Almost 1.8 million Romanians are celebrating their name day today. Who do we say happy birthday to on Palm Sunday?

According to the Directorate for the Registration of Persons and the Administration of Databases within the Ministry of Internal Affairs, 1,175,582 are women and 607,889 are men who bear this name or its derivatives.

Among female first names, the most common is Florentina – 134,621 people bear this name.

Among men, the most common is the first name Florin – 344,058, but also Florian – 51,438.

The female first names found are: Anemona – 1,118, Angela – 57,208, Angelica – 28,015, Brânduşa/Brandusa – 1,146, Brînduşa/Brindusa – 5,121, Camelia – 73,895, Crina – 21,265, Crinela – 860, Crinuta/Crinuţa – 998, Chrysanthemum – 295 , Crăiţa – 302, Dalia – 4,105, Daria – 61,199, Delia – 41,326, Floarea – 57,570, Flora – 769, Florea – 39, Floriana – 4,901, Florica – 79,543, Floricela – 4, Floricica – 1,606, Florina – 83,177, Florinela – 3,102, Garofita/Garofita – 2,911, Gentiana/Gențiana – 452, Gherghina – 700, Iasmina – 14,271, Iris – 10,192, Lăcrămioara/Lacramioara – 31,002, Malina/Mălina – 5,551, Margareta – 39,112 , Micsunica/Micsunica – 551, Narcisa – 16,620, Ortansa – 2,220, Ortensia – 292, Panseluta/Panseluta – 436, Romanita/Romanita – 503, Rosa – 612, Roza – 3,469, Steluta/Steluta – 15,852, Trandafira – 1,397, Veronica – 63,824, Violeta – 57,860, Viorela – 3,105, Viorica – 127,487, Zambila – 228 and Zambilica – 39.

Among men, one can find surnames such as: Peony – 1,277, Crin – 220, Crinu – 764, Florentin – 26,218, Floricel – 848, Floricică/Floricica – 3, Florică/Florica – 2,555, Florin – 344,058, Florinel – 13,831, Ghiocel – 1,128, Jasmine – 853, Iris – 53, Lilian – 3,231, Malin/Mălin – 496, Micsunel/Micşunel – 92, Bud – 976, Bud – 8,727, Margărit – 565, Narcissus – 15,778, Rose – 1,906, Viorel – 132,872.

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