Bubuieci is a commune in

Chișinău Chișinău ( , , ; formerly known as Kishinev) is the Capital city, capital and List of cities and towns in Moldova, largest city of Moldova. The city is Moldova's main industrial and commercial centre, and is located in the middle of the coun ...

municipality,

Moldova Moldova, officially the Republic of Moldova, is a Landlocked country, landlocked country in Eastern Europe, with an area of and population of 2.42 million. Moldova is bordered by Romania to the west and Ukraine to the north, east, and south. ...

. It is composed of three villages: Bîc, Bubuieci and Humulești. Bubuieci village marks its date of foundation as 22 April 1518, when the ruler of Moldova, Bogdan III the One-Eyed, transferred a deserted place near the Bîc River into the possession of Toader Bubuiog. The name of the village is a modified form of the name of its founder. Anatol Eremia (2007)
Dicționar toponimic
Limba română. Chișinău. XVII (4-6).

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Communes of Chișinău Municipality Populated places established in 1518 {{Chișinău-geo-stub