târgu
Târgu is a Romanian toponym meaning market or market town. In Romanian toponymy, the word signals that a settlement originated around a central market square or hosted regular fairs, often along important trade routes. As a prefix in place names, târgu highlights the historical commercial character of the town rather than its geographic features.
The base noun târg denotes a market, and the form târgu in toponyms reflects the historical process
Historically, such towns emerged during the medieval period at strategic locations—near rivers, crossroads, or passes—to serve