Codruta is from the Romanian *Codruța* — feminine of *Codru* — from the Romanian *codru* (forest, woodland). **A modern American baby name in the broader Romanian heritage aesthetic**. **Codruța** is one of the foundational Romanian feminine names — central to traditional Romanian Orthodox heritage + Romanian nature-naming tradition (Codru/Codruț was a traditional Romanian male/female name for *child of the forest* — common in Moldavian + Transylvanian + Wallachian heritage). Notable bearer: **Laura Codruța Kövesi** (born 1973) — foundational Romanian prosecutor + first European Chief Prosecutor of the European Public Prosecutor's Office (EPPO, 2019-present, 7-year term) — widely considered the foundational European anti-corruption figure + foundational former Chief Prosecutor of Romanian National Anticorruption Directorate (DNA, 2013-2018).
Featured throughout Romanian heritage.
Codruta reduces to one.