Bulgarian name

The Bulgarian name system has considerable similarities with most other European name systems, and with those of other Slavic peoples such as the Russian name system, though it has certain unique features.

Bulgarian names usually consist of a given name, which comes first, a patronymic, which is second (and is usually omitted when referring to the person), and a family name, which comes last.

Traditionally, the Bulgarian given names are either of Slavic origin or from Greek, Latin or Hebrew when reflecting Christian faith (e.g. Petar, Maria, Ivan, Teodora, Georgi, Nikolay, Mihail, Paraskeva, Dimitar).

The Slavic names may describe the appearance or character of the person, may constitute a wish or even stem from pre-Christian conjuring rituals and meant not to attract the evil spirits. Below are listed examples of Bulgarian Slavic names and Bulgarian names of Greek, Latin, or Hebrew origin:

Feminine names:

Ana, Aneliya, Aneta, Bilyana, Bisera, Blagorodna, Blaguna, Bonislava, Bogdana, Borislava, Boyana, Boyka, Bozhidara, Branimira, Daniela, Darina, Denitsa, Desislava, Diana, Dobromira, Elena, Elisaveta, Emilia, Gergana, Grozda, Grozdana,Iliana, Ioana, Iordanka, Ivelina, Kalina, Katerina, , , Lyubov, Maia, Maria, Mariya, Marina, Margarita, Mila, Milena, Mira, Monika, Nadeja, Nadezhda, Natalia, Nedelya, Neli, Nevena, Nina, Ognyana, Nikolina, Nora, Plamena, Rada, Radina, Radka, , Radostina, Ralitsa, Rayna, Rossitza, Roza, Rumyana, Sorina, Stanislava, Snezhana, Stanka, Stoyanka, Svetlana, Tanya, Tatyana, Trendafila, Tsveta, Tsvetanka, Tudora, Valentina, Vasilka, Veselina, Viktoria, Violeta, Vladimira, Vyara, Yana, Zhivka, Zlatka, Zora...

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