Mircea is a
Romanian
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*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
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masculine
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 ...
, a form of the South Slavic name
Mirče (Мирче) that derives from the Slavic word ''mir'',
meaning 'peace'. It may refer to:
People
Princes of Wallachia
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Mircea I of Wallachia
Mircea the Elder ( ro, Mircea cel Bătrân, ; c. 1355 – 31 January 1418) was the Voivode of Wallachia from 1386 until his death in 1418. He was the son of Radu I of Wallachia and brother of Dan I of Wallachia, after whose death he inherited ...
(1355–1418), also known as Mircea the Elder
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Mircea II of Wallachia
Mircea II (1428–1447) was the Voivode, or prince, of Wallachia in 1442. He was the oldest son of Vlad II Dracul and brother of Vlad Țepeș and Radu the Handsome. He was the grandson of his namesake Mircea cel Bătrân.
Early life
Mirce ...
(1428–1447), grandson of Mircea I
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Mircea III Dracul, Voivode (Prince) of Wallachia in 1510
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Mircea the Shepherd (died 1559), son of Radu cel Mare
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Alexander II Mircea
Alexandru II Mircea (3 March 1529 – 11 September 1577) was a Voivode or Prince of Wallachia from 1568 to 1574 and 1574 to 1577. He was the father of Mihnea II Turcitul. His parents were Mircea III Dracul and Maria Despina. Raised by the Turks ...
, Voivode of Wallachia from 1568 to 1574 and 1574 to 1577
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Prince Mircea of Romania (1913–1916)
Others
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Mircea Albulescu
Iorgu Constantin Albulescu (4 October 1934 – 8 April 2016), known professionally as Mircea Albulescu (), was a Romanian actor, university professor, journalist, poet, writer, and member of the Writers' Union of Romania (''Uniunea Scriitorilor'' ...
, professional name of Iorgu Constantin Albulescu (1934–2016), Romanian actor, university professor, journalist, poet and writer
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Mircea Badea (born 1974), Romanian political satirist, television host, media critic, radio personality and occasional actor
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Mircea Baniciu (born 1949), Romanian musician, singer and songwriter
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Mircea Brînzea (born 1986), Romanian aerobic gymnast
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Mircea Cărtărescu
Mircea Cărtărescu (; born 1 June 1956) is a Romanian novelist, poet, short-story writer, literary critic, and essayist.
Biography
Born in Bucharest in 1956, he attended Cantemir Vodă National College during the early 1970s. During his sch ...
(born 1956), Romanian poet, novelist, literary critic and essayist
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Mircea Ciumara (1943–2012), Romanian politician and former cabinet minister
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Mircea Coșea (born 1942), Romanian politician, economist, diplomat, essayist, journalist and professor
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Mircea Costache II
Mircea Costache II (2 May 1940 – 16 February 2016) was a Romanian handball player and coach who played as a pivot for Dinamo București and for the national team. He scored the winning goal in the 1961 World Championship final.
After retiring ...
(1940–2016), Romanian handball player and coach
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Mircea Crișan (1924–2013), Romanian comedian and comedic actor
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Mircea Damian (1899–1948), Romanian writer and journalist
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Mircea Daneliuc
Mircea Daneliuc (; born 7 April 1943) is a Romanian film director, screenwriter and actor. He has directed 19 films since 1975. In 1993 his film '' The Conjugal Bed'' was entered into the 43rd Berlin International Film Festival. Two years late ...
(born 1943), Romanian film director, screenwriter and actor
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Mircea David
Mircea David (16 October 1914 – 12 October 1993) was a Romanian football player, who played as a goalkeeper. After a match between Romania and Italy, played in Rome, he was nicknamed by the Italian football fans ''Il Dio'', because of his incr ...
(1914–1993), Romanian football goalkeeper
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Mircea Demetriade
Mircea Constantin Demetriade (; also rendered as Demetriad, Dimitriade, Dimitriadi, or Demitriadi; September 2, 1861 – September 11, 1914) was a Romanian poet, playwright and actor, one of the earliest animators of the local Symbolist movement. ...
(1861–1914), Romanian poet, playwright and actor
*Mircea Diaconu (born 1949), Romanian actor and politician
*Mircea Dinescu (born 1950), Romanian poet, journalist and editor
*Mircea Druc (born 1949), Moldovan and Romanian politician, Prime Minister of Moldova between 1990 and 1991
*Mircea Drăgan (born 1932), Romanian film director
*Mircea Dușa (born 1955), Romanian economist and politician
*Mircea Eliade (1907–1986), Romanian historian of religion, fiction writer, philosopher and professor
*Mircea Florian (1888–1960), Romanian philosopher and translator
*Mircea Florian (musician) (born 1949), Romanian musician, multimedia artist and computer scientist
*Mircea Frățică (born 1957), Romanian retired judoka
*Mircea Fulger (born 1959), Romanian retired boxer
*Mircea Geoană (born 1958), Romanian politician
*Mircea Gesticone (1902–1961), Romanian novelist and poet
*Mircea Grosaru (1952–2014), Romanian politician
*Mircea Ionescu-Quintus (born 1917-2017), Romanian politician and Minister of Justice from 1991 to 1992
*Mircea Irimescu (born 1959), Romanian retired footballer
*Mircea Lucescu (born 1945), Romanian football manager and former player
*Mircea Monroe (born 1982), American model and actress
*Mircea Mustață (born 1971), Romanian mathematician
*Mircea Nedelciu (1950–1999), Romanian short-story writer, novelist, essayist and literary critic
*Mircea Oltean (born 1982), Romanian former football goalkeeper
*Mircea Oprea (born 1980), Romanian former footballer
*Mircea Păcurariu (born 1932), Romanian theologian, historian and Romanian Orthodox priest
*Mircea Pârligras (born 1980), Romanian chess Grandmaster
*Mircea Puta (1950—2007), Romanian mathematician
*Mircea Răceanu (born 1935), Romanian diplomat
*Mircea Rednic (born 1962), Romanian football manager and former player
*Mircea Romașcanu (born 1953), Romanian former cyclist
*Mircea Rus (born 1978), Romanian former footballer
*Mircea Sasu (1939–1983), Romanian footballer
*Mircea Șimon (born 1954), Romanian retired heavyweight boxer
*Mircea Snegur (born 1940), first President of Moldova (1990–1997), Chairman of the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet (1989–1990) and Chairman of the Supreme Soviet in 1990
*Mircea Streinul (1910–1945), Austro-Hungarian-born Romanian prose writer and poet
*Mircea Veroiu (1941–1997), Romanian film director and screenwriter
*Mircea Voicu (born 1980), Romanian former footballer
*Mircea Vulcănescu (1904–1952), Romanian philosopher, economist, ethics teacher and sociologist arrested in 1946 and convicted under the Communist regime.
*Mircea Zamfir (born 1985), Romanian aerobic gymnast
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