Ștefăneștii de Jos is a commune in the centre of

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. Its name means "Lower Ștefănești", derived from ''Ștefan'' (Stephan) and suffix

-ești The suffix ''-ești'' (pronounced , sometimes changed to ''-ăști'' ) is widespread in Romanian language, Romanian placenames. It is the plural of the possessive suffix ''-escu'', formerly used for patronyms and currently widespread in family nam ...

. The commune is composed of three villages: Crețuleasca, Ștefăneștii de Jos, and Ștefăneștii de Sus.

References

RO IF Stefanestii de Sus St Nicholas church

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