Boy · Cuman Turkic (probable)
Basarab
Say it: bah-sah-RAHB
Meaning
Name of the founder of the Wallachian ruling house; probably of Cuman (Turkic) origin, sometimes explained as 'father-ruler', but this is not settled.
Uncertainseveral explanations, none settled.
A dynastic name from the 14th century, occasionally revived as a patriotic given name.
Its wave through time
No birth counts are recorded for this name in the records loaded here: it has been given to fewer than five babies a year, or not at all, since records began.
Through the ages
Used by
Famous bearers
- Basarab I, first independent prince of Wallachia
Names worth a look
Where this comes from
- Royal and noble genealogies
- Medieval European charters and records
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