Bulgaria is a generous country. There's a lot here. Lots of sun and sea, smiles and Have a 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. and so on.
Bulgarian female names are full of variety: Shchilyanka, Zhivka, Siyana, Tsvetka, Khristinka, Ivanka, Petya (precisely Petya, in Bulgaria there is also 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 Demir in Bulgarian passports, but they are not so popular today, although some Muslim names 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 with 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). The most common male names in Bulgaria are George 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 last years There is a noticeable trend in Bulgaria to name girls 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:
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select a country and click on it - a page with lists of popular names will openA state in South-Eastern Europe, in the eastern part of the 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 both are based on names from the Orthodox church calendar. Bulgarians have a lot of popular names Slavic origin. There are Thracian ones. The Turkish ones, despite the long Turkish rule, were almost not accepted by the Bulgarians. A peculiarity of Bulgarian naming compared to Russian is the widespread use of short forms of names as official diminutives (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 Nikolai 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 Peter 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 Nikolai 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 Raya 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 – female uniform name Penko. Last thing - 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 glad(“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).
History of Bulgarian surnames.
In Bulgarian culture, the concept of surname as a hereditary family name appeared quite recently. A person, in addition to his personal name, was named after his father, his nickname, or his grandfather, for example, Ivan Petrov, son of Pyotr Kolev, grandson of Kolyo Kirilov. Story formation Bulgarian surnames begins at the end of the 19th century and is completely completed only in the middle of the last century.
Forms of formation of Bulgarian surnames.
Bulgarian surnames are similar in spelling to Russian ones, only they have an unstable accent and can change it. IN dictionary of Bulgarian surnames the overwhelming majority of them end in -ov, -ev (Iskrov, Tashev, Vazov, Botev). Very few surnames were formed using the suffixes -ski, -chki, -shki. The origin of such Bulgarian surnames more ancient, and their interpretation associated with the names of villages and towns or the nicknames of the first owners - Kliment Ohridski (from Ohrid), Dimcho Lesicherski (from the village of Lesicharska), Noncho Plyaka (Noncho the Sage), Mara Papazulya (Mara Popadya). However, surnames with such endings are not typical for the Bulgarian language. List of Bulgarian surnames in alphabetical order proves the absolute advantage of endings -ov, -ev.
Meanings of Bulgarian surnames.
As a rule, Bulgarian hereditary names were formed from Christian and Bulgarian names - Ivanov, Pavlov, Davidov, Bogomilov, Isaev, Voinov. Meaning some Bulgarian surnames has, at first glance, a completely non-Christian meaning - Hadzhigeorgiev, Hadzhipopov. It seems that their roots must be sought in Islam, where “Hajj” means a pilgrimage to Mecca. In Bulgaria, for a long time being under the yoke of the Turkish yoke, this prefix was added to the surname of a person who visited Jerusalem or other Christian shrines. A small part of Bulgarian surnames retain the features of nicknames or indicate the person’s occupation - Sakadzhiev (water bearer), Mechkov (bear), Kovachev (blacksmith).
Now in Bulgaria, a child is given a surname from several options - father or mother, a new one based on the name of one of the grandfathers, and the surnames of the parents are combined. In the last century, women almost always switched to their husband's surname when they got married. They now prefer to hyphenate their spouse's last name to their maiden name. Declension of Bulgarian surnames in Russian should not cause difficulties. Masculine and feminine (with endings -ova, -eva) variants change by case according to the laws of Russian grammar.
Thanks to top Bulgarian surnames you can make sure which of them are in this moment are the most common and popular in Bulgaria.
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 a special meaning and show certain characteristics 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 are Muslim. As in other countries, children nowadays are called by international names.
Origin and traditions
The most common names in Bulgaria are of Slavic origin. They became most popular when the Orthodox faith. Except 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 unique in that many of them have both male forms, and women's. Among them:
- Zhivka-Zhivko;
- Kalin-Kalina;
- Todor-Todorka;
- Spas-Spaska.
Often names are chosen according to 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. Turkish origin have such names, How:
- Demir and Demir;
- Emine;
- Mustafa and other 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 named following centuries-old traditions, and there are also a large number of 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 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”.
Modern tendencies
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 names - 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 in recent years, girls have often begun to be called with double names in a foreign style, 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 the Russians, many Bulgarian surnames feminine or masculine 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, they may seem to be of 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, after marriage, women took the surname of their husbands, but now they mostly switch to a double one.
There are also Bulgarian middle names. 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 is still growing. It’s too early to say whether they will be able to displace traditional ones.
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A correctly chosen name has a strong positive impact on a person’s character and destiny. Actively helps to develop, forms positive qualities of character and condition, strengthens health, removes various negative programs of the unconscious. But how to choose the perfect name?
Despite the fact that there are cultural interpretations of what male names mean, in reality the influence of the name on each boy is individual.
Sometimes parents try to choose a name before birth, preventing the child from developing. Astrology and numerology for choosing a name have squandered all serious knowledge about the influence of a name on fate over the centuries.
Calendars of Christmastide and holy people, without consulting a seeing, perspicacious specialist, do not provide any real help in assessing the influence of names on the fate of a child.
And lists of ... popular, happy, beautiful, melodious male names completely turn a blind eye to the individuality, energy, soul of the child and turn the selection procedure into an irresponsible game of parents in fashion, selfishness and ignorance.
Various characteristics according to statistics - positive features name, negative traits name, choice of profession by name, the influence of a name on business, the influence of a name on health, the psychology of a name can only be considered in the context of a deep analysis of subtle plans (karma), energy structure, life goals and the type of a particular child.
The topic of name compatibility (and not people’s characters) is an absurdity that turns interactions inside out different people internal mechanisms of influence of a name on the state of its bearer. And it cancels the entire psyche, unconscious, energy and behavior of people. Reduces the entire multidimensionality of human interaction to one false characteristic.
The meaning of the name has no literal impact. For example, Gabriel (the power of God), this does not mean that the young man will be strong, and bearers of other names will be weak. The name can block his heart center and he will not be able to give and receive love. On the contrary, another boy will be helped to solve problems of love or power, which will make life and achieving goals much easier. The third boy may not have any effect at all, whether there is a name or not. Etc. Moreover, all these children can be born on the same day. And have the same astrological, numerological and other characteristics.
The most popular Bulgarian names for boys in 2015 are also a misconception. Despite the fact that 95% of boys are called names that do not make their fate easier. You can only focus on a specific child, the deep vision and wisdom of a specialist.
Secret male name, as a program of the unconscious, a sound wave, vibration is revealed in a special bouquet primarily in a person, and not in the semantic meaning and characteristics of a name. And if this name destroys a child, then no matter how beautiful, melodious with the patronymic, astrologically accurate, blissful it is, it will still be harmful, destroy character, complicate life and burden fate.
Below are a hundred Bulgarian names. Try to choose several that you think are most suitable for your child. Then, if you are interested in the effectiveness of the name’s influence on fate, .
List of male Bulgarian names in alphabetical order:
A:
Jordan - flowing down
Alexander - defender of humanity
Andon - invaluable
Andrey - man, warrior
Apostle - apostle, messenger
Asen - healthy, safe
Atanas - immortal
B:
Bogdan - a gift from God
Bogomil - God's mercy
Bojidar - divine gift
Bozhidar - a divine gift
Borislav - glory of battle
Branimir - protection and peace
IN:
Vazil - king
G:
Gabriel, Gabriel - strong man God, my power is God
Gavrail - strong man of God
D:
Damyan - taming, subjugating
Danail - God is my judge
Dezislav - glory
Georgie is a farmer
Dimitar - lover of the earth
AND:
Zhivko - alive
Z:
Zachary - God remembers
AND:
Ivan - good god
Iveylo - wolf
Elijah - God is my lord
Ilya - God is my master
John - good god
Joseph - adding, multiplying
Jordan - flowing down
TO:
Kaloyan - handsome
Karliman - man
Kiril - lord
Crastayo - cross
L:
Lazarus - my god helped
Luben - love
Lyuben - love
Lyubomir - the world of love
Lyudmil - dear to people
M:
Momchil - boy, youth
N:
Nikifor - bringer of victory
Nikola - victory of the people
ABOUT:
Ognian - fire
Ognyan - fire
P:
Penko - rock, stone
Petar - rock, stone
Plaimn - fire, flame
R:
Radko - happy
WITH:
Sava - old man
Samuel - heard by God
Spas - saved
Stanimir - peaceful ruler
Stoyan - standing, persistent
T:
Timothy - worshiper of God
Todor is a gift from God
Tom is a twin
Tsvetan - flower
F:
Philip is a horse lover
X:
Christo - cross bearer
H:
Chavdar - leader
I:
Yang - God's grace, (Persian) soul, (Chinese) sun, man, (Tibetan) male energy, strength, (Turkish) support, (Slavic) river
Yanko - good god
