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Pildești

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Romanian

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Etymology

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From Cheldea +‎ -ești. First attested in 1585 as Childești, name changed to Pildești as hypercorrection (attested 1716).

Pronunciation

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Proper noun

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Pildești m

  1. A village in Cordun, Neamț, Romania

References

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  • Dragoș Moldovanu, editor (2014), “Pildeștii”, in Tezaurul toponimic al României. Moldova/ Volumul II: Mic dicţionar toponimic al Moldovei (structural şi etimologic). Partea 1: Toponime personale (in Romanian), Iași: Editura Universității Alexandru Ioan Cuza, →ISBN, page 322