Fiul diavolului is a Romanian equivalent of 'Son of the devil'. Fiul dracului is a Romanian equivalent of 'Son of the dragon'.
Devil is an English equivalent of 'Drac' based on the current day Romanian language. When the genitive suffix is added, the noun refers to the son of the devil. This father and son team may be seen as the devilish, satanic father and son. Or it may be seen as an infamous father and son from Romania's past.Specifically, the father of Vlad the Impaler [c. 1431-December 1476] was known as Vlad Dracul, after his induction in 'The Order of the Dragon'. Therefore, the devil may refer to Vlad Dracul. The devil's son may refer to Vlad the Impaler.In Romanian, the word 'dragon' often is considered a synonym of 'diavol' and 'drac'. In fact, all three words may mean 'the devil'.
Vlad, or Dracula, was born in 1431 in Transylvania into a noble family. His father was called "Dracul," meaning "dragon" or "devil" in Romanian because he belonged to the Order of the Dragon, which fought the Muslim Ottoman Empire. "Dracula" means "son of Dracul" in Romanian.
Son of the Devil
Diavol or Drac may be Romanian equivalents of 'devil'.
Dragon is the same in English and Romanian.
from the phrase "flutter by"--it's a Spoonerism.
Fiu is a Romanian equivalent of 'son'.
Vlad's Romanian surname Dracula (also spelled "Draculea", "Drakulya,"drackuliea"), which he was referred to in several documents, means "Son of the dragon" and points to his father, Vlad Dracul, who received that moniker from his subjects because he had joined the Order of the Dragon. Dracul, derived from the Latin word Draco meant "dragon", derived from the Greek word Dracon, though in modern Romanian it means "devil". for further info pls check; http://vladiiitheimpaler.blogspot.com/
meaning of his name and his fathers name are as below; Vlad's Romanian surname Dracula (also spelled "Draculea", "Drakulya,"drackuliea"), which he was referred to in several documents, means "Son of the dragon" and points to his father, Vlad Dracul, who received that moniker from his subjects because he had joined the Order of the Dragon. Dracul, derived from the Latin word Draco meant "dragon", derived from the Greek word Dracon, though in modern Romanian it means "devil".
vlad the impaler was his famous name; Vlad's Romanian surname Dracula (also spelled "Draculea", "Drakulya,"drackuliea"), which he was referred to in several documents, means "Son of the dragon" and points to his father, Vlad Dracul, who received that moniker from his subjects because he had joined the Order of the Dragon. Dracul, derived from the Latin word Draco meant "dragon", derived from the Greek word Dracon, though in modern Romanian it means "devil". for further info you can check link below.
"Drac" is the Romanian language word for "devil".
Dracula mean 'Son of the Dragon'Vlad Tempe father was Vlad Dracul - Dracul mean Dragon and he took the title on Joining the Order of the Dragon which was a Chivalrous society dedicated to opposing the advance of the Ottoman Empire into the Balkans. Vlad Tempe was therefore 'Son of the Dragon' Dracula