Gheorghiu Family History & Genealogy

History

Gheorghiu (pronounced ɡe̯orˈɡi.u, see IPA pronunciation details) is a Romanian surname, of Greek language origin, deriving from Greek Γεωργίου. Among Greeks, the Greek surname form Γεωργίου is usually or always Romanized in other ways, either as Gheorghiou or Georgiou.

The Gheorghiu surname is patronymic (from the Greek genitive), meaning "son of George". In Romanian, the name George exists in two spellings and two different pronunciations: George with two soft g sounds (George, written as g in Romanian) and Gheorghe with two hard g sounds (Gheorghe, written as gh in Romanian, as in Italian and some other languages), the hard g sounds that are also found in Gheorghiu.

In Romanian, the name George is a two-syllable name pronounced jor'je (written George), not a one-syllable name as in English jorj (written George). The name Gheorghe is also two-syllable, pronounced with hard g sounds: gior'ge, and with an added "i" (gior-) sound not found in jor'je.

People with the surname Gheorghiu:

Adrian Gheorghiu - footballer
Angela Gheorghiu (b. 1965) - operatic soprano
Constantin Virgil Gheorghiu (1916-1992) - writer
Cristache Gheorghiu (b. 1937) - writer and painter
Cristian Gheorghiu -contemporary artist
Dumitru Gheorghiu (1904-?) - bobsledder
Ermil Gheorghiu (1896-1977) - Air Force General
Florin Gheorghiu (b. 1944) - chess player
Gheorghe Gheorghiu-Dej (1901-1965) - communist leader
Luminița Gheorghiu (b. 1949) - actress
Mihail Gheorghiu Bujor (1881-1964) - socialist and communist activist
Ştefan Gheorghiu (b. 1926) - violinist
Ştefan Gheorghiu (b. 1971) - physicist
Ştefan Gheorghiu (1879-1914) - trade unionist
Virgil Gheorghiu - (1903-1977) avant garde poet
Vladmir Gheorghiu

Name Origin

Gheorghiu (pronounced ɡe̯orˈɡi.u, see IPA pronunciation details) is a Romanian surname, of Greek language origin, deriving from Greek Γεωργίου. Among Greeks, the Greek surname form Γεωργίου is usually or always Romanized in other ways, either as Gheorghiou or Georgiou.

The Gheorghiu surname is patronymic (from the Greek genitive), meaning "son of George". In Romanian, the name George exists in two spellings and two different pronunciations: George with two soft g sounds (George, written as g in Romanian) and Gheorghe with two hard g sounds (Gheorghe, written as gh in Romanian, as in Italian and some other languages), the hard g sounds that are also found in Gheorghiu.

In Romanian, the name George is a two-syllable name pronounced jor'je (written George), not a one-syllable name as in English jorj (written George). The name Gheorghe is also two-syllable, pronounced with hard g sounds: gior'ge, and with an added "i" (gior-) sound not found in jor'je.

People with the surname Gheorghiu:

Adrian Gheorghiu - footballer
Angela Gheorghiu (b. 1965) - operatic soprano
Constantin Virgil Gheorghiu (1916-1992) - writer
Cristache Gheorghiu (b. 1937) - writer and painter
Cristian Gheorghiu -contemporary artist
Dumitru Gheorghiu (1904-?) - bobsledder
Ermil Gheorghiu (1896-1977) - Air Force General
Florin Gheorghiu (b. 1944) - chess player
Gheorghe Gheorghiu-Dej (1901-1965) - communist leader
Luminița Gheorghiu (b. 1949) - actress
Mihail Gheorghiu Bujor (1881-1964) - socialist and communist activist
Ştefan Gheorghiu (b. 1926) - violinist
Ştefan Gheorghiu (b. 1971) - physicist
Ştefan Gheorghiu (1879-1914) - trade unionist
Virgil Gheorghiu - (1903-1977) avant garde poet
Vladmir Gheorghiu

Spellings & Pronunciations

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Nationality & Ethnicity

Romanian

Famous People named Gheorghiu

Cristian "Smear" Gheorghiu- Artist/Painter
Born: April 23, 1976 in Bucharest, Romania

Early Gheorghius

These are the earliest records we have of the Gheorghiu family.