Etymological list of counties of Romania

Etymological list of counties of Romania

This is a list of the origins of the names of counties of Romania. Many of the etymologies are Romanian interpretations of Slavonic names (e.g.: Gorj and Dolj), as the administration documents in the Middle Ages Romanian Principalities (Wallachia and Moldavia) were written in this language.

Historical counties

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*"This article is based on a translation of the December 10, 2004 version of the equivalent article on the Romanian Wikipedia."

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*Counties of Romania


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