Bulgarian surnames. Bulgarian names or Bulgaria - the country of Angels Beautiful Bulgarian surnames

The ancient slogan "Know thyself" can also be attributed to a personal name. Our ancestors considered the name to be an important energy factor in the fate of a person who is able to control the fate of its owner. The choice of a name in ancient times was attributed to a ritual act capable of endowing 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 state academy Sciences, there is a division that studies Bulgarian names. In this institution, everyone has the opportunity to receive a certificate, which will contain historical data about his name and surname.

A bit of history

The Bulgarians have many unique names, reflecting the rich cultural heritage various peoples. The Thracians, Greeks, Romans, Slavs, Smolensk, Bulgars, Timochan and Strumyans living 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 "primordially Bulgarian names" implies a mixture of traditional Bulgarian and Slavic names for people.

Proto-Bulgarian names

Unfortunately, most of Bulgarian names sank into oblivion, because they were difficult to pronounce. 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 our time: Kotrag, Batbayan, Asen, Asparukh, Altsek, Vylch, Vokil and Sandok. Some of the names that are still popular today, such as Jordan, Piyo and Shoul, probably originally hide the Bulgar, Cuman or Pecan root. During the long Greek and Turkish protectorate, almost all ancient names disappeared from folk tradition of this state. And only in recent times some of them have been restored literally. Another part of the Proto-Bulgarian names mixed with the Slavic ones, and now it is already quite difficult to determine their most probable origin.

Names of Slavic origin

The system that forms various names from one or more bases, 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 protecting and achieving the desired goal. In general, the number of names in the Bulgarian language containing the words "good", "glory", "peace" is quite large.

The meaning of Bulgarian names with a common Slavic generatrix - Vladimir, Vladislav, Dragomir or their shortened forms Drago, Miro, Slavyan - 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, Tikhomir and Stanimir will save their bearers from the evil forces.

Christian names

The adoption of Christianity in the Bulgarian lands was reflected in the traditions and culture of the population. Orthodox faith also brought new Bulgarian names. A prime example This is Prince Boris, 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 characters from the Old Testament. These are such names as Mary, Joseph, Simeon, Abraham, David, Daniel and so on. The Greek system is represented by the names given in the holy calendar. For example: Anastasia, Catherine, Zoya, Mina, Peter, George, Nikolai, Alexander, Christo, Anastas, Gerasim. Thanks to the spread Greek culture in Bulgaria, the names of such mythological characters as Galatea, Cassandra, Hercules, Dionysius also began to appear. Latin names in this country are not less popular. Quite often you can find options Victor, Victoria, Valentin, Valentina, Vera, Ignat.

Turkish influence

Despite centuries of slavery, Turkish personal names did not particularly take root among the Bulgarians, probably due to differences in religion. They are found mainly among the Pomaki population. Of these names, however, a small number have been found containing a Turkish root. But they are formed on Bulgarian soil from well-known Turkish words. These are: Demir, Demira, Demirka, Kurti, Sevda, Sultana, Sirma, Fatme, Aishe.

Political influence

At times national revival in Bulgaria there are more and more names 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 the October Revolution, such personal names as Lenin, Budion, and later Stalin and Stalinka appeared.

By semantics, old names that are becoming popular again with 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, Strahil, Silyan, Piles.
• Positive characteristics: Veselin, Radi, Drago, Dobri, Sincere.
• Physical beauty: Mleden, Kudra, Huden.

Women's names

Popular Bulgarian female names, except for the wishes of physical beauty, in themselves mean good and pleasant things:

• Beauty: Vida, Mila, Lepa.
• Flowers: Needle, Nevena, Ruya, Temenuyka, Rose, Tsvetanka, Albena.
• Herbs and trees: Bill, Detlin, Rositsa.
• Trees and fruits: Elitsa, Kalina.
• Birds: Pauna, Slavia.
• Heavenly lights: Zvezda, Denitsa, Desislava, Zornitsa, Zorka, Zorina, Zorana, Zoritsa.

Despite the growing interest in ancient names, according to sociological research, in Bulgaria are still the most popular: Ivan, Ivanka, Georgi, Georgana, Ayordan, Ayordanka, Bogdan, Bogdana, Anastas, Anastasia, Maria, Marin, Margarita, Alexandra, Elena, Daria, Todor, Dimitar, Vasil, Kaloyan, Yveline, Stefan.

History of Bulgarian surnames.

In Bulgarian culture, the concept of a surname as a hereditary family naming has appeared quite recently. A person, in addition to his personal name, was named after his father, his nickname or grandfather, for example, Ivan Petrov, son of Peter Kolev, grandson of Kolyo Kirilov. Story formation Bulgarian surnames starts at late XIX century and is fully completed only in the middle of the last century.

Forms of formation of Bulgarian surnames.

Bulgarian surnames are similar in spelling to Russian, only they have an unstable accent and can change it. AT dictionary of Bulgarian surnames the vast majority of them end in -ov, -ev (Iskrov, Tashev, Vazov, Botev). Very few surnames were formed with the help of suffixes -ski, -chki, -shki. The origin of such Bulgarian surnames more ancient, and interpretation associated with the names of villages and cities or the nicknames of the first owners - Kliment Ohridski (from Ohrid), Dimcho Lesicherski (from the village of Lesicharska), Noncho Plyaka (Noncho the Wise), Mara Papazulya (Mara Popadya). However, surnames with such endings are not typical for the Bulgarian language. Alphabetical list of Bulgarian surnames proves the absolute advantage of the 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, Warriors. Meaning some Bulgarian surnames has, at first glance, a completely non-Christian meaning - Khadzhigeorgiev, Khadzhipopov. It seems that their roots must be sought in Islam, where "hajj" means a pilgrimage to Mecca. In Bulgaria, which for a long time was 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 retains the features of nicknames or indicates the occupation of a person - Sakadzhiev (water carrier), Mechkov (bear), Kovachev (blacksmith).

Now in Bulgaria, a child is given a surname from several options - father or mother, a new one after the name of one of the grandfathers, the surnames of the parents are combined. In the last century, women almost always took their husband's surname upon marriage. They now prefer to add their spouse's last name to their maiden name with a hyphen. Declension of Bulgarian surnames in Russian should not cause difficulties. Male and female (with the endings -ova, -eva) change in cases according to the laws of Russian grammar.

Thanks to top of bulgarian surnames you can check which of them this moment are the most common and popular in Bulgaria.

In Bulgaria, the situation is almost impossible when there are five Nastya, three Lena and two Andrey in one class. And all because Bulgarian names are incredibly diverse.

Call me softly by my name...

Gergana is not a name, Gergana is a title The Bulgarians themselves sometimes wonder why all Russian speakers have the same name. Indeed, in the Russian Federation, for example, there are much more surnames than given names. In Bulgaria, everything is exactly the opposite. This, by the way, is one of the reasons why it is customary here to put the name first, and then the surname, both when presenting, and in official papers or, say, in the lists of students at school.
If the names suddenly coincide, then the surnames are used. For example, my son had two Gracielas in his class. That's what they were called - Graziela G. and Graziela S.
It would seem, a trifle, but you get used not at once. At first, in official instances, it is tempting to at least give a surname first, but no, this is not at all accepted here. Addresses by name and patronymic are also a huge rarity. According to rumors, in socialist Bulgaria they tried to instill such a form in the population, but nothing came of it. Now such an appeal is considered archaic and is not used.
Another surprise: here, all names are treated neutrally. It is unlikely that someone's name will cause surprise, and even more so - heated discussions “what were the parents thinking when they named the child like that?!”, Quite traditional for the Russian-speaking society.

How to name the child?

The most popular Bulgarian names in 2017 This question has always bothered young parents all over the world. And in Bulgaria, of course, too. Special sites (for example, http://stratsimir.exsisto.com) list many names. But it is absolutely not necessary to be limited only to them. The main thing is to choose a name that will not be too frequent, individual, and at the same time - causing associations with the name of the genus, family. So appear numerous Ivans Ivanovs, Vladimir Vladimirovs and Todor Todorovs. And not only. Because creativity is only encouraged, and you can come up with names on your own, composing them at your discretion. And the priest at the christening won't mind strange name, which is absent in the Saints, and no one will look askance at paperwork. And with the celebration of name days, if anything, there will be no problems.
This is due, for example, to the tradition of naming children after grandparents. There are two grandmothers, and one granddaughter - what to do? And it's very simple to combine two names into one. And from each name it is enough to take one letter, one syllable. And the tradition is observed, and the name turned out to be good.
But for those who are too lazy to come up with names, expanse. There are thousands of ready-made names - you just need to choose. Here are borrowed foreign options(Arseny, Petar), and their translations into Bulgarian (Brave, Kamen), and purely Slavic, with a completely understandable meaning (Radost, Bozhidar), and “flowery” (Iva, Temenuga). beautiful are used foreign names(Nicoletta, Ines). Add to this numerous diminutives, which are quite suitable for the role of the full. And borrowed foreign names. And composite (Dragomil, Miroslav). And let's not forget that almost every male name has a female counterpart: Ivan - Ivanka, Krasimir - Krasimira.

Selection principles

Eat George, save the sheep. To make the meaning of the call clearer, we recommend reading our article about Gergjovden. Of course, some traditions are already outdated, but others are still relevant.
Initially the name was chosen:

• By the name of the godfather;
• By the name of relatives;
• By the name of the saint.

Also, children at all times were named after some bright personalities, remembered for good deeds (well, or the heroes of the series, what time - such are the heroes). Those born on holidays and are still called in accordance with this holiday. For example, he was born in, which is why he was given that name.
If twins were born, they were advised to give similar names(at least starting with one letter is completely unconventional for Russia, where confusion would immediately begin due to the habit of abbreviating the name). If children often died in the family or only boys (or only girls) were born, then the name was chosen especially carefully. For example, the joyful father called the next daughter a female variation of his name, so that the long-awaited son would finally be born. Even more interesting things happened in families where children were constantly dying, and special rituals were required to keep the baby in this world. The baby was left on the road, and the first one who discovered it became the godfather, i.e. gave the child a name. Either one's own, or appropriate to the situation (Nayden, Goran - from the mountain, i.e. forest), or with an understandable and explicit wish (Zdravko, Zhivko).
But it is not customary to name children by the names of the dead - it is believed that along with the name, the child will receive the fate of the one who left this world too early.
(When writing the article, materials from the Self-Teacher of the Bulgarian Language with linguistic and cultural comments by I.A. Sedakova were used. By the way, we will definitely write about this book - it is very interesting and useful).

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State in South East Europe, in the eastern part of the Balkan Peninsula. The capital is Sofia. Population - 7,202,198 (2014). I will also give data on ethnic groups and languages ​​(for 2011). 84.8% are Bulgarians. The second largest group is the Turks (8.8%). 4.9% of Gypsies live, 0.15% of Russians, as well as Armenians, Circassians, Romanians, Ukrainians, Greeks, Karakachans, Jews, Gagauz. Most of the inhabitants of Bulgaria are Orthodox Christians (83.96%), 0.85% are Catholics, 1.12% are Protestants. 2.02% - Muslims, 0.012% - Jews. The official language is Bulgarian, which is native to 85.2% of the population. The Bulgarian alphabet, as you know, is Cyrillic.

Turkish is the native language for 8.8% of people. It is significantly distributed in the regions of Kardzhali, Razgrad, Targovishte, Shumen, Silistra, Dobrich, Ruse and Burgas.

The Bulgarian personal name is similar to the Russian one, since the basis of both are names from the Orthodox church calendar. Bulgarians have a lot of names Slavic origin. There are Thracians. Turkish, despite the long Turkish rule, the Bulgarians are almost not perceived. A feature of the Bulgarian naming in comparison with Russian is the widespread use as official diminutives, short forms names (for example: Boyko, Vlado, Drago, Miro, Rado, Slavko).

The official statistics of names in Bulgaria is supplied by the National Statistical Institute. This statistic has been available on its website since 2010. It is usually published in late December or early January and does not include data for December. Therefore, the statistics on the 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	% carriers
1	Georgi	171356	4.9
2	Ivan	164858	4.7
3	Dimitar	126990	3.6
4	Nicholas	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	flames	41282	1.2
17	Nikola	39178	1.1
18	Ivaylo	35771	1.0
19	Valentine	33740	1.0
20	Emil	32330	0.9

Of the Muslim male names in modern Bulgaria, the most common are Mehmed(16 thousand), Ahmed(14 thousand), Mustafa(12 thousand).

20 most common female names

Place	Name	Number of media	% carriers
1	Maria	120049	3.2
2	Ivanka	63675	1.7
3	Elena	54778	1.5
4	Jordanian	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), Aisha(15 thousand), Emine(10 thousand).

20 most common male newborn names

Place	Name	Number of named	% 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	Nicholas	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 of newborns from Muslim families: Emir(202) and Mert (133).

20 most common female baby names

Place	Name	Number of named	% named
1	Victoria	931	2.8
2	Nicol	883	2.6
3	Maria	862	2.6
4	Alexandra	592	1.8
5	Gabriela	494	1.5
6	Darius	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 of newborns from Muslim families: Elif(136) and Melek (98).

One publication has the top 20 names of newborns in Bulgaria in 1980. Here are the first 10 names from that list.

Men's: Ivan, Georgi, Dimitar, Petar, Christo, Nikolai, Todor, Jordan, Stoyan, Vasil
Women's: Maria, Ivanka, Elena, Mariyka, Jordanka, Ana, Penka, Hope, Radka, Anka

You can clearly see how much the top 10 female names have been updated. Of the former composition after 30 years, only the name remained 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, Nikolay.

Many of the above names of Bulgarians among Russians meet 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". The feminine form of the name is Bozhidar.

Desislava- feminine to Desislav(fam. from decity"find, comprehend" + glory).

Ivaylo- the name of the Bulgarian king in 1277-1280. It can also be a variant of the name Ivan and type of name Vlo(translated as "wolf"). The feminine form of the name is Evayla.

Kaloyan- the 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 the Greek Kaloisannes, which means "good John" or "beautiful John". The feminine form of the name is Kaloyan.

Foam- feminine form of the name Penko. Last thing - folk form name Petar(Russian Peter). According to another etymology, an abbreviation for Petkana(from the name of the day of the week "Friday").

Radka(female) - from glad("joyful").

Rositsa(feminine) - either associated with the word dew, or feminine to Rosen(flower name rosen, in Russian dittany).

Blush- feminine form of the name Rumen("ruddy", that is, having healthy red cheeks).

Siyana(female) - "bright, light." Although it may well be a derivative of such female names as Vasiyana, Kasiyan, Rusiyana etc., or name Sia("bright" or from the name Anastasia).

A correctly chosen name has a strong positive impact on the character and fate of a person. It actively helps to develop, forms positive qualities of character and state, improves health, removes various negative programs of the unconscious. But how do you pick the perfect name?

Despite the fact that there are interpretations in culture 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, making it difficult for the baby to form. Astrology and numerology of choosing a name have squandered all serious knowledge about the influence of a name on fate through the ages.

Calendars of Christmas time, holy people, without consulting a seeing, perspicacious specialist, do not provide any real help in assessing the influence of names on the fate of the child.

And the 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, choosing a profession by name, the impact of a name on business, the impact of a name on health, the psychology of a name can only be considered in the context deep analysis subtle plans (karma), energy structure, tasks for life and the kind of a particular child.

The topic of compatibility of names (and not the characters of people) is an absurdity that turns inside out on interactions different people internal mechanisms of influence of the name on the state of its bearer. And it cancels the entire psyche, the unconscious, energy and behavior of people. It reduces the entire multidimensionality of human interaction to one false characteristic.

The meaning of the name has no literal effect. For example, Gabriel (the power of God), this does not mean that the young man will be strong, and the 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, it will help another boy to solve problems for love or power, it will greatly facilitate life and achieve goals. The third boy may not bring 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 delusion. Despite the fact that 95% of boys are called names that do not make life easier. You can focus only on a specific child, deep vision and wisdom of a specialist.

Secret male name, as a program of the unconscious, a sound wave, vibration is revealed by a special bouquet primarily in a person, and not in semantic meaning and description of the name. And if this name destroys the child, then there would be no beautiful, melodious with a patronymic, astrological, blissful, it would still be harm, destruction of character, complication of life and aggravation of fate.

Below is a hundred Bulgarian names. Try to choose a few, the most suitable in your opinion for the child. Then, if you are interested in the effectiveness of the impact of the name on fate, .

List of male Bulgarian names in alphabetical order:

BUT:

Jordan - flowing down
Alexander - Defender of Humanity
Andon - invaluable
Andrew - man, warrior
apostle - apostle
Asen - healthy, safe
Atanas - immortal

B:

Bogdan is a gift from God
Bogomil - the grace of God
Bojidar is a divine gift
Bozidar - a divine gift
Borislav - the glory of battle
Branimir - protection and peace

AT:

Vazil is king

G:

Gabriel, Gabriel strong man god, my power is god
Gavrail - strong man of god

D:

Damian - taming, subjugating
Daneil - God is my judge
Dezislav - glory
Georgie the farmer
Dimitar - loving earth

AND:

Zhivko is alive

Z:

Zachary - God Remembers

AND:

Ivan is a good god
Iveilo - wolf
Elijah - God is my master
Ilya - God is my master
John - good god
Joseph - adding, multiplying
Jordan - flowing down

TO:

Kaloyan - handsome
carliman is human
Kiril - lord
Crastaio - the cross

L:

Lazar - my god helped
Luben - love
Luben - love
Lubomir - the world of love
Lyudmil - dear to people

M:

Momchil - boy, youth

H:

Nicephorus - bringer of victory
Nikola - the victory of the people

O:

Ognian - fire
Ognyan - fire

P:

Penko - rock, stone
Petar - rock, stone
Pleymn - fire, flame

R:

Radko - happy

FROM:

Sava - old man
Samuel - heard by God
Savior - saved
Stanimir - peaceful ruler
Stoyan - standing, persistent

T:

Timothy - worshiping God
Todor is a gift from God
Tom is a twin
Tsvetan - flower

F:

Philip is a horse lover

X:

Christo - bearer of the cross

H:

Chavdar - leader

I:

Yang - God's grace, (Persian) soul, (Chinese) sun, man, (Tibet.) male energy, strength, (Turkish) support, (Slavic) river
Yanko - good god