Coccinellidae tropical countries. The name "coccinellids" is derived from the Latin word "coccineus" meaning "scarlet". The name "ladybird" originated in Britain where the insects became known as "Our Lady's bird" or the Lady beetle. Mary (Our Lady) was often depicted wearing a red cloak in early paintings, and the spots of the seven-spot ladybird (the most common in Europe) were said to symbolise her seven joys and seven sorrows. In the United States, the name was adapted to "ladybug". Common names in some other European languages have the same association, for example, the German name "Marienkäfer" translates to Marybeetle. Coccinellids are
Romanian name parents make such associations, especially when the name in that of a Christian saint. Christian parents may also choose names with a specific connotation with regard to Romanian religious history, such as "Arsenie", from Arsenie Boca, or "Zian/Ziana", the birth name of Arsenie Boca. "Alexandru/Alexandra" are very common names. They also include the variants of "Alex", "Alexia", "Alexandrina", or the 'foreign' variants of "Alessia", "Alessandra", "Alexa" (see below). In the 1990s, as telenovelas started to be broadcast in Romania, Spanish/Latin American names have become popular; and the trend of giving children such names has been reinforced by the migration or