Dragoș (name)

Dragoș
PronunciationRomanian: [dra.ɡoʃ]
GenderMale
LanguageRomanian
Origin
Word/nameSlavic
Region of originRomania, Moldavia
Other names
Variant formDrago
Deriveddrag (precious)
Related namesDragan, Dragomir, Dragoljub, Dragutin

Dragoș (Romanian: [dra.ɡoʃ] ) is a Romanian given name of Slavic origin. It can also appear as a surname.[1]

It is derived from the Slavic word root -drag, meaning "dear, beloved".[2]

Notable people with the name

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See also

References

  1. ^ Oliviu Felecan (15 March 2012). Name and Naming: Synchronic and Diachronic Perspectives. Cambridge Scholars Publishing. pp. 407–. ISBN 978-1-4438-3807-8.
  2. ^ Behind the Name: Meaning, Origin and History of the Name Dragoș