Mircea
Mircea is a Romanian masculine given name, a form of the South Slavic name Mirče that derives from the Slavic word mir, meaning 'peace'. It may refer to:
People
Princes of Wallachia
- Mircea I of Wallachia, also known as Mircea the Elder
- Mircea II of Wallachia, grandson of Mircea I
- Mircea III Dracul, Voivode of Wallachia in 1510
- Mircea the Shepherd, son of Radu cel Mare
- Alexander II Mircea, Voivode of Wallachia from 1568 to 1574 and 1574 to 1577
- Prince Mircea of Romania
Others
- Mircea Abrudean, Romanian politician
- Mircea Albulescu, professional name of Iorgu Constantin Albulescu, Romanian actor, university professor, journalist, poet and writer
- Mircea Badea, Romanian political satirist, television host, media critic, radio personality and occasional actor
- Mircea Baniciu, Romanian musician, singer and songwriter
- Mircea Brînzea, Romanian aerobic gymnast
- Mircea Cărtărescu, Romanian poet, novelist, literary critic and essayist
- Mircea Chistruga, Moldovan film director
- Mircea Ciumara, Romanian politician and former cabinet minister
- Mircea Coșea, Romanian politician, economist, diplomat, essayist, journalist and academic
- Mircea Costache II, Romanian handball player and coach
- Mircea Crișan, Romanian comedian and comedic actor
- Mircea Damian, Romanian writer and journalist
- Mircea Daneliuc, Romanian film director, screenwriter and actor
- Mircea David, Romanian football goalkeeper
- Mircea Demetriade, Romanian poet, playwright and actor
- Mircea Diaconu, Romanian actor, writer, and politician
- Mircea Dinescu, Romanian poet, journalist and editor
- Mircea Druc, Moldovan and Romanian politician, Prime Minister of Moldova between 1990 and 1991
- Mircea Drăgan, Romanian film director
- Mircea Dușa, Romanian economist and politician
- Mircea Eliade, Romanian historian of religion, fiction writer, philosopher and professor
- Mircea Florian (philosopher), Romanian philosopher and translator
- Mircea Florian (musician), Romanian musician, multimedia artist and computer scientist
- Mircea Frățică, Romanian retired judoka
- Mircea Fulger, Romanian retired boxer
- Mircea Geoană, Romanian politician
- Mircea Gesticone, Romanian novelist and poet
- Mircea Grosaru, Romanian politician
- Mircea Ionescu-Quintus, Romanian politician and Minister of Justice from 1991 to 1992
- Mircea Irimescu, Romanian retired footballer
- Mircea Lucescu, Romanian football manager and former player
- Mircea Monroe, American model and actress
- Mircea Mustață, Romanian mathematician
- Mircea Nedelciu, Romanian short-story writer, novelist, essayist and literary critic
- Mircea Oltean, Romanian former football goalkeeper
- Mircea Oprea, Romanian former footballer
- Mircea Păcurariu, Romanian theologian, historian and Romanian Orthodox priest
- Mircea Pârligras, Romanian chess Grandmaster
- Mircea Puta, Romanian mathematician
- Mircea Răceanu, Romanian diplomat
- Mircea Rednic, Romanian football manager and former player
- Mircea Romașcanu, Romanian former cyclist
- Mircea Rus, Romanian former footballer
- Mircea Sasu, Romanian footballer
- Mircea Șimon, Romanian heavyweight boxer
- Mircea Snegur, first President of Moldova, Chairman of the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet and Chairman of the Supreme Soviet in 1990
- Mircea Steriade, Romanian-born Canadian researcher in systems neuroscience
- Mircea Streinul, Austro-Hungarian-born Romanian prose writer and poet
- Mircea Tiberian, Romanian jazz pianist and composer
- Mircea Veroiu, Romanian film director and screenwriter
- Mircea Voicu, Romanian former footballer
- Mircea Vulcănescu, Romanian philosopher, economist, ethics teacher and sociologist arrested in 1946 and convicted under the Communist regime.
- Mircea Zamfir, Romanian aerobic gymnast