Panait is a Romanian name derived from the Greek Panagiotis. It is the equivalent of the Bulgarian name Panayot. Other forms include Panaiot, Panaiote, Panaiut, Panaet and Panaitache.
Surname
Bogdan Panait (born 1983), Romanian football player
Cristian Panait, Romanian prosecutor for criminal investigation at the Supreme Court of Justice Enache Panait (born 1949), Romanian former wrestler and Olympic competitor Ion Panait (born 1981), amateur Romanian Greco-Roman wrestler
Given name
Panait Cerna (1881–1913), Romanian poet, philosopher, literary critic and translator Panait S. Dumitru or Perpessicius (1891–1971), Romanian literary historian and critic, poet, essayist and fiction writer Panait Istrati (1884–1935), Romanian writer of French and Romanian expression Panait Mușoiu (1864–1944), Romanian anarchist and socialist activist, author of the first Romanian translation of The Communist Manifesto
See also
Panai (disambiguation) Panaitan Panarit