Mamaia

Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed from Turkish Mamayköy (“Mamay village”), from Crimean Tatar Mamay. The exact etymology of "Mamay" is uncertain; historian Nicolae Iorga associated it with Mamai, the commander of the Golden Horde in the 1370s, whereas local folk etymology connects it with Tatar май (may, “butter”).

Proper noun

Mamaia f

1. A neighborhood of Constanța, Romania
2. A lake in Romania