Neagoe or Neagoie is a

Romanian Romanian may refer to: *anything of, from, or related to the country and nation of Romania **Romanians, an ethnic group **Romanian language, a Romance language ***Romanian dialects, variants of the Romanian language **Romanian cuisine, traditional ...

surname of

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origin - a variation of the medieval male Bulgarian name ''Няголь'' (Niagolь), modern ''Niagol''. The name is derived from the

Old Bulgarian Old Church Slavonic or Old Slavonic () was the first Slavic literary language. Historians credit the 9th-century Byzantine missionaries Saints Cyril and Methodius with standardizing the language and using it in translating the Bible and other ...

and Old Slavic word ''neaga'' (care, nurture) and means "caretaker", someone who takes good care of those around him. One of the oldest attestations of Neagoe as a given name is

Neagoe Basarab Neagoe Basarab (; c.1459 – 15 September 1521) was the Voivode (Prince) of Wallachia between 1512 and 1521. Born into the boyar family of the Craioveşti (his reign marks the climax of the family's political influence) as the son of Pârvu Cra ...

, Voivode (Prince) of Wallachia between 1512 and 1521, from the old princely family of

Basarab The House of Basarab (also Bazarab or Bazaraad, ro, Basarab ) was a ruling family of debated Cuman origin, Terterids and Shishmanids) and the Wallachian dynasty (Basarabids). They also played an active role in Byzantium, Hungary and Serbia, wi ...

(probably of cumanic origin).

People with the surname

Notable people with the surname include: * Andrei Neagoe (born 1987), Romanian footballer *

Eugen Neagoe Eugen Neagoe (born 22 August 1967) is a Romanian football manager and former striker, currently in charge of Liga I club CS Universitatea Craiova. He is the cousin of Victor Pițurcă. While managing Dinamo București, on 21 July 2019, during ...

(born 1967), Romanian footballer and manager *

Gogu Neagoe Gogu Neagoe is a Romanian cartoonist and a member of the Romanian Association of Professional Caricature since 2006, and since 2008 is a member of the International Association of Fine Arts in Germany UNESCO. He has participated in numerous nation ...

(born 1976), Romanian cartoonist *

Nicolae Neagoe Nicolae Neagoe (2 August 1941 – 29 April 2023) was a Romanian bobsledder who competed in the late 1960s and early 1970s. Neagoe was born in Sinaia on 2 August 1941. With his driver Ion Panţuru, he won the bronze medal in the two-man eve ...

(1941–2023), Romanian bobsledder * Peter Neagoe (1881–1960), American writer and painter * Robert Neagoe (born 1982), Romanian footballer * Ştefan Neagoe (1838–1897), Romanian educator and writer

People with the given name

, Voivode (Prince) of Wallachia between 1512 and 1521 * Neagoe Ștrehăianul, Romanian

Boyar A boyar or bolyar was a member of the highest rank of the Feudalism, feudal nobility in many Eastern European states, including Kievan Rus', Bulgarian Empire, Bulgaria, Russian nobility, Russia, Boyars of Moldavia and Wallachia, Wallachia and ...

People with the surname

People with the given name

See also