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| origin = Slavic
| related names = Mirče, [[Miroslav (given name)|Miroslav]]
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'''Mircea''' is a [[Romanian language|Romanian]] masculine [[given name]], a form of the [[South Slavic name|South Slavic]]{{sfn|Felecan|2012|p=407}} name [[Mirče]] (Мирче) that derives from the Slavic word ''mir'',<ref>{{cite book|author=Bogdan Petriceǐcǔ Hasdeǔ|title=Etymologicum magnum Romaniæ|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=RyUQAQAAMAAJ|year=1898|publisher=Stab. grafic Socec & Teclu|page=clxxi}}</ref> meaning 'peace'. It may refer to: 
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==People==
=== Princes of Wallachia ===
* [[Mircea I of Wallachia]] (1355–1418), also known as Mircea the Elder
* [[Mircea II of Wallachia]] (1428–1447), grandson of Mircea I
* [[Mircea III Dracul]] (died 1534), Voivode (Prince) of Wallachia in 1510
* [[Mircea the Shepherd]] (died 1559), son of Radu cel Mare
* [[Alexander II Mircea]] (1529–1577), Voivode of Wallachia from 1568 to 1574 and 1574 to 1577
* [[Prince Mircea of Romania]] (1913–1916)

=== Others ===
*[[Mircea Abrudean]], Romanian politician
*[[Mircea Albulescu]], professional name of Iorgu Constantin Albulescu (1934–2016), Romanian actor, university professor, journalist, poet and writer
*[[Mircea Badea]] (born 1974),  Romanian political satirist, television host, media critic, radio personality and occasional actor
*[[Mircea Baniciu]] (born 1949), Romanian musician, singer and songwriter
*[[Mircea Brînzea]] (born 1986), Romanian aerobic gymnast
*[[Mircea Cărtărescu]] (born 1956), Romanian poet, novelist, literary critic and essayist
*[[Mircea Chistruga]] (1948–2025), Moldovan film director
*[[Mircea Ciumara]] (1943–2012), Romanian politician and former cabinet minister
*[[Mircea Coșea]] (born 1942), Romanian politician, economist, diplomat, essayist, journalist and professor
*[[Mircea Costache II]] (1940–2016), Romanian handball player and coach
*[[Mircea Crișan]] (1924–2013), Romanian comedian and comedic actor
*[[Mircea Damian]] (1899–1948), Romanian writer and journalist
*[[Mircea Daneliuc]] (born 1943), Romanian film director, screenwriter and actor
*[[Mircea David]] (1914–1993), Romanian football goalkeeper
*[[Mircea Demetriade]] (1861–1914), Romanian poet, playwright and actor
*[[Mircea Diaconu]] (1949–2024), Romanian actor, writer, and politician
*[[Mircea Dinescu]] (born 1950), Romanian poet, journalist and editor
*[[Mircea Druc]] (born 1949), Moldovan and Romanian politician, Prime Minister of Moldova between 1990 and 1991
*[[Mircea Drăgan]] (1932–2017), Romanian film director
*[[Mircea Dușa]] (1955–2022), Romanian economist and politician
*[[Mircea Eliade]] (1907–1986), Romanian historian of religion, fiction writer, philosopher and professor
*[[Mircea Florian]] (1888–1960), Romanian philosopher and translator
*[[Mircea Florian (musician)]] (born 1949), Romanian musician, multimedia artist and computer scientist
*[[Mircea Frățică]] (born 1957), Romanian retired judoka
*[[Mircea Fulger]] (born 1959), Romanian retired boxer
*[[Mircea Geoană]] (born 1958), Romanian politician
*[[Mircea Gesticone]] (1902–1961), Romanian novelist and poet
*[[Mircea Grosaru]] (1952–2014), Romanian politician
*[[Mircea Ionescu-Quintus]] (1917–2017), Romanian politician and Minister of Justice from 1991 to 1992
*[[Mircea Irimescu]] (born 1959), Romanian retired footballer
*[[Mircea Lucescu]] (born 1945), Romanian football manager and former player
*[[Mircea Monroe]] (born 1982), American model and actress
*[[Mircea Mustață]] (born 1971), Romanian mathematician
*[[Mircea Nedelciu]] (1950–1999), Romanian short-story writer, novelist, essayist and literary critic
*[[Mircea Oltean]] (born 1982), Romanian former football goalkeeper
*[[Mircea Oprea]] (born 1980), Romanian former footballer
*[[Mircea Păcurariu]] (born 1932),  Romanian theologian, historian and Romanian Orthodox priest
*[[Mircea Pârligras]] (born 1980), Romanian chess Grandmaster
*[[Mircea Puta]] (1950–2007), Romanian mathematician
*[[Mircea Răceanu]] (born 1935), Romanian diplomat
*[[Mircea Rednic]] (born 1962), Romanian football manager and former player
*[[Mircea Romașcanu]] (born 1953), Romanian former cyclist
*[[Mircea Rus]] (born 1978), Romanian former footballer
*[[Mircea Sasu]] (1939–1983), Romanian footballer
*[[Mircea Șimon]] (born 1954), Romanian retired heavyweight boxer
*[[Mircea Snegur]] (1940–2023), first President of Moldova (1990–1997), Chairman of the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet (1989–1990) and Chairman of the Supreme Soviet in 1990
*[[Mircea Streinul]] (1910–1945), Austro-Hungarian-born Romanian prose writer and poet
*[[Mircea Veroiu]] (1941–1997), Romanian film director and screenwriter
*[[Mircea Voicu]] (born 1980), Romanian former footballer
*[[Mircea Vulcănescu]] (1904–1952), Romanian philosopher, economist, ethics teacher and sociologist arrested in 1946 and convicted under the Communist regime.
*[[Mircea Zamfir]] (born 1985), Romanian aerobic gymnast

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==References==
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==Sources==
*{{cite book|first=Oliviu|last=Felecan|title=Name and Naming: Synchronic and Diachronic Perspectives|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=FT8sBwAAQBAJ&pg=PA407|date=2012|publisher=Cambridge Scholars Publishing|isbn=978-1-4438-3807-8|pages=407–}}

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