Cerchez, Cherchez or, rarely, Cerkez, is a Romanian surname that means "Circassian". A community of Circassians existed in Northern Dobruja during the 19th century. Notable people with the surname include:
Circassian may refer to:
The National Bank of Romania is the central bank of Romania and was established in April 1880. Its headquarters are located in the capital city of Bucharest.
Cotroceni Palace is the official residence of the President of Romania. It is located at Bulevardul Geniului, nr. 1, in Bucharest, Romania. The palace also houses the National Cotroceni Museum.
Petrescu is a patronymic family name common in Romania, meaning "son of Petre". Notable people with this surname include:
Mylne is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:
Albini or de Albini is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:
Antonescu is a common family name in Romania derived from the root name, Antonius. Persons named Antonescu include:
Şerban is a common name in Romania. It may be phonetically transcribed as Sherban or written without diacritics as Serban.
A taut object is one under tension.
Avram is a surname. It is related to the surname Abram, which means exalted father. People with the surname Avram include:
Dragnea is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:
Mihail Cerchez Cristodulo (1839–1885) was a Romanian general.
Andone is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:
Vasilescu is a Romanian surname. Notable people with the surname include:
Vasiliu is a Romanian surname. Notable people with the surname include:
Anton or Antón is a surname. It derived from the Antonius root name. The early origin of the name traces back to Saxony. Notable people with the surname include:
Hanganu is a Romanian surname. Notable people with the surname include:
Cristofi Cerchez was a Romanian engineer and architect. He built approximately 50 buildings in various cities of Romania over his nearly 50-year career. His architecture covers a wide range of styles from traditional to eclectic to modern, as well as private, civic and religious edifices. Among the buildings he worked on were the Bucharest Palace of Justice, the State Archives wing of the Mihai Vodă Monastery, the monastery of Vălenii de Munte and the Nicolae Minovici Folk Art Museum.
Cerchez, Cherchez and Cerkez are Romanian words meaning "Circassian". The Circassians were a prominent minority in Northern Dobruja during the 19th century. This region now belongs to Romania.
The Circassians in Romania were an ethnic minority in the territory that constitutes modern Romania. The presence of people with names derived from the Circassians in lands belonging now to Romania was attested since at least the 15th century. For the next few centuries, these records of such people in the Romanian principalities of Moldavia and Wallachia would continue.