Petrescu

Petrescu
Language(s)Romanian
Origin
Meaningson of Petre

Petrescu is a patronymic family name common in Romania, meaning "son of Petre". Notable people with this surname include:

  • Anca Petrescu, architect and politician
  • Arcadie Petrescu, neurologist
  • Barbu Petrescu, mayor of Bucharest (1989–1990)
  • Camil Petrescu, writer
  • Cezar Petrescu, writer
  • Constantin Titel Petrescu, social-democratic politician
  • Costin Petrescu, painter
  • Costin Petrescu, rock music drummer
  • Cristian Petrescu, politician
  • Dan Petrescu (disambiguation)
  • Daniela Petrescu, long-distance runner
  • Dimitrie Petrescu-Stelaru, writer
  • Dumitru Petrescu, communist politician
  • Emil Petrescu, mayor of Bucharest (1914–1916; 1918)
  • Emilia Petrescu, soprano
  • Ghenadie Petrescu, deposed Romanian Metropolitan Patriarch
  • Gică Petrescu, singer
  • Horia Petra-Petrescu, literary critic
  • Marian Petrescu (born 1970), Romanian jazz pianist
  • Nicolae Petrescu (1886–1954), philosopher and sociologist
  • Nicolae Petrescu-Comnen, diplomat and politician
  • Nicolae Petrescu Găină, painter
  • Teodosie Petrescu, Archbishop of Tomi
  • Virgil Petrescu, politician
  • Zaharia Petrescu, physician

It is also the maiden name of:

See also

  • All pages with titles containing Petrescu
Surname list
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