List of places in Romania whose names were changed
During the twentieth century, a number of places in Romania had their names changed for various reasons. For instance, Brașov was called Orașul Stalin by the Communist regime in order to pay homage to the Soviet leader. Some of those names were changed back to the original; Brașov regained its old name as Romania's leadership began to develop policies more independent of the Soviet Union. The reason for many Transylvanian name changes was to give a more "Romanian-sounding" name to certain settlements, since in many case the original Romanian name was too close to the Hungarian or German one, from which it was derived from (usually a simple re-writing of the name according to Romanian phonetics).
This list enumerates the changes made from 1921 onwards.
Not included are the names of localities in the Banat, in Transylvania, and in Bukovina that were changed from Hungarian and/or German to Romanian immediately after World War I, the names of localities in Northern Transylvania that were changed back to Hungarian from 1940 to 1944, and those of localities in Greater Romania that today no longer form part of Romania, such as Southern Dobrudja and the Bugeac.
| Original name | New name | Period |
|---|---|---|
| Akbaș | Albești, Constanța County | unknown |
| Alakap | Poarta Albă, Constanța County | unknown |
| Arpătac | Araci, Covasna County | 1925 |
| Aziza | Saligny, Constanța County | unknown |
| Bairamdede | Independența, Constanța County | since the 1930s |
| Bendorf | Benești, Sibiu County | 1925 |
| Beșeneu | Pădureni, Covasna County | 1960 |
| Biulbiul (Bülbül) | Ciocârlia, Constanța County | unknown |
| Binținți | Aurel Vlaicu, Hunedoara County | 1925 |
| Brașov | Orașul Stalin, Brașov County | 8 September 1950 - 24 December 1960 |
| Brătieni | Brăduleț, Argeș County | since 1949 |
| Budiul de Câmpie | Papiu Ilarian, Mureș County | 1925 |
| Canara, Kanara | Ovidiu, Constanța County | 1930 |
| Caracoium (Karakoium), Carachioi | Năvodari, Constanța County | 1927 |
| Caracicula | Limanu, Constanța County | 1920-1940 (?) |
| Caraomer, Cara Omer (Karaomer) | Negru Vodă, Constanța County | since 1926 |
| Caranasuf | Istria, Constanța County | 1920 - 1940 (?) |
| Carasu (Karasu) | Medgidia, Constanța County | since 02.09.1856 |
| Cartal (Kartal) | Vulturu, Constanța County | unknown |
| Cerchezchioi | Cerchezu, Constanța County | unknown |
| Chiostel (Köstel) | Castelu, Constanța County | unknown |
| Cioara | Bărăganul, Brăila County | since the 1950s (?) |
| Cioara | Săliștea, Alba County | 1960 |
| Coronini | Pescari, Caraș-Severin County | 1960–1996 |
| Cogealia, Kogea Ali (Koca Ali); Valea Neagră | Lumina, Constanța County | Cogealia until 1929; Valea Neagră between 1929 and 1965 |
| Coșlar | Coșlariu, Alba County | 1956 |
| Coaciu | Făureni, Cluj County | 1925 |
| Cristuru Secuiesc | I. G. Duca, Odorhei County | 1933–1940 |
| Cuhea | Bogdan Vodă, Maramureș County | 1974 |
| Cuzgun (Kuzgun) | Ion Corvin, Constanța County | 1920 - 1940 (?) |
| Cetad | Lenauheim, Timiș County | 1925 |
| Danachioi, Carol I | Nicolae Bălcescu, Constanța County | unknown |
| Dealul Calului | Poiana Horea, Cluj County | 1956 |
| Diciosânmărtin | Târnăveni, Mureș County | since 3 May 1941 |
| Docuzol | Cuza Vodă, Constanța County | unknown |
| Domnești | Cogealac, Constanța County | unknown |
| Eforie Sud | Vasile Roaită, Constanța County | 1949–1965 |
| Enge-Mahale | Mereni, Constanța County | 1920-1940 (?) |
| Fărcădinul de Jos | General Berthelot, Hunedoara County | Berthelot 1923-1960, Unirea 1965 and 2001 |
| Fărcașfalău | Lupeni, Harghita County | 1921 |
| Felța | Florești, Sibiu County | 1950 |
| Feneșul Săsesc | Florești, Cluj County | 1925 |
| Florica | Ștefănești, Argeș County | since 1949 |
| Frâua | Axente Sever, Sibiu County | 1950 |
| Gargalâcul-Mic | Corbu, Constanța County | unknown |
| Gherengic (Gerencik) | Pecineaga, Constanța County | unknown, I.G. Duca between 1933–1940 |
| Ghiurfalău | Gheorgheni, Cluj County | 1925 |
| Ghiuvenlia (Güvenli) | Chirnogeni, Constanța County | unknown |
| Ghiriș | Câmpia Turzii, Cluj County | 1925 |
| Hairanchioi (Hayranköy) | Dumbrăveni, Constanța County | unknown |
| Hasancea | Valu lui Traian, Constanța County | since 1925 |
| Hașiduluc | Cumpăna, Constanța County | since 1926 |
| Hărăstaș | Călărași, Cluj County | 1925 |
| Hermeziu | Lunca Prutului, Iași County | unknown-1996 |
| Hidiș | Podeni, Cluj County | 1925 |
| Hususău | Valea Lungă, Alba County | 1925 |
| Iad | Livezile, Bistriţa-Năsăud County | 1960 |
| Ibașfalău | Dumbrăveni, Sibiu County | 1925 |
| Ienidja, Ienigea, Enigea | Deleni, Constanța County | since 1940 |
| Ilanlâc | Vama Veche, Constanța County | 1920-1940 (?) |
| Inancișmea (İnançeșme) | Fântânele, Constanța County | unknown |
| Indol | Deleni, Cluj County | 1925 |
| Jădani | Cornești, Timiș County | 1960 |
| Kara Murat, Ferdinand I | Mihail Kogălniceanu, Constanța County | Kara Murat until the 1930s; Ferdinand I until 1948 |
| Luca | Gheorghe Doja, Mureș County | since 1952 hu:Lukafalva |
| Mețențiu | Ady Endre, Satu Mare County | 1957 |
| Milişăuţi | Emil Bodnăraș, Suceava County | 1970 (?) - 1996 |
| Murfatlar | Basarabi, Constanța County | Basarabi between 1924 and 1965 and between 1980 and 2007 |
| Mustafa Agi (Mustafa Aci) | Comana, Constanța County | unknown |
| Musubei (Musubey) | Horia, Constanța County | unknown |
| Nirașteu | Ungheni, Mureș County | 1921 |
| Ocna Şugatag | Ocna Maramureșului, Maramureș County | 1987–1990 |
| Oneşti | Gheorghe Gheorghiu Dej, Bacău County | 1965–1996 |
| Osmanfacâ | Bărăganu, Constanța County | 1920-1940 (?) |
| Osmanu | Unirea, Brăila County | since the 1950s (?) |
| Parachioi | Băneasa, Constanța County | since the 1930s (?) |
| Pazarlia | Târguşor, Constanța County | unknown |
| Peletlia | Săcele, Constanța County | 1920-1940 (?) |
| Porcești | Turnu Roşu, Sibiu County | 1960 |
| Potoc | Deleni, Mureş County | 1921 |
| Reghinul Săsesc | Reghin, Mureş County | 1925 |
| Satișchioi (Satișköy) | Crucea, Constanța County | unknown |
| Sănmărtinul Sărat | Gligoreşti, Cluj County | 1925 |
| Sânmicloș | Nicoleni, comuna Șimonești, Harghita County | 1921 |
| Sânmihaiu | Mihăileni, comuna Şimoneşti, Harghita County | 1921 |
| Sânmihaiu de Jos + Sânmihaiu de Sus | Mihai Viteazu, Cluj County | 1925 |
| Slujitorii Albotești | Zăvoaia, Brăila County | since the 1950s (?) |
| Somfalău | Corneşti, Mureş County | 1925 |
| Șard | Noroieni, Satu Mare County | 1921 |
| Șaroșul Unguresc | Delenii, Mureş County | 1960 |
| Ştei | Orașul Dr. Petru Groza, Bihor County | 1958–1996 |
| Șiminfalău | Şimoneşti, Harghita County | 1921 |
| Șocariciu | Unirea, Ialomiţa County | unknown |
| Ștena | Dacia, Braşov County | 1950 |
| Tașaul | Piatra, Mihail Kogălniceanu commune, Constanța County | since the 1950s |
| Tașpunor (Tașpınar) | Siliştea, Constanța County | unknown |
| Tatlâgeac Mare, Domnița Elena | 23 August, Constanța County | ? |
| Tăul Boilor | Deleni, Mureş County | 1960 |
| Tâmpăhaza | Rădeşti, Alba County | 1925 |
| Trascău | Rimetea, Alba County | 1925 |
| Uifalău | Ferdinand (interwar); Nicolae Bălcescu, Bacău County | since 1948 |
| Uifalău | Traian, Bacău County | unknown since when |
| Uioara | Ocna Mureș, Alba County | Ocna Mureșului 1925-1956 |
| Unguri | Arini, Bacău County | since 1967 |
| Vaidasig | Gura Arieşului, Alba County | 1925 |
| Valea Boierească | Viişoara, Argeş County | since the 1950s |
| Verpolea | Pădureni, Suceava County | 1968 |
| Vințu de Sus | Unirea, Alba County | 1925 |
| Vorumloc | Valea Viilor, Sibiu County | 1960 |
| Zaclău | I. C. Brătianu, Tulcea County | unknown since when |
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