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Bulgarian
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Spoken in: Bulgaria |
Girls' Names |
Bulgarian Form(s) |
Boys' Names |
Bulgarian Forms(s) |
| Agnes | Agnesa | Alexander | Aleksi, Alekko, Sashko |
| Alexandra | Aleksandra, Aleksandria | Andrew | Andrei |
| Alice | Alisa, Adyelya | Anthony | Antoni, Andon |
| Anastasia | Anastacia, Reneta | Charles | Karl, Karlimon |
| Andrea | Andreyana, Andrea | Christopher | Hristo |
| Angela | Angyela, Angyeline, Angyelina | Daniel | Danil |
| Ann | Anna, Ani, Anka | David | David |
| Antonia | Antonia | Dennis | Dionisii |
| Barbara | Varvara (extremely uncommon) | Edward | Eduard |
| Beatrice | Eugene | Evgeni | |
| Bianca | Bela, Bianka | Francis | |
| Brigid | Brigita | Frederick | |
| Carol(ine) | Karolina | Gabriel | Gavril, Gavrail |
| Catherine | Katia, Ekaterina | George | Georgi |
| Cecilia | Cecilia | Gerald | |
| Christina | Hristina | Gregory | Gregori |
| Clare | Klara | Henry | |
| Dorothy | Dorotea | Isaac | Isak |
| Elizabeth | Elizabeta, Elisaveta | James, Jacob | Yakob, Yakov, Iakov |
| Emily | Emiliana, Emilia | Joachim | Ioakim |
| Esther | Stella | John | Yan, Yani |
| Eve | Eva, Ava | Joseph | Yosef, Yosif, Iosif, Iosef |
| Frances | Francheska | Julian | Yulian |
| Grace | Justin | ||
| Helen | Elena | Laurence | |
| Jaclyn | Iakobina | Leonard | |
| Jane | Yoanna, Ioanna, Zhana, Jana | Louis | |
| Josephine | Iosefina | Luke | Luka |
| Judith | Mark | Marko | |
| Julia | Iulia | Martin | Martin |
| Laura | Lara | Matthew | Matei |
| Lily | Lilia, Lili, Lilyana | Michael | Mikhail |
| Louise | Nicholas | Nikola, Nikolai | |
| Lucy | Paul | Pavel | |
| Madeline | Magdalena, Meglena, Madga | Peter | Petar |
| Margaret | Margarita, Marga | Philip | Filip |
| Martha | Marta | Ralph | |
| Mary | Maria | Richard | |
| Michaela | Mihaila, Mikhaila | Robert | |
| Natalie | Nataliia, Nadal | Samuel | |
| Nicole | Nikolina | Sebastian | Sevastian (extremely uncommon) |
| Paula | Pavlina | Simon | Simon, Simo |
| Rachel | Stephen | Stefan | |
| Rose | Roza, Rositsa, Rosana, Rozhalina | Theodore | Todor |
| Sophie | Sofia | Thomas | Toma |
| Stephanie | Stefana, Stefania, Stefka | Timothy | Timotei |
| Susan | Suzana | Victor | Viktor |
| Teresa | Tereza | Vincent | |
| William | |||
| Zachary | Zahari |
More Bulgarian Names
Girls
Bilyana
- possibly, "herb"
Bisera - "pearl"
Boyana - "battle"
Boyka - either "to be frightened" or "battle"
Desislava - possibly, 'search for glory'
Emiliya - from Latin, "rival"
Evangelina - "good news"
Grozda - "grapes"
Iskra - "spark"
Ivet - from French, "yew"
Kalina - "rowan tree"
Krasimira - "beautiful peace"
Lala - "tulip"
Lyuben - "love"
Nedelya - "Sunday"
Nevena - "marigold"
Rada, Radka - "happy" - short form of names beginning
with Rad-
Rayna - possibly a form of Latin regina "queen"
Rosa - "dew"
Silviya - Latin, "forest"
Stoyanka - "to stand; to stay"
Teodora, Todorka - from Greek, "gift of god" (Theodora)
Tsveta - "flower" or "color"
Vasilika - from Greek, "king"
Vessela - "happy"
Zaharina - "God remembers"
Zhivka - "living"
Zora - "dawn"
Boys
Apostol
- "apostle"
Asen - the name of a medieval Bulgarian emporer. Meaning is unknown.
Bogomil - 'favored by god'
Boyan - "battle"
Boyko - either "to be frightened" or "battle"
Bozhidar - 'divine gift'
Chavdar - from Persian, "leader"
Damyan - "to tame" (Damian)
Desislav - possibly, 'search for glory'
Deyan - "to do; to act"
Dimitar - Greek, "of the goddess Demeter"
Grozdan - "grapes"
Ivaylo - perhaps, "wolf"
Kaloyan - from Greek, "handsome John"
Kamen - "stone"
Krasimir - "beautiful peace"
Milan, Milen - "gracious"
Momchil - "boy"
Ognyan - "fiery"
Plamen - "flame"
Spas - "saved"
Stoyan - "to stand; to stay"
Valko - "wolf"
Vasil - from Greek, "king" (Basil)
Yasen - "ash tree"
Yavor - "maple tree"
Zhelyazko - "iron"
Zhivko - "living"