Given name & surname
Mircea
“of peaceful glory”·“one who shows compassion and pity”
Mircea is a variant of Miroslav. One Russian interpretation is “of peaceful glory.” Mircea is a variant of Mercy. One English interpretation is “one who shows compassion and pity.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Mircea is a variant of Miroslav. One Russian interpretation is “of peaceful glory.” Mircea is a variant of Mercy. One English interpretation is “one who shows compassion and pity.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Mircea is a variant of Miroslav. An origin associated with Miroslav is Russian. Mircea is a variant of Mercy. An origin associated with Mercy is Latin.
Explained through its name family
Mircea’s family of names
In Romanian usage, Mircea shares a linguistic root with the Macedonian form Мирче. Mircea has a related form in Mercy. Mircea has a related form in Miroslav.
Inner ring: spellings · middle: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Nicknames & forms 3
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 2
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
Across languages 2
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
People named Mircea
- Mircea EliadeRomanian-American historian, writer, philosopher and professor at the University of Chicago (1907–1986)
- Mircea LucescuRomanian football player and manager (1945–2026)
- Mircea SnegurMoldovan politician1940–2023
- Mircea the ElderRuler of Wallachia1355–1418
- Mircea CărtărescuRomanian writerborn 1956
- Mircea GeoanăRomanian politician and diplomat (born 1958)
- Mircea RednicRomanian football player and managerborn 1962
- Mircea II of WallachiaPrince of Wallachia1422–1446
- Mircea DiaconuRomanian actor and politician, MEP (1949–2024)
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Similar names
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Mercea
“one who shows compassion and pity”
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Maccrea
“the son of grace”
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Mircee
“one who shows compassion and pity”
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Mircey
“one who shows compassion and pity”
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Mircie
“one who shows compassion and pity”
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minnat allāh
“grace of God”
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Imanea
“having great faith” · “God is with us”
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Nusea
“woman of grace”
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