Abstract
Archival sources from the 18th–19th centuries allow us to reconstruct, at least partially, the process by which a true dynasty of Romanian priests from south-eastern Transylvania changed their family name from a Romanian one to a Hungarian one, most probably in an attempt to “fit in” in the middle of a Hungarian-dominated region.
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Mocanu, George Damian. (, pp. 67-82). From popa Bucur Crăciun to popa Bucur Șolnai. The process of ethnic assimilation of a Romanian community in Harghita County at the end of the 18th – beginning of the 19th century [2024, Vol 2]. Etnosfera Journal. https://www.etnosfera.ro/from-popa-bucur-craciun-to-popa-bucur-solnai-the-process-of-ethnic-assimilation-of-a-romanian-community-in-harghita-county-at-the-end-of-the-18th-beginning-of-the-19th-century/ (Accessed on October 26, 2025)
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Mocanu, George Damian. "From popa Bucur Crăciun to popa Bucur Șolnai. The process of ethnic assimilation of a Romanian community in Harghita County at the end of the 18th – beginning of the 19th century [2024, Vol 2]." Etnosfera Journal, , pp. 67-82. Web. Accessed on October 26, 2025.
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Mocanu, George Damian. "From popa Bucur Crăciun to popa Bucur Șolnai. The process of ethnic assimilation of a Romanian community in Harghita County at the end of the 18th – beginning of the 19th century [2024, Vol 2]." Etnosfera Journal. , pp. 67-82. Accessed on October 26, 2025. https://www.etnosfera.ro/from-popa-bucur-craciun-to-popa-bucur-solnai-the-process-of-ethnic-assimilation-of-a-romanian-community-in-harghita-county-at-the-end-of-the-18th-beginning-of-the-19th-century/.
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Mocanu, George Damian. "From popa Bucur Crăciun to popa Bucur Șolnai. The process of ethnic assimilation of a Romanian community in Harghita County at the end of the 18th – beginning of the 19th century [2024, Vol 2]," Etnosfera Journal, , pp. 67-82. [Online]. Available: https://www.etnosfera.ro/from-popa-bucur-craciun-to-popa-bucur-solnai-the-process-of-ethnic-assimilation-of-a-romanian-community-in-harghita-county-at-the-end-of-the-18th-beginning-of-the-19th-century/. [Accessed on: October 26, 2025]
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Mocanu, George Damian (, pp. 67-82) From popa Bucur Crăciun to popa Bucur Șolnai. The process of ethnic assimilation of a Romanian community in Harghita County at the end of the 18th – beginning of the 19th century [2024, Vol 2], Etnosfera Journal. Available at: https://www.etnosfera.ro/from-popa-bucur-craciun-to-popa-bucur-solnai-the-process-of-ethnic-assimilation-of-a-romanian-community-in-harghita-county-at-the-end-of-the-18th-beginning-of-the-19th-century/ (Accessed on: October 26, 2025)
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Mocanu, George Damian. From popa Bucur Crăciun to popa Bucur Șolnai. The process of ethnic assimilation of a Romanian community in Harghita County at the end of the 18th – beginning of the 19th century [2024, Vol 2]. Etnosfera Journal. Available from: https://www.etnosfera.ro/from-popa-bucur-craciun-to-popa-bucur-solnai-the-process-of-ethnic-assimilation-of-a-romanian-community-in-harghita-county-at-the-end-of-the-18th-beginning-of-the-19th-century/. Accessed on October 26, 2025.
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Mocanu, George Damian. , pp. 67-82. "From popa Bucur Crăciun to popa Bucur Șolnai. The process of ethnic assimilation of a Romanian community in Harghita County at the end of the 18th – beginning of the 19th century [2024, Vol 2]." Etnosfera Journal. Accessed on October 26, 2025.
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Mocanu, George Damian. , pp. 67-82, From popa Bucur Crăciun to popa Bucur Șolnai. The process of ethnic assimilation of a Romanian community in Harghita County at the end of the 18th – beginning of the 19th century [2024, Vol 2]. Accessed on https://www.etnosfera.ro/from-popa-bucur-craciun-to-popa-bucur-solnai-the-process-of-ethnic-assimilation-of-a-romanian-community-in-harghita-county-at-the-end-of-the-18th-beginning-of-the-19th-century/.
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Mocanu, George Damian. , pp. 67-82. From popa Bucur Crăciun to popa Bucur Șolnai. The process of ethnic assimilation of a Romanian community in Harghita County at the end of the 18th – beginning of the 19th century [2024, Vol 2]. Accessed on https://www.etnosfera.ro/from-popa-bucur-craciun-to-popa-bucur-solnai-the-process-of-ethnic-assimilation-of-a-romanian-community-in-harghita-county-at-the-end-of-the-18th-beginning-of-the-19th-century/
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