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Bulgarian surnames
Bulgarian surnames
Bulgarian surnames They are very similar in spelling to Russians, but do not always coincide with them in pronunciation and origin. Bulgarian surnames can be divided by origin into three parts:
Surnames that were formed from given names are identical in spelling to Russian surnames (Ivanov, Petrov, Pavlov, Andreev, Nikolaev, Davidov, Bogdanov, Bogomilov, Borisov, Romanov, Georgiev, Gerasimov, Tikhonov, Efremov, etc.)
Surnames derived from Orthodox Bulgarian names and other concepts related to religion (Christianity)
Surnames formed from other words and concepts (professions, localities, etc.)
Bulgarian surnames
Alekov
Ananev
Angels
Andonov
Andreev
Apostles
Argirov
Atanasov
Biserov
Blagoev
Bogoev
Bogomilov
Bozhanov
Bozhilov
Bozhinov
Bozhkov
Boychev
Bonchev
Boyanov
Vanev
Vasev
Vasilov
Velikov
Velkov
Velchev
Venev
Veselinov
Vladov
Vlaikov
Vlasev
Warriors
Gavrailov
Ganev
Ganchev
Georgiev
Georgov
Gerginov
Getsov
Ginchev
Goranov
Gospodinov
Grigoriev
Grigorov
Davidov
Damyanov
Danailov
Dankov
Danchev
Dimitrov
Dimov
Dinov
Dobrev
Dobrilov
Dobrinov
Donev
Donchev
Draganov
Elev
Emilev
Emilov
Enev
Enkov
Enchev
Zhelev
Zhivkov
Zapryanov
Zarev
Zahariev
Zdravkov
Zlatanov
Zlatev
Zlatkov
Ivaylov
Ivanov
Jordanov
Ipolitov
Isusev
Yovkov
Yovchev
Jordan
Yordanov
Kaloyanov
Kamenov
Kinchev
Kirilov
Kirkorov
Kirov
Kirchev
Kolev
Kostov
Kristev
Lazarov
Lazov
Lachev
Liliev
Lilov
Lapatonov
Lyubenov
Lyudmilov
Manov
Marev
Marinov
Markov
Metodiev
Milanov
Milev
Milenov
Minkov
Minchev
Mirov
Mitkov
Mladenov
Momchev
Momchilov
Monchev
Nasev
Nachev
Nikolov
Ognev
Ognyanov
Panayotov
Panchev
Penchev
Petarov
Petev
Petkov
Plamenov
Radev
Radkov
Radov
Radoev
Radoslavov
Raichev
Rosenov
Rumenov
Rusev
Simeonov
Slavov
Slavchev
Spasov
Sretenov
Stanev
Stanchev
Stefanov
Stoychev
Stoyanov
Tanasov
Tanev
Tanchev
Todorov
Tomov
Tomchev
Tonev
Traykov
Filev
Filipov
Filov
Khristev
Christov
Tsanev
Tsankov
Tsvetkov
Tsenev
Tsonev
Chavdarov
Chernev
Yavorov
Yankov
Yanchev
Yasenov
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The centuries-old traditions of any country are largely reflected in the names that parents give to their children at birth. For example, many Bulgarian names have special meaning and show certain features of the child. In addition, they may contain a wish for success, health or wealth for a person. Some of them have Slavic roots, others - Muslim. As in other countries, children nowadays are called by international names.
Origin and traditions
The most common names in Bulgaria are Slavic origin. They became most popular when the Orthodox faith strengthened in these territories. Besides them, Names of other origins have also become widespread:
- Turkish;
- Greek;
- Latin;
- Jewish.
Around the middle of the 20th century, Western European and American names, often children began to be named after famous performers, actors or heroes of films and books.
However, compared to many other countries, many, especially Bulgarian male names, have remained unchanged. This is because in Bulgaria there is still a tradition of naming children in honor of their ancestors, and often a child could be named after his grandmother or grandfather, regardless of his gender. Names in the country are also unique in that many of them have both masculine and feminine forms. Among them:
- Zhivka-Zhivko;
- Kalin-Kalina;
- Todor-Todorka;
- Spas-Spaska.
Often names are chosen according to the church calendar. Then the child is named after the saint on whose day he was born. A name can also mean one or another property. This is explained by the Bulgarians' belief in the power of words. The influence of other cultures, in particular Turkish, is felt in the names. These names are of Turkish origin, How:
- Demir and Demir;
- Emine;
- Mustafa and others Muslim names.
In addition, there are a lot of gypsies in the country. For this reason, there are people here whose names are Gozho, Evsenia, Bakhtalo and others. Some of them really have Romani origin, in other cases, parents named their children that way due to influence.
Features of female and male names
The country is unique in that people are called, following centuries-old traditions, and still exists large number original traditional names. The variety of Bulgarian names for girls is amazing. Many of them have special meaning, for example:
There are women's traditional names of this country, which in Russia are considered masculine, and in a short form. For example, Petya or Vanya. In Bulgaria you can often meet girls whose names are Tsvetans, Ivankas, Tsvetki, Yordankas, Zornitsa and more.
Men's names also have their own characteristics. In particular, there are a large number of them that end in “slav” or “peace”:
- Zlatoslav;
- Radimir;
- Lubomir;
- Zlatoslav.
No less popular are the names more familiar to Russians - Vladimir or Yaroslav. Original Bulgarian names can be called short forms, which are often considered official. For example, Tosho (from the full Todor), Gogo (George), as well as Zhivko, Zlatko and more.
Like women's names, Bulgarian boys' names have their own meaning. In addition, it was often possible to determine by the boy’s name what his family was doing.
For example, Dimitars or Georgies most often called the children of peasant farmers. But Philippas most often appeared in the families of riders or horse breeders. This name translates to “horse lover.” It is quite possible that the ancestors of the singer Kirkorov were involved in horses.
Other meanings of male names include:
In addition, in Bulgaria there are Angel or Apostle. It is worth noting that there are more men in Bulgaria who have “Angel” written in their passport than in the world. For this reason, many call Bulgaria “the country of Angels”.
Current trends
If you believe the statistics of the Bulgarian National Institute, the number of names in the country is more than 67 thousand names. Moreover, if there are 29 thousand male names, there are much more female ones - 38 thousand, respectively.
Boys are most often called Ivan and Georgiy. 38 percent of the male population is called this way. And the most common female name in the country is Maria, if we also count its form as Mariyka.
Other common names in the country include:
Today, one of the most popular names for newborn girls is Victoria, which can be called a trend towards globalization. But boys are still mostly called Georgies. And also in recent years girls were often called double names in a foreign way, such as Anna-Maria, Maria-Margarita and others.
Last names and patronymics
The concept of a surname as a family hereditary sign in Bulgaria appeared relatively recently compared to other European countries. Their history of formation began only end of the 19th century century.
In spelling, they do not differ from traditional Russian surnames, but, unlike them, they have a “floating” accent that can change. Like Russians, many Bulgarian surnames for women or men end in -ev (Botev or Tashev) or -ov (Todorov, Vazov). A smaller number were formed using the suffixes -shki, -ski or -chki, reminiscent of Polish. Their origins are ancient, associated with the cities or villages of human origin. For example, Lesicherski (a native of the village of Lesicharska) or Ohridski (from the city of Ohrid).
Many surnames of people in Bulgaria are derived from given names - both directly Bulgarian and Christian in general. For example, Pavlov, Isaev, Ivanov and others, some are in no way different from Russians.
There are also special surnames that are also considered traditional Bulgarian, however, it may seem that they have Muslim origin. These include the surnames Hadzhipopov, Hadzhigeorgiev and others with a similar prefix. The word “Hajj” in the Muslim world is interpreted as a pilgrimage to Mecca. In Bulgaria, the owners of such surnames may not be hereditary Muslims, but their ancestors during the time of Turkish oppression were called this way when they traveled to Jerusalem or visited other holy places, and not necessarily Muslim ones.
There are surnames that indicate nicknames or activities. For example, the surname Kovachev comes from the word “blacksmith” and is an analogue of the Russian surname Kuznetsov or the Ukrainian surname Kovalev (or Koval).
Currently, newborns in Bulgaria are given a choice of the surname of their father or mother, either assigned a new one after the name of their grandfather, or the surnames of their parents are combined. Previously, in most cases, women after marriage took their husbands' surnames, but now they mostly switch to a double one.
There are also Bulgarian patronymics. They differ from Russians by the absence of the characteristic ending “vich” or “vna” and are more reminiscent of surnames. For example, if a woman's name is Ivanka Stoyanova, and her father's name is Todor, then her full name will sound like Ivanka Todorova Stoyanova. If a person’s surname is Ivanov, and his father’s name is Ivan, then the surname and patronymic will look the same in writing, but will differ in emphasis. In the patronymic it will be on the first syllable, and in the surname it will be on the second, respectively.
Unlike others Slavic countries, in Bulgaria a large number of Old Church Slavonic names forgotten in Russia have been preserved, which are distinguished by their euphony and have their own meaning. The traditions that continue to be honored in the country contributed greatly. Although, despite this, the fashion for international names still growing. It’s too early to say whether they will be able to displace traditional ones.
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Bulgaria is a generous country. There's a lot here. Lots of sun and sea, smiles and good mood, greens, fruits and vegetables.
What else turned out to be a lot were the names involved in Bulgarian passports. There are probably no such numbers in any other country, certainly not in Europe. Full review I won’t even try to make Bulgarian names. To do this, it seems, you need to graduate from the philological department of the university.
First of all, in Bulgaria there are all the famous Slavic names and various diminutive derivatives formed from them, which are also used as independent names. Ivan - Ivanka, Dimitar - Dimitrinka, Todor - Todorka, Stoyan - Stoyanka, Zdravko - Zdravka, Tsvetan - Tsvetanka, Milen - Milena, etc. etc.
Bulgarian female names are full of variety: Shchilyanka, Zhivka, Siyana, Tsvetka, Khristinka, Ivanka, Petya (precisely Petya, in Bulgaria there is also a female name Vanya), Petka, Penka, Yordanka, Mariyka (the name Maria is present in itself and is one of the most common ). Belotsveta, Bisera, Berislava, Desislava, Bozhana, Chrysanta, Gisela, Jasmine, Rusana, Svetlena, Svetla, Zornitsa, Zaryana, Svetozar, Tsvetomir - an incredible number of beautiful and, most importantly, rare names. The Bulgarian princess's name is Kalina. In Russia, Lyubka is not the most respectful nickname, or even the nickname of a goat. And in Bulgaria it may be written in the passport of the owner of this name.
In male names in Bulgaria there are all conceivable Slavas (Zlatoslav, Miroslav, Radoslav, Vladislav, Svetoslav, Berislav, Borislav, Dezislav) as well as Miras (Radomir, Lyubomir, Zlatomir, Stanimir, Krasimir, Vladimir). Popular are Mitko, Mirko, Tudko, Venko, Nedko, Zhivko, Radko, Zlatko, Batko. And then there are such names as Galin, Lyudmil, Dobrin, Ognyan and Svetlin.
Turkish times left the names Demir and Demira in Bulgarian passports, but they are not so popular today, although some Muslim names are present - Mehmed, Mustafa, Emine. Names left over from nomadic Turkic tribes, such as Asparukh and Krum, are practically no longer found.
Bulgaria is the country of Angels. There are about 50,000 men bearing this name. Surely, in no other country in the world are there so many Angels, and even with passports where this is written. Well, exactly, Bulgaria is a paradise country.
There are many Apostles in Bulgaria. And the most unusual male name is perhaps Mister. When I first heard such a name, I thought that the man who introduced himself was joking.
In Bulgaria, as in neighboring Romania, there are many gypsies. Therefore, among the Bulgarians there are many people with gypsy names- Shukar, Evsenia, Gozho, Godyavir, Bakhtalo. Of the pan-European names, the first place in Bulgaria is firmly held by the names Alexander and Victoria. There are many names in Bulgaria “according to mood”: Veselin and Veselina, Radostin, Zdravka, Svetlina.
Even at the border, I noticed that the name in Bulgaria is much more important than the surname. Border guards identify people primarily by name and date of birth. Later, when buying a TV, only my name was also written down in the warranty card in the “buyer (purchaser)” column. Officially, Bulgarians also have a middle name, but in real life not used at all.
With so many names in Bulgaria, they have long been confused about who should celebrate their name day when, and they introduced a wonderful holiday - the Day of All Bulgarian Saints.
In January 2010, the Bulgarian National Institute of Statistics published the latest official data on the statistics of proper names in Bulgaria.
According to these data, the number of names is more than 67 thousand (29 thousand for men and 38 thousand for women). Most common male names in Bulgaria Georgiy and Ivan. Almost 1,372,000 men in Bulgaria (38%) are bearers of these names. The Ivans celebrate their holiday Ivanovden on January 7th.
The variety of names among women is much greater. The most common name is Mary - more than 125 thousand women have this name, and if we take into account its derivative Mariyka (35 thousand women), then the leadership is obvious.
According to the institute, significant changes are currently taking place in the structure of Bulgarian names. Newborn boys today are most often called Georgies, and girls Victoria. In recent years, there has been a noticeable trend in Bulgaria to call girls with double names. Today, Anne-Marie, Mary-Magdalena, and Marie-Antoinette are growing up in the country. The trend of double names has not yet spread to boys.
Source of statistics:
//www.omda.bg/engl/narod/BULG_IME_en.htm
select a country and click on it - a page with lists of popular names will openState in South-Eastern Europe, in the eastern part Balkan Peninsula. The capital is Sofia. Population – 7,202,198 (2014). I will also provide data on ethnic groups and languages (as of 2011). 84.8% are Bulgarians. The second largest group is the Turks (8.8%). 4.9% of Gypsies live, 0.15% of Russians, also Armenians, Circassians, Romanians, Ukrainians, Greeks, Karakachans, Jews, Gagauz. The majority of Bulgarians are Orthodox Christians (83.96%), 0.85% are Catholics, 1.12% are Protestants. 2.02% are Muslims, 0.012% are Jews. Official language– Bulgarian, which is native to 85.2% of the population. The Bulgarian alphabet, as is known, is Cyrillic.
Turkish is the native language of 8.8% of people. It is significantly distributed in the regions of Kardzhali, Razgrad, Targovishte, Shumen, Silistra, Dobrich, Ruse and Burgas.
The Bulgarian name book is similar to the Russian one, since the basis of both is made up of names from the Orthodox church calendar. Many Bulgarians use names of Slavic origin. There are Thracian ones. The Turkish ones, despite the long Turkish rule, were almost not accepted by the Bulgarians. A peculiarity of the Bulgarian naming in comparison with the Russian is the widespread use as official diminutives, short forms names (for example: Boyko, Vlado, Drago, Miro, Rado, Slavko).
Official statistics on names in Bulgaria are provided by the National Statistical Institute. These statistics have been available on his website since 2010. It is usually published in late December or early January and does not include data for December. Therefore, statistics on names in the institute’s press releases are preliminary. In 2011, he published a press release containing information about the most popular names in Bulgaria in 2007–2010
20 most common male names
Place Name Number of media % of carriers 1 Georgi 171356 4.9 2 Ivan 164858 4.7 3 Dimitar 126990 3.6 4 Nikolay 94637 2.7 5 Petar 76968 2.2 6 Christo 62592 1.8 7 Alexander 57313 1.6 8 Stephen 53728 1.5 9 Jordan 53352 1.5 10 Vasil 51607 1.5 11 Todor 50090 1.4 12 Stoyan 49667 1.4 13 Atanas 47109 1.3 14 Angel 46513 1.3 15 Krasimir 44984 1.3 16 Plamen 41282 1.2 17 Nikola 39178 1.1 18 Ivaylo 35771 1.0 19 Valentine 33740 1.0 20 Emil 32330 0.9 The most common Muslim male names in modern Bulgaria are Mehmed(16 thousand), Ahmed(14 thousand), Mustafa(12 thousand).
20 most common female names
Place Name Number of media % of carriers 1 Maria 120049 3.2 2 Ivanka 63675 1.7 3 Elena 54778 1.5 4 Jordanka 40497 1.1 5 Foam 33228 0.9 6 Daniela 30451 0.8 7 Rositsa 30143 0.8 8 Mariyka 30052 0.8 9 Petya 29485 0.8 10 Desislava 29468 0.8 11 Gergana 27894 0.8 12 Violeta 27102 0.7 13 Margarita 26978 0.7 14 Hope 26350 0.7 15 Radka 26002 0.7 16 Silvia 24786 0.7 17 Emilia 24729 0.7 18 Blush 24694 0.7 19 Victoria 23640 0.6 20 Parking 23567 0.6 Of the female Muslim names in modern Bulgaria, the most common are Fatme(17 thousand), Aishe(15 thousand), Emine(10 thousand).
20 most common male baby names
Place Name Number of names % of those named 1 Georgi 1249 3.5 2 Alexander 1222 3.5 3 Martin 1024 2.9 4 Ivan 821 2.3 5 Dimitar 775 2.2 6 Nikola 750 2.1 7 Daniel 701 2.0 8 Nikolay 696 2.0 9 Victor 693 2.0 10 Kaloyan 628 1.8 11 Christian 550 1.6 12 Boris 513 1.5 13 Theodore 503 1.4 14 Bozhidar 477 1.4 15 Stephen 406 1.2 16 Petar 379 1.1 17 Alex 376 1.1 18 Michael 349 1.0 19 Christo 348 1.0 20 Ivaylo 348 1.0 The most common male names for newborns from Muslim families: Emir(202) and Mert (133).
20 most common female baby names
Place Name Number of names % of those named 1 Victoria 931 2.8 2 Nikol 883 2.6 3 Maria 862 2.6 4 Alexandra 592 1.8 5 Gabriela 494 1.5 6 Daria 448 1.3 7 Yoana 412 1.2 8 Paradise 408 1.2 9 Sofia 377 1.1 10 Simone 355 1.1 11 Elena 339 1.0 12 Theodora 313 0.9 13 Siyana 307 0.9 14 Gergana 296 0.9 15 Michaela 265 0.8 16 Ivayla 248 0.7 17 Magdalena 244 0.7 18 Bozhidara 240 0.7 19 Ema 219 0.7 20 Stephanie 211 0.6 The most common female names for newborns from Muslim families: Elif(136) and Melek (98).
One publication contains the top 20 names of newborns in Bulgaria in 1980. I will give the first 10 names from that list.
Men's: Ivan, Georgi, Dimitar, Petar, Hristo, Nikolai, Todor, Jordan, Stoyan, Vasil
Women's: Maria, Ivanka, Elena, Mariyka, Yordanka, Ana, Penka, Nadezhda, Radka, AnkaYou can clearly see how much the top 10 female names have been updated. From the previous composition, after 30 years, only the name remains Maria. The male part of the name changed more slowly. In the modern top 10 we find 4 names from the top 10 of 1980: Ivan, Georgi, Dimitar, Nikolai.
Many of the above names of Bulgarians among Russians have correspondences that are traditional and familiar to Russians. There are few unusual names for Russians in the top 20. I will give some of them with etymological explanations.
Bozhidar– translation (tracing paper) Greek name Theodore, i.e. “god” + “gift”. Feminine form of the name - Bozhidara.
Desislava– female to Desislav(slav. from Decity“to find, to comprehend” + glory).
Ivaylo- the name of the Bulgarian king in 1277–1280. It could also be a type of name Ivan, and type of name V'lo(translated as “wolf”). Feminine form of the name - Ivayla.
Kaloyan– male name of several historical figures. Among them are the Byzantine emperor from 1118 to 1143 and the king of Bulgaria from 1197 to 1207. The name comes from Greek Kaloiōannēs, meaning "good John" or "beautiful John". Feminine form of the name - Kaloyan.
Foam– feminine form of the name Penko. Last – folk form name Petar(Russian) Peter). According to another etymology - abbreviation to Petkana(from the name of the day of the week “Friday”).
Radka(female) – from Rada(“joyful”)
Rositsa(feminine) – or associated with the word dew, or female to Rosen(name of the flower Rosen, in Russian dittany).
Blush– feminine form of the name Rumen(“rodgy”, i.e. having healthy red cheeks).
Siyana(female) – “bright, light.” Although it may well be a derivative of such female names as Vasiyana, Kasiyana, Rusiyana etc., or name Siya(“light” or from the name Anastasia).
The ancient slogan “Know thyself” can also be applied to a personal name. Our ancestors considered the name to be an important energetic factor in the fate of a person, who is able to control the fate of its owner. In ancient times, choosing a name was considered a ritual act that could provide a person with an additional source of strength. After all, almost every name has its own history, meaning and properties.
For example, in Bulgaria even now they take personal and family names. So, in Sofia at state academy Sciences there is a division that studies Bulgarian names. In this institution, everyone has the opportunity to receive a certificate, which will indicate historical data about his name and surname.
A little history
Bulgarians have many unique names that reflect their rich cultural heritage various peoples. The Thracians, Greeks, Romans, Slavs, Smolyans, Bulgars, Timochans and Strumians who lived on the Bulgarian lands left their mark on the history of the country. They shaped her ancient traditions and influenced the ethnic characteristics of the state. Today, the concept of “original Bulgarian names” implies a mixture of traditional Bulgarian and Slavic names for people.
Proto-Bulgarian names
Unfortunately, most Bulgarian names sank into oblivion because they were unpronounceable. In addition, mainly monarchs, princes, boyars and their descendants had the right to wear them. Their striking examples are the Bulgarian names that have survived to this day: Kotrag, Batbayan, Asen, Asparukh, Altsek, Valch, Vokil and Sandok. Some of the names that are still popular today, such as Jordan, Piyo and Shoal, probably originally hide a Bulgarian, Cumman or Pecan root. During the long Greek and Turkish protectorate, almost all ancient names disappeared from folk tradition of this state. And only in lately some of them were literally restored. Another part of the Proto-Bulgarian names mixed with Slavic ones, and now it is quite difficult to determine their most likely origin.
Names of Slavic origin
The system that forms different names from one or more stems is characteristic of all Slavic tribes. For example, in the names Darin, Darko, Darinka, Daria, a common root word is used - “gift”, which is actually the meaning for these names. And such Bulgarian male names of Slavic origin as Miroslav, Dobromir, Spasimir, Berislav, Berimir, Zhivoslav, Rodislav, have two bases. Their meaning is dedicated to protection and achieving the desired goal. Overall, the number of names in Bulgarian language containing the words “good”, “glory”, “peace” is quite large.
The meaning of Bulgarian names with a common Slavic element - Vladimir, Vladislav, Dragomir or their shortened forms Drago, Miro, Slavs - also shows the desire to achieve peace and glory. Names that are defensive in nature are no less common. It is believed that the names Strazhimir, Tihomir and Stanimir will protect their bearers from the evil forces.
Christian names
The adoption of Christianity in Bulgarian lands was reflected in the traditions and culture of the population. Orthodox faith also brought new Bulgarian names. A striking example Prince Boris appears to him, who, having converted to Christianity, became Michael at baptism. The names we call Christian generally correspond to three language systems- Hebrew, Greek and Latin.
The Jewish system is represented mainly by biblical heroes from the Old Testament. These are names such as Mary, Joseph, Simeon, Abraham, David, Daniel and so on. The Greek system is represented by the names given in the calendar. For example: Anastasia, Ekaterina, Zoya, Mina, Peter, George, Nikolai, Alexander, Christo, Anastas, Gerasim. Thanks to the distribution Greek culture In Bulgaria, the names of such mythological characters as Galatea, Cassandra, Hercules, Dionysius also began to appear. Latin names in this country they are no less popular. Quite often you can find the options Victor, Victoria, Valentin, Valentina, Vera, Ignat.
Turkish influence
Despite centuries of slavery, Turkish personal names did not particularly take root among Bulgarians, probably due to differences in religion. They are found mainly among the population of Pomaki. Of these names, however, a small number have been found containing a Turkish root. But they were formed on Bulgarian soil from well-known Turkish words. These are: Demir, Demira, Demirka, Kurti, Sevda, Sultana, Sirma, Fatme, Ayse.
Political influence
During the national revival in Bulgaria, more and more names appear reflecting political, literary and other influences. For example, at the end of Turkish slavery, the personal name Venelin appeared, which is actually the surname of the Russian writer, historian Yuri Venelin. A little later, after liberation, the names Alexander and Vladimir became more popular because of the Russian Emperor Alexander II and his son Vladimir. And after October Revolution such personal names as Lenin, Budyon, and later Stalin and Stalinka appeared.
Based on semantics, old names that are again becoming popular among young parents can be divided into two groups. They do not always have clear boundaries, but are divided into protective and those that include Best wishes parents to their child.
Male names
- Life and health: Zhivko, Zdravko.
- Well-being in the family: Bro, Baino, Vezenko, Tatun, Novko, Zabarin.
- Success in life: Parvan, Vidu, Velcho, Great, Sreten.
- Strength and courage: Warrior, Boyko, Strakhil, Silyan, Grudy.
- Positive characteristics: Veselin, Radi, Drago, Dobri, Iskren.
- Physical beauty: Mleden, Kudra, Khuden.
Female names
Popular Bulgarian female names, in addition to wishes for physical beauty, in themselves mean good and pleasant things:
- Beauty: Vida, Mila, Lepa.
- Flowers: Iglika, Nevena, Ruya, Temenuika, Rose, Tsvetanka, Albena.
- Herbs and trees: Billa, Detlina, Rositsa.
- Trees and fruits: Elitsa, Viburnum.
- Birds: Pauna, Slavia.
- Heavenly lights: Star, Denitsa, Desislava, Zornitsa, Zorka, Zorina, Zorana, Zoritsa.
Despite the growing interest in ancient names, according to sociological research, in Bulgaria still remain the most popular: Ivan, Ivanka, Georgi, Georgana, Ayordan, Ayordanka, Bogdan, Bogdana, Anastas, Anastasia, Maria, Marin, Margarita, Alexandra, Elena, Daria, Todor, Dimitar, Vasil, Kaloyan, Yvelin, Stefan.
