Mazilu
Appearance
Mazilu is a Romanian surname that indicates social origin and occupation. It originates with the word mazil,[1] indicating a member of the free peasantry or the lowest ranks of the boyardom; its origins date to the 1740s, when the cadet branches of the boyardom in Wallachia, grouped as mazâli, were afforded fiscal privileges that still separated them from commoners.[2] Used on its own, it may refer to:
- Adrian Mazilu (born 2005), Romanian footballer
- Dumitru Mazilu (born 1934), Romanian politician
- Ionuț Mazilu (born 1982), Romanian footballer
- Maria Marinela Mazilu (born 1991), Romanian skeleton racer
- Teodor Mazilu (1930–1980), Romanian writer and cartoonist
- Maria Cristina Grosu-Mazilu (born 1976), Romanian long-distance runner
References
[edit]- ↑ N. A. Constantinescu, Dicționar onomastic romînesc, pp. lii, 443. Bucharest: Editura Academiei, 1963. OCLC 895133413
- ↑ Dan Berindei, Irina Gavrilă, "Mutații în sînul clasei dominante din Țara Românească în perioada de destrămare a orînduirii feudale", in Revista de Istorie, Vol. 34, Issue 11, November 1981, pp. 2033–2036