Can't help but notice from all the movies they shoot there now. You instantly know (if you hadn't already figured it out from the drab, early 60's urban decay/old world gothic scenery in the show itself) when you see the ncredits it's Romaian from all the escu's.
2006-09-17 20:49:28 · 1 answers · asked by AmigaJoe 3 in Society & Culture ➔ Other - Society & Culture
Ah! So -escu is like the -son in Peterson or Johnson! Git it! Thanks.
2006-09-17 21:30:16 · update #1
Many Romanian names have the surname suffix -escu, which used to be a patronymic. (for example, "Petrescu" used to be the son of "Petre") Many Romanians of France changed their ending in -esco, because the way it is pronounced "-cu" in French. Other suffixes are "-eanu", which indicates the geographical origin and "-aru", which indicates the occupation.
The most common surnames are Ionescu ("son of John") and Popescu ("son of the priest").
2006-09-17 20:56:56 · answer #1 · answered by < Roger That > 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋