Given name & surname

Ionescu

Ionescu is a surname from Romanian. It is used in English, Portuguese, and Romanian.

Meaning & origin

Where it comes from

Ionescu comes from Romanian.

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How it developed

From Romanian Ionescu.

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Ionescu’s family of names

In Romanian usage, Ionescu as a surname has a conventional equivalent in the English form Johnson. In Romanian usage, Ionescu as a surname has a related form in Ioan. In Romanian usage, Ionescu as a surname has a conventional equivalent in the Greek form Ιονέσκο.

Walk Ionescu’s family in the name graph

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Nicknames & forms 1

Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.

Across languages 2

Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.

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Sibling ideas

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