Viorel 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 ...

male

given name A given name (also known as a forename or first name) is the part of a personal name quoted in that identifies a person, potentially with a middle name as well, and differentiates that person from the other members of a group (typically a fa ...

, derived from ''viorea'' (meaning the sweet violet flower). Its female forms are Violeta and

Viorica Viorica is a Romanian female given name, derived from Romanian ''vioară'', a violet (flower). Notable people with the name include: * Viorica Agarici, a Romanian nurse, the chairwoman of the local Red Cross in the city of Roman during World War ...

Notable people with the name

* Viorel P. Barbu (born 1941), Romanian mathematician *

Viorel Cataramă Viorel Cataramă (born January 31, 1955, Bacău, Bacău County, Romania) is a Romanian businessman and politician who founded the furniture manufacturer Elvila in 1990. In 2019, he founded the Liberal Right Party (DL) and ran on its behalf for ...

(born 1955), Romanian businessman and politician *

Viorel Cosma Viorel Cosma (30 March 1923 – 15 August 2017) was a Romanian musician and teacher who came to wider prominence as an exceptionally prolific musicologist and a pioneering lexicographer. Through his scholarship he also achieved distinction as a ...

(1923 – 2017), Romanian musician and musicologist *

Viorel Gherciu Viorel Gherciu (; born 29 November 1969) is a Moldovan politician. He was the Minister of Agriculture and Food Industry of the Republic of Moldova A republic () is a "state in which power rests with the people or their representatives; sp ...

(born 1969), Moldovan politician *

Viorel Hrebenciuc Viorel Hrebenciuc (; born 7 August 1953) is a Romanian politician and statistician. A member of the Social Democratic Party (PSD), he was also a member of the Chamber of Deputies of Romania for Bacău County from 1996 to 2014. Biography He was ...

(born 1953), Romanian politician and statistician *

Viorel Ion Viorel Ion (born 2 November 1967) is a Romanian football manager. Throughout his playing career, Viorel Ion played for several teams, including Oțelul Galați, Steaua București, VfL Bochum and Rapid București. He was player-manager of Glo ...

, Romanian footballer *

Viorel Tilea Viorel Virgil Tilea C.B.E. (6 April 1896 – 20 September 1972) was a Romanian diplomat, most noted for his ambassadorship in the United Kingdom during the Second World War. He died in London. During the Second World War, Tilea lived at Holton Pla ...

, Romanian diplomat

External links

BehindTheName.com: Entry for Viorel
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