crăciun
  • Crina Man
  • Crișan
  • Cristian Maniu
  • Csató Lajos
  • Csató Szilárd
  • Cseke Ignác
  • Cserei Borbála
  • Csibi
  • Csiszér Álmos

D: 26 names

  • Dacian Câmpean
  • Daczó Dávid
  • Dan Muntean
  • Dan Ungur
  • Daniel Simonis
  • Dănilă Negrea
  • Darvas Dezső
  • Darvas Tímea
  • David Birău
  • Deac
  • Deák Magor
  • Decebal Dunca
  • Decebal Rotar
  • Diana Tămaș
  • Dieter Gündisch
  • Dionisie Vaida
  • Dobai Ágoston
  • Dochia Șteț
  • Doina Mihuț
  • Donáth Druzsianna
  • Donáth Menyhért
  • Dorothea Herberth
  • Drag
  • Dragomir
  • Dragoș
  • Drotleff

E: 11 names

  • Eftimie Lupșa
  • Egyed Anikó
  • Elekes Melinda
  • Elena Șuteu
  • Elisabeth Menning
  • Emil Zeidner
  • Erika Kelp
  • Erna Buchholzer
  • Ernst Schlattner
  • Erwin Albrich
  • Eugen Abrudan

F: 11 names

  • Fabritius
  • Fărcaș
  • Fazakas
  • Flechtenmacher
  • Floare Gliga
  • Floare Pop
  • Florin Tomoiagă
  • Forró Barna
  • Franz Benkner
  • Friedrich Tartler
  • Fritz Schaser

G: 29 names

  • Gabriela Almășan
  • Gagyi Bulcsú
  • Gáll Etelka
  • Gavril Ardelean
  • Gelu
  • Georg Nussbächer
  • Georg Schebesch
  • Georgeta Vancea
  • Gerda Schobel
  • Geréb Gyula
  • Gheorghe Morar
  • Gheorghe Sângeorzan
  • Ghiță Stroia
  • Gidró Gyöngyi
  • Giula
  • Glad
  • Gligor Horvat
  • Gothárd Endre
  • Gothárd Jolán
  • Grete Schotsch
  • Grigore Poenar
  • Gündisch
  • Gustav Lutsch
  • Gustav Rill
  • Gyárfás Tímea
  • Gyerőffy Dénes
  • Gyerőffy Kristóf
  • Győrfi Etelka
  • Gyulaffy Klára

H: 25 names

  • Hadnagy
  • Hadnagy Csaba
  • Hajdó Örs
  • Haller Gáspár
  • Haltrich
  • Hans Filtsch
  • Harald Wittstock
  • Hațegan
  • Hedwig Theiss
  • Helmut Römer
  • Helmut Scheiner
  • Henter Gergely
  • Hermann Ongyerth
  • Hermann Untch
  • Hermine Salmen
  • Hieronymus Martini
  • Hilda Fograscher
  • Hilda Lutsch
  • Hochmeister
  • Honterus
  • Horațiu Vlaicu
  • Horia Mureșan
  • Horst Orendi
  • Hortensia Mocan
  • Hunyadi

I: 22 names

  • Iacob Câmpean
  • Iacob Pop
  • Iancu Bud
  • Ilarie Hațegan
  • Ilarie Poenar
  • Ileana Nemeș
  • Ilse Czell
  • Imecs Domokos
  • Imecs Klára
  • Inczédy Máté
  • Ioan Cosma
  • Ioan Oros
  • Ioana Lăpușan
  • Ionuț Cristea
  • Iosif Bârlea
  • Irina Bizău
  • Irina Negrea
  • Irmgard Mieskes
  • Irmgard Welther
  • Iuga
  • Iuliana Tripon
  • Iustina Crișan

J: 9 names

  • Jacobus Fabritius
  • Jánosi Erzsébet
  • Jánosi Rozália
  • Johann Jekeli
  • Johann Kästner
  • Johannes Schullerus
  • Jósika Farkas
  • Jósika Krisztina
  • Justina Kroner

K: 27 names

  • Kálnoky
  • Kálnoky Elek
  • Katharina Kroner
  • Katharina Teutsch
  • Kedves Ábel
  • Kelemen Előd
  • Kelemen Nándor
  • Kemény
  • Kemény Ágnes
  • Kemény Borbála
  • Kendeffy Júlia
  • Kendeffy Rebeka
  • Kendi Ádám
  • Kendi Dorottya
  • Kisgyörgy Imre
  • Kolumbán
  • Kolumbán Botond
  • Koncz Katalin
  • Koncz Zsombor
  • Konrad Seiwerth
  • Kopacz Zoltán
  • Kornis Kristóf
  • Kósa Izabella
  • Kozma Vince
  • Kristó Vilma
  • Kurt Filstich
  • Kurt Göllner

L: 18 names

  • Laczkó Jolán
  • László Hajnalka
  • Laurențiu Ardelean
  • Laurentius Michaelis
  • Lázár Terézia
  • Leontin Rus
  • Leontina Todea
  • Letiția Chirilă
  • Lia Rednic
  • Litovoi
  • Livia Săpânțan
  • Liviu Cizmaș
  • Liviu Dăncuș
  • Lőrincz Gizella
  • Lucas Soterius
  • Lucian Hotea
  • Lucian Tripon
  • Ludovica Maier

M: 39 names

  • Macavei Lăpușan
  • Macskásy Sára
  • Madaras Gyöngyvér
  • Mailat
  • Marcus Albrichius
  • Mărginean
  • Maria Jikeli
  • Maria Timiș
  • Marina Medrea
  • Mărioara Oșan
  • Măriuca Suciu
  • Marta Pleș
  • Martha Morres
  • Martin Haner
  • Martinus Jekelius
  • Mathilde Brandsch
  • Mathilde Rill
  • Matthias Kelpius
  • Mátyás Kincső
  • Melchior Philippi
  • Melitta Flechtenmacher
  • Melitta Mökesch
  • Menumorut
  • Meschendörfer
  • Mezei Hunor
  • Michael Czekelius
  • Michael Krasser
  • Mihai Șteț
  • Mihály Tivadar
  • Mikes Boldizsár
  • Mikes Sára
  • Miklós Örs
  • Mikó Tóbiás
  • Mirela Rotar
  • Misch Schuller
  • Moga
  • Mogoș
  • Moldovan
  • Mureșan

N: 12 names

  • Naláczi Gergely
  • Nan
  • Nelu Maniu
  • Nemeș
  • Nemes Zsófia
  • Nichifor Rednic
  • Nichifor Zăgrean
  • Nicolae Pădurean
  • Nicolaus Adami
  • Nussbächer
  • Nuța Pleș
  • Nyárádi Imola

O: 13 names

  • Oana Silaghi
  • Oberth
  • Octavian Tătar
  • Oltardus
  • Oltean
  • Opra Edit
  • Oprea
  • Orendi
  • Oskar Copony
  • Ottilie Thullner
  • Ottilie Wonner
  • Ovidiu Mihali
  • Ovidiu Vișovan

P: 24 names

  • Pál Kinga
  • Pancratius
  • Parasca Moț
  • Paraschiva Vancea
  • Paul Mantsch
  • Paulina Hotea
  • Paulina Săpânțan
  • Pauline Miess
  • Pauline Rösler
  • Paulus Molitoris
  • Pavel Gliga
  • Pavel Ungur
  • Pekry György
  • Peter Dootz
  • Péter Lilla
  • Péterfi Boglárka
  • Petki Jakab
  • Petki Zsigmond
  • Pintea
  • Pompei Pintea
  • Pompei Rațiu
  • Pop
  • Portik
  • Portik Gizella

R: 26 names

  • Radu Ilieș
  • Radu Vișovan
  • Rafila Crișan
  • Rafila Timiș
  • Rákóczi
  • Ramona Groza
  • Răzvan Danciu
  • Răzvan Pădurean
  • Reghina Blaga
  • Regina Depner
  • Regina Schemmel
  • Reissenberger
  • Rhédey Péter
  • Rhédey Terézia
  • Richard Schemmel
  • Robert Hihn
  • Rodica Bârsan
  • Rolf Thalgott
  • Rolf Ziegler
  • Romulus Boca
  • Romulus Petreuș
  • Rosemarie Sift
  • Rosina Theil
  • Roth
  • Rudolf Ackner
  • Rus

S: 51 names

  • Sabău
  • Sabin Fărcaș
  • Sabin Păcurar
  • Sălăjan
  • Salamon Tihamér
  • Salvina Pop
  • Samuel Schunn
  • Samuil Pleșa
  • Samuil Silaghi
  • Sándor Huba
  • Sántha Zita
  • Sânziana Hossu
  • Sara Gräf
  • Sas
  • Saveta Micu
  • Schesaeus
  • Schuller
  • Schuster
  • Sebestyén Mária
  • Septimiu Bota
  • Șerb
  • Sever Costea
  • Sever Țăran
  • Sigerus
  • Silvia Făgărășan
  • Simion Moldovan
  • Simó Róbert
  • Simon Sartorius
  • Sofia Zikeli
  • Solomon Coman
  • Sólyom Dalma
  • Sólyom Réka
  • Someșan
  • Sorin Mărginean
  • Sorin Tămaș
  • Stanislau
  • Stephanus Fronius
  • Stoica
  • Stroia
  • Suciu
  • Susana Trif
  • Susanna Ungar
  • Szakács Éva
  • Szász Botond
  • Székely
  • Székely Bence
  • Szentes Lajos
  • Szilágyi Anna
  • Szőcs
  • Szőcs Emese
  • Szopos Kálmán

T: 21 names

  • Tamás Vilma
  • Tatomir
  • Teleki
  • Teodor Mureșan
  • Teodora Maier
  • Terezia Todea
  • Teutsch
  • Therese Reissenberger
  • Thomas Birkner
  • Thomas Schesaeus
  • Thoroczkay Erzsébet
  • Timotei Coman
  • Toader Mureșan
  • Tobias Sigerus
  • Todora Făgărășan
  • Toldalagi Júlia
  • Tompos Hajnal
  • Tompos Tivadar
  • Toppeltinus
  • Traian Someșan
  • Tudor Țăran

U: 6 names

  • Ugron Anna
  • Ugron Fruzsina
  • Unglerus
  • Ürmösi Ibolya
  • Ute Bergel
  • Ute Kloos

V: 20 names

  • Valentinus Closius
  • Valer Boca
  • Valer Chiș
  • Valeriu Moț
  • Varvara Moldovan
  • Vasile Cătană
  • Vasile Sabău
  • Vass Szabolcs
  • Veronica Dunca
  • Veturia Oltean
  • Victoria Lupșa
  • Viktor Connerth
  • Viorel Jurj
  • Viorica Bârlea
  • Virgil Șuteu
  • Virgil Zăgrean
  • Virginia Bud
  • Visarion Sângeorzan
  • Vitos Szende
  • Voicu

W: 4 names

  • Walter Fronius
  • Werner Myss
  • Wesselényi
  • Wittstock

Z: 10 names

  • Zabanius
  • Zaharia Grad
  • Zaharia Sârbu
  • Zakariás Csanád
  • Zamfira Man
  • Zenovie Cizmaș
  • Zenovie Ilieș
  • Zeyk Illés
  • Zeyk Judit
  • Zikeli