Surname

Petrescu

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

Meaning & origin

Where it comes from

Petrescu comes from Romanian.

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How it developed

From Romanian Petrescu.

Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)

Petrescu’s family of names

In Romanian usage, Petrescu as a surname has a conventional equivalent in the English form Peterson. In Romanian usage, Petrescu as a surname has a conventional equivalent in the Lithuanian form PETRAITIS.

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The ring: across languages.

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Sibling ideas

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