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Re: Ceauşescu and Comăneci 's meaning
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Ceauşescu is composed of ceauş 'courier, usher, deputy, messenger' and -escu 'son/daughter of'. Comăneci could be derived from the placename Comănicea but that's just speculation.
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ceauş: a loanword from Turkishhttp://eurodict.com/ÇAVUŞ+searchid-44633-ed_tr_en.html
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This Turkish word is also present in the Armenian surname Chavushian, and an Arabic surname, Shawish.
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