Romanian

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Etymology

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From *Vărlămaș + -anu, diminutive of Varlaam, from Greek Βαρλαάμ (Varlaám), itself likely borrowed from Georgian ბალაჰვარ (balahvar). First attested c. 8th century as Arabic بِلَوْهَر (bilawhar), perhaps ultimately from Sanskrit भगवान् (bhagavān).

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Proper noun

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Lămășanu m (genitive/dative lui Lămășanu)

  1. a surname