Arestea
Definition
A rare Romanian family name (surname) with an extremely restricted regional frequency and distribution, specifically encountered in the southern or southeastern parts of the country. From a structural and etymological standpoint, it belongs to the category of names formed from an appellative or an old nickname linked to the concept of custody, detention, or an authoritative person managing an arrest ward, suffixated following native onomastic templates.
Bilingual Equivalents
- Arestea
- Arestea surname
Grammatical & Source Details
| Inflection Type | Proper noun, singular structural template without regular grammatical plural variations. |
| Formation | Surname formed through morphological suffixation, functionally stabilized within modern and historical civil registries. |
| Spelling / Pronunciation | [a.res.ˈte̯a] |
| Source | Lexicon of Rare Romanian Surnames and Historical Anthroponymic Studies |
Contextual Usage Examples
RO: Inginerul Arestea a coordonat echipa care a proiectat noul sistem de siguranță al barajului hidrotehnic.
EN: The engineer Arestea coordinated the team that designed the new safety system of the hydrotechnical dam.
RO: Numele de familie Arestea apare menționat în documentele cadastrale din Muntenia la începutul secolului XX.
EN: The family name Arestea appears mentioned in the land registry documents of Wallachia at the beginning of the 24th century.
RO: Profesorul de istorie a analizat originile numelui Arestea, arătând caracterul său structural derivat dintr-o poreclă de breslaș.
EN: The history professor analyzed the origins of the name Arestea, showing its structural character derived from a guild nickname.
Idioms & Phrases
Nume de tip Arestea / Arestea-type name
RO: Categorie de antroponime românești formate prin adăugarea sufixului popular de personificare '-ea' la rădăcini neologice.
EN: A category of Romanian anthroponyms formed by adding the popular personification suffix '-ea' to neologistic roots.
Linie genealogică Arestea / Arestea lineage
RO: Istoria structurală și succesiunea generațiilor unei familii care păstrează acest nume rar în spațiul balcanic.
EN: The structural history and succession of generations of a family preserving this rare name within the Balkan space.
Răspândire de tip Arestea / Arestea distribution pattern
RO: Izolarea geografică a unui nume de familie care se menține stabil doar în câteva nuclee urbane sau rurale specifice.
EN: The geographical isolation of a surname that remains stable only in a few specific urban or rural nuclei.
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