#folklore character

• Andries — A Romanian surname widespread nationally or an archaic masculine given name, representing a regional Moldavian variant of the name Andrew, structurally derived from the Greek 'Andreas' (manly, courageous). In a cultural and folkloric context, the name identifies a famous folk tale character (the brave youth Andrieș) or the title of Grigore Vieru's debut poem, adapted into a film by director Sergei Parajanov.
• Arvinte — A Romanian surname or archaic masculine given name, derived through phonetic evolution from the Greek name 'Arvanitis', originally used as an ethnonym to designate a person of Albanian origin or a mercenary from the Balkan regions. Within the onomastic structure of Moldavia and Wallachia, the term stabilized over centuries as an independent proper name, being also associated in popular culture with humorous folklore characters, such as 'Arvinte and the goatee', symbolizing a stubborn or short-sighted person.
• Giant old woman — An augmentative form or old spelling variant for 'băboaie'; a large, imposing, or frightening old woman, frequently encountered in Romanian fairy tales and legends as a personification of earth forces or harsh winter. In an archaic social context, the term designated an elderly woman with full authority within a family clan or a powerful community witch.