Viorel is a Romanian male given name, derived from viorea (meaning the sweet violet flower).
Its female forms are Violeta and Viorica.
Notable people with the name Viorel P. Barbu (born 1941), Romanian mathematician Viorel Cataramă (born 1955), Romanian businessman and politician Viorel Cosma (1923 – 2017), Romanian musician and musicologist Viorel Gherciu (born 1969), Moldovan politician Viorel Hrebenciuc (born 1953), Romanian politician and statistician Viorel Ion (born 1967), Romanian footballer Viorel Melnic (born 1975), Moldovan politician and economist Viorel Tilea (1896 – 1972), Romanian diplomat
External links BehindTheName.com: Entry for Viorel