Raicu is a Romanian-language of
Serbian or
Bulgarian origin, related to ''
Rajko''; as reported by linguist
Alexandru Graur, it is widely assumed to be derived from ''rai'' ("heaven", hence "heavenly"), but is more likely a derivative of the given name "
Radu".
[ Alexandru Graur, ''Nume de persoane'', p. 61. Bucharest: Editura științifică, 1965. ] It is also occasionally present as a given name, as with the literary and social critic
Raicu Ionescu-Rion (1872–1895).
People with the surname
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Alexandru Raicu (born 1996), judoka
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Andreea Raicu (born 1977), model and television host
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Lucian Raicu (pen name of ''Bernard Leibovici''; 1934–2006), literary critic
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Mihai Raicu (''
fl.
''Floruit'' ( ; usually abbreviated fl. or occasionally flor.; from Latin for 'flourished') denotes a date or period during which a person was known to have been alive or active. In English, the unabbreviated word may also be used as a noun indic ...
'' 1928), fencer
References
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Romanian-language surnames