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[Surname] What does my surname mean ? It's French
My name is Steven Cojocaru. I'm a correspondent on Entertainment Tonight. I was born in Montreal. Can anybody tell me what Cojocaru means ? It is French.
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it means winter coat in romanian
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Cojocaru obviosly is a Romanian name. Its origin, however, is Slavic (Bulgarian) where "kozhukhar" means "fur-dresser" or "furrier" and "kozhukh" means a winter coat. I doubt if "cojocaru" means simply a "coat" in Romanian.

The corresponding Bulgarian (Slavic) family name is "Kozhukharov".
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