Bulgarian Names
Updated Mon Oct 30 2023
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Bulgarian names originate from the Balkan country of Bulgaria, bordered by Greece and Turkey.
Bulgarian girl names include Kalina, Lora, Mileva, and Snejana. Bulgarian boy names include Dimitar, Matei, Kiril, and Cezar.
Browse all of our Bulgarian baby names here, ordered by their current popularity on Nameberry.
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- Kaiser
Origin:
GermanMeaning:
"Emperor"Description:
Kaiser, as in roll and Wilhelm, appeared for the first time on the US Top 1000 in 2017. It fits the two-syllable -er ending style that's all the rage, and it lends itself to the short form Kai. But we hope this Germanic version of what is essentially a title rather than a name doesn't keep rising on the charts.
- Kalina
Origin:
PolishMeaning:
"viburnum"Description:
Kalina, known as a girls' name throughout Eastern Europe, translates literally to viburnum in Polish, making it a botanical name. Viburnum is a flowering shrub. Some sources translate this name as simply "flower." Variations may include Kaline, Kalena, and Kalene.
- Katerina
Origin:
Macedonian, Czech, Russian, Bulgarian, and Greek form of KatherineDescription:
Katerina and its near-identical twin Katarina have a pleasingly lilting European sound, though for some Americans they may be uncomfortably close to Katrina, which will be linked for a long time to the hurricane that devastated New Orleans.
- Mileva
Origin:
SlavicMeaning:
"gracious, dear"Description:
Albert Einstein's first wife was Mileva Maric, a Serbian student and his classmate at the Zurich Polytechnic. (Her childhood nickname was Mitza.) With the newfound popularity of Mila, this obscure Old Slavic name may be discovered outside of its native land.
- Lora
Origin:
German variation and spelling variation of LauraDescription:
Somewhat flat-footed form; go for the original.
- Snejana
Origin:
BulgarianMeaning:
"snowy"Description:
This name of a supermodel from Ukraine is not one of those Eastern European choices that translate easily or attractively.
- Matei
Origin:
Romanian variation of MatthewMeaning:
"gift of God"Description:
A form of Matthew with a sound that is has both gentleness and flair. Well used in its native Romania, it is also in the UK Top 500.
- Moisei
- Cezar
- Dimitar
Origin:
Bulgarian variation of DmitriDescription:
Dimitar is the Bulgarian (and Macedonian) version of Dmitri, which is itself a variation of the name of the Greek goddess Demeter, whose name means earth mother.
- Kiril
- Dimitr
- Casar
- Timotei
- Kliment