In the 1930s it was re-baptized "Ferdinand I", after Ferdinand I of Romania; in 1948, with the advent of the communist regime, the commune was given its actual name after the Romanian politician Mihail Kogălniceanu.
In the 1930s it was re-baptized "Ferdinand I", after King Ferdinand I of Romania. In 1948, with the advent of the communist regime, the commune was given its current name, after the Romanian politician Mihail Kogălniceanu.