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Aleksie
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Defender, helper (from Greek 'Alexios') |
Bulgarian, Greek |
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Asen
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healthy, safe, sound |
Bulgarian |
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Atanas
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immortal |
Bulgarian |
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Blagoy
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From the Slavic root 'blag' meaning 'good, kind, gentle' |
Bulgarian |
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Bogumil
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beloved by God |
Bulgarian, Croatian, Czech, Polish, Serbian, Slavic |
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Dalibor
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fighter from afar / far-off warrior |
Bulgarian, Croatian, Polish, Serbian, Slavic, Slovak |
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Dimitar
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Follower or devotee of Demeter (goddess of agriculture/earth) |
Bulgarian, Slavic |
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Dimitey
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Follower or devotee of Demeter; associated with earth/agriculture |
Bulgarian |
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Dimo
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Diminutive of Dimitar, from Greek Demetrios meaning "devoted to Demeter" (goddess of agriculture/earth). |
Bulgarian, Slavic |
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Dimochka
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Little Dimo - from Dimitar/Dmitri, meaning 'devoted to Demeter' or 'follower of Demeter'. |
Bulgarian, Slavic |
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Doncho
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Diminutive of Anton/Andon (Anthony) - associated with 'priceless' (from Antonius); alternatively related to Donatus meaning 'given, gifted'. |
Bulgarian |
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Emiliyan
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From Aemilius, generally interpreted as 'rival' or 'eager/industrious' |
Bulgarian, Latin |
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Enyu
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Varies by origin - Bulgarian: a personal/diminutive form with no single agreed meaning; Chinese: '恩' (grace/kindness) + a second character such as '宇' (universe), '玉' (jade) or '雨' (rain). |
Bulgarian, Chinese |
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Galin
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Calm; peaceful; serene |
Bulgarian, Slavic |
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Grigorov
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son of Grigor - Grigor (from Greek Gregorios) meaning "watchful, alert" |
Bulgarian, Slavic |
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Gruev
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Son/descendant of Gruyo (diminutive of Grigor/Gregory); connected to the meaning of Gregory: 'watchful, vigilant' |
Bulgarian |
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Ilia
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Derived from Elijah: "My God is Yahweh" / "Yahweh is God" |
Bulgarian, Georgian, Hebrew |
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Illian
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Yahweh is my God |
Bulgarian, Slavic |
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Kalin
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From Slavic 'kalina' meaning 'viburnum' (a flowering shrub) - associated with nature and beauty |
Bulgarian, Slavic |
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Kallin
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Likely either 'little battle' (from Gaelic Callan) or 'beautiful' (from Greek kallos); also linked to Slavic 'Kalin' (guelder-rose/beauty). |
Bulgarian, Gaelic, Greek, Irish, Slavic |
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Kamen
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stone, rock |
Bulgarian |
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Khrysto
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Derived from 'Christós' meaning 'anointed' - often interpreted as 'follower of Christ'. |
Bulgarian, Slavic |
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Kiro
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Diminutive of Kiril/Cyril - 'lordly' or 'masterful' (from Greek kyrillos, 'lord') |
Bulgarian, Japanese, Macedonian, Slavic |
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Kolyo
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victory of the people |
Bulgarian |
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Kubrat
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Etymology uncertain; often associated with 'great' or 'famous' and borne by Kubrat, 7th-century founder of Old Great Bulgaria. |
Bulgarian |
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Malko
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Little (from Slavic root 'mal'); in Semitic contexts linked to 'mlk' meaning 'king' or 'ruler'. |
Bulgarian, Semitic, Slavic |
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Markov
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son of Mark / descendant of Mark |
Bulgarian, Croatian, Serbian, Slavic |
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Milcho
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From the Slavic root 'mil' meaning 'dear, kind' - roughly 'little dear' or 'pleasant one'. |
Bulgarian |
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Milen
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derived from the Slavic root 'mil' meaning 'dear', 'gracious', or 'beloved' |
Bulgarian |
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Nayden
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"Found" - originally used for a foundling/child who was discovered |
Bulgarian |
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