Barbu (name)
Barbu is a male Romanian given name or a surname; of obscure origin, it may derive from either the word barbă ("beard") or serve as the masculine form of Barbara.[1]
As a given name
- Barbu Alinescu (1890–1952), Romanian general in World War II
- Barbu Bellu (1825 – 1900), Romanian baron and politician
- Barbu Brezianu (1909 – 2008), Romanian poet, art critic, art historian and judge
- Barbu Catargiu (1807 – 1862), Romanian politician and journalist
- Barbu III Craiovescu (d. 1565), de facto Prince of Wallachia
- Barbu Ștefănescu Delavrancea (1858 – 1918), Romanian dramatist and poet
- Barbu Fundoianu (1898 – 1944), Romanian and French poet-philosopher
- Barbu Iscovescu (1816 – 1851), Romanian painter and revolutionary
- Barbu Lăzăreanu (1881 – 1957), Romanian literary historian, bibliographer and left-wing activist
- Barbu Paris Mumuleanu (1794 – 1836), Wallachian poet
- Barbu Nemțeanu (1887 – 1919), Romanian poet
- Barbu Solacolu (1897 – 1976), Romanian poet and social scientist
- Barbu Dimitrie Știrbei (1799 – 1869), Prince of Wallachia
- Barbu Știrbey (1872 – 1946), Prime Minister of the Kingdom of Romania
- Barbu Vlădoianu (1812 – 1876), Romanian general officer and politician
As a surname
- Alexandru Barbu (b. 1987), Romanian alpine skier
- Constantin Barbu (b. 1971), Romanian football player
- Daniel Barbu (b. 1957), Romanian political scientist
- Eugen Barbu (1924 – 1993), Romanian novelist and journalist
- Filaret Barbu (1903 – 1984), Romanian operetta composer
- Florin Barbu (b. 1974), Romanian bass guitarist
- Gelu Barbu (1932 – 2016), Romanian-born Spanish ballet dancer and choreographer
- Gheorghe Barbu (b. 1951), Romanian politician
- Ion Barbu (1895 – 1961), Romanian mathematician and poet
- Marga Barbu (1929 – 2009), Romanian actress
- Marin Barbu (b. 1958), Romanian football coach and former footballer
- Natalia Barbu (b. 1979), Moldovan singer and songwriter
- Petre Barbu (b. 1962), Romanian writer
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- Ștefan Barbu (1908 – 1970), Romanian football player
- Sulfina Barbu (b. 1967), Romanian politician
- Viorel P. Barbu (b. 1941), Romanian mathematician
See also
References
- Alexandru Graur, Nume de persoane, p. 53. Bucharest: Editura științifică, 1965. OCLC 3662349
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