Viorica

Viorica

Pronunciation	Romanian: [vi.oˈrika]
Gender	Female
Language	Romanian
Origin
Meaning	"violet"

Viorica is a Romanian female given name, derived from Romanian viorea, a violet (flower). Notable people with the name include:

• Viorica Agarici, a Romanian nurse, the chairwoman of the local Red Cross in the city of Roman during World War II and the Ion Antonescu regime
• Viorica Cortez, a Romanian-born French mezzo-soprano
• Viorica Cucereanu, a journalist from the Republic of Moldova
• Viorica Dăncilă, a Romanian politician, member of the Social Democratic Party
• Viorica Dumitru, a former Romanian sprint canoer
• Viorica Ioja, a former Romanian rowing coxswain
• Viorica Ionică, a former Romanian handball player
• Viorica Iordache, a Romanian sprint canoer
• Viorica Lepădatu, a retired Romanian rower
• Viorica Moisuc, a Romanian politician and Member of the European Parliament
• Viorica Marian, is a scientist with expertise in bilingualism and multilingualism
• Viorica Neculai, a retired Romanian rower
• Viorica Susanu, a Romanian Olympic rower
• Viorica Țigău, a Romanian heptathlete
• Viorica Țurcanu, a Romanian fencer
• Viorica Ursuleac, a Romanian operatic soprano
• Viorica Viscopoleanu, a retired Romanian Olympics long jumper

See also

• Viorel, a male given name
• Viola (given name), a female given name
• Violet (given name), a female given name
• Violeta (given name), a female given name
• Violetta (given name), a female given name
• Violette (given name), a female given name