Viorel is a
Romanian male
given name
A given name (also known as a forename or first name) is the part of a personal name quoted in that identifies a person, potentially with a middle name as well, and differentiates that person from the other members of a group (typically a f ...
, derived from ''viorea'' (meaning the sweet violet flower).
Its female forms are
Violeta and
Viorica
Viorica is a Romanian female given name, derived from Romanian ''viorea'', a violet (flower). Notable people with the name include:
* Viorica Agarici, a Romanian nurse, the chairwoman of the local Red Cross in the city of Roman during World Wa ...
.
Notable people with the name
*
Viorel P. Barbu (born 1941), Romanian mathematician
*
Viorel Cataramă (born 1955), Romanian businessman and politician
*
Viorel Cosma (1923 – 2017), Romanian musician and musicologist
*
Viorel Gherciu (born 1969), Moldovan politician
*
Viorel Hrebenciuc (born 1953), Romanian politician and statistician
*
Viorel Ion, Romanian footballer
*
Viorel Tilea, Romanian diplomat
External links
BehindTheName.com: Entry for Viorel
{{given name
Moldovan masculine given names
Romanian masculine given names
Masculine given names