bulgarian names
( meaning )

feminine

ana ( compassion )
aneliya ( angel )
aneta ( grace )

bilyana ( fair )
bisera ( pearl )
blaguna ( sweet )
bogdana ( God-given )
boryana ( heavenly )
boyana ( battle )
boyka ( warrior )
bozhidara ( divine gift )
branimira ( peace )

darina ( gift )
denitsa ( morning star )
diana ( divine )
dimitur ( earth )
dobromira ( good peace )

elena ( bright )
elisaveta ( devoted to God )
emilia ( to rival )
evdokiya ( good glory )

fania ( free )

galya ( serenity )
gergana ( farmer )
ginka ( farmer )

hristina ( follower of Christ )

iakobina ( God will add )
iliana ( bright )
ivanka ( God is gracious )

kalina ( rowan tree )
katerina ( pure )

lili ( flower )
lyudmila ( love for the people )
lyubova ( love )

marina ( of the sea )
mariya ( elevated )
mila ( gracious )
mira ( peace )

nadya ( hope )
natalia ( christmas day )
nedelya ( sunday )
nevena ( marigold flower )
nikolina ( victorious people )

ognyana ( fiery )
olga ( blessed )

penka ( one from an enclosed meadow )
petya ( rock )

rada ( joy )
raina ( queen )
ralitsa ( larkspur )
rossitza ( morning dew )

simona ( one who hears )
stefka ( crown )

teodora ( gift of God )
tsveta ( flower )

valentina ( strong )
vasilka ( chief )
violeta ( violet )
vyara ( faith )

yana ( he answers )

zhivka ( life )
zora ( dawn )

masculine

aleksandar ( defender of men )
asen ( safe )

benesj ( blessed soul )
boris ( battle glory )
borislav ( battle glory )
bozhidar ( divine gift )
bozidar ( divine gift )

chavdar ( leader )

darian ( gift sent from heaven on earth )
desislav ( searching for glory )
dobroslav ( good glory )
dragomir ( precious )

gavrail ( God is my strength )
georgi ( farmer )
grigor ( vigilant )
grozdan ( grapes )

hristo ( carrier of Christ )
hristopher ( carrier of Christ )

iassen ( ash tree )
iavor ( sycamore )
iglika ( primrose )
ilian ( shield-holder )
ivan ( God is gracious )
ivaylo ( wolf )

kaloyan ( handsome john )
kamen ( stone )
konstantin ( firm )
krasimir ( beautiful peace )
kubret ( wolf )

lyuben ( love )

mitre ( earth )
momchil ( boy )

natanail ( God has given )
nayden ( found )

prodan ( pledged to a monastery )

radoslav ( glorious work )
rumen ( boy whose cheeks are red )

stanko ( to stand with glory )
stoyan ( he who stands firmly )

teodor ( gift of God )
timotei ( person who honors God )
todor ( pleasant gift from God )

vassil ( kingly )
yavor ( maple tree )
veselin ( cheerful and happy soul )
vladislav ( glorious rule )

yane ( red light spread through the sky at dawn )

zahari ( God has remembered )
zhelyu ( unknown )

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