Panait is a Romanian name derived from the Greek
Panagiotis
Panagiotis or Panayiotis ( el, Παναγιώτης, ), "Παν" (all) "άγιος" (holy or saint) suffix "-της" (which can mean "of the"), is a common male Greek name. It derives from the Greek epithet Panagia or ''Panayia'' ("All-Holy") for ...
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[Semnificatia numelui Panait]
121.ro. It is the equivalent of the Bulgarian name
Panayot. Other forms include Panaiot, Panaiote, Panaiut, Panaet and Panaitache.
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Surname
* Bogdan Panait (born 1983), Romanian football player
*Cristian Panait Cristian Panait (March 29, 1973 in Târgoviște – April 10, 2002 in Bucharest) was a Romanian prosecutor for criminal investigation at the Supreme Court of Justice who, on April 10, 2002, committed suicide after reportedly coming under pressur ...
, Romanian prosecutor for criminal investigation at the Supreme Court of Justice
* Enache Panait (born 1949), Romanian former wrestler and Olympic competitor
* Ion Panait (born 1981), amateur Romanian Greco-Roman wrestler
Given name
*Panait Cerna
Panait Cerna (; Bulgarian language, Bulgarian: Панайот Черна, ''Panayot Cherna'', born Panayot Stanchov or Panait Staciov; August 26 or September 25, 1881 – March 26, 1913) was a Romanian poet, philosopher, literary critic and tr ...
(1881–1913), Romanian poet, philosopher, literary critic and translator
* Panait S. Dumitru or Perpessicius (1891–1971), Romanian literary historian and critic, poet, essayist and fiction writer
*Panait Istrati
Panait Istrati (; sometimes rendered as ''Panaït Istrati''; August 10, 1884 – April 16, 1935) was a Romanian working class writer, who wrote in French and Romanian, nicknamed ''The Maxim Gorky of the Balkans''. Istrati appears to be the ...
(1884–1935), Romanian writer of French and Romanian expression
* Panait Mușoiu (1864–1944), Romanian anarchist and socialist activist, author of the first Romanian translation of The Communist Manifesto
See also
* Panai (disambiguation)
*Panaitan
Panaitan (Prinsen, or Prince's Island; sometimes also Princess Island) (1450 m) is an island in the Sunda Strait, between Java and Sumatra, and in the Indonesian province of Banten. It is the largest island in the strait, and is located near the ...
*Panarit
Panarit ( sq-definite, Panariti) is a community in the Korçë County, southeastern Albania. At the 2015 local government reform it became part of the municipality Korçë.
Notable people
* Iljaz Hoxha, famous janissary and founder of the first mo ...
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Romanian-language surnames
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