 An occasional rendition of the name, reflecting antiquated versions of the Romanian alphabet, is "Urechiă".The writer was initially known as "Vasile Alexandrescu", the latter being his patronymic, of which his family name, "Popovici", was an alternative.Spanish sources occasionally rendered Urechia's first name as "Basilio", and his full name was at times Francized as "Basil Alexandresco".