Bucur is the legendary Romanian shepherd who is said to have founded Bucharest, giving its name to it. While the legend about the shepherd is probably apocryphal, the name of Bucureşti is quite likely derived from a person named Bucur, as the suffix -eşti is used for settlements derived from personal names, usually of the owner of the land or of the founder. It is more likely that Bucur was the noble who owned the land. The name is related with Romanian bucurie ("joy"), having a cognate in Albanian, bukur ("beautiful"). and it is believed to be of Dacian origin.