Awesome Bulgarian Names

Awesome Bulgarian baby names
  1. Aleksandra
    • Origin:

      Russian, Ukrainian and Bulgarian version of Alexandra, Greek
    • Meaning:

      "defending men"
    • Description:

      Aleksandra is the preferred spelling in many Eastern European languages and cultures, but for English-speakers it's ironically more confusing if also perfectly phonetically clear.
  2. Aleksandrina
    • Ana
      • Origin:

        Variation of Hannah
      • Meaning:

        "grace"
      • Description:

        Confident and compact, Ana is a widely used variation of the Biblical Hannah. Favored in Spain, Slovenia, Bosnia, Portugal, and Croatia, this shorter spelling has the same substance and versatility of its longer counterparts.
    • Anastasiya
      • Andon
        • Andrei
          • Origin:

            Russian form of Andrew
          • Meaning:

            "manly"
          • Description:

            Russian, Belarusian, Romanian and Bulgarian form of Andrew
        • Angel
          • Origin:

            Spanish and English
          • Meaning:

            "angel, messenger"
          • Description:

            As a boys' name, Angel has two distinct name personalities. One is as a perennial favorite Hispanic boys’ name, popular in the US along with Spain, Mexico, and South America.
        • Anka
          • Origin:

            Polish, Bulgarian, Croatian, Serbian, Slovene
          • Meaning:

            "grace"
          • Description:

            Slavic diminutive of Anna
        • Aleksandar
          • Damyan
            • Dana
              • Origin:

                English, Slavic, Persian, Arabic
              • Meaning:

                "from Denmark, gift, or wise"
              • Description:

                This name found in both Celtic and Scandinavian mythology has gone from all-boy to almost all-girl, retaining a strong, unisex quality. However, it has dropped following its three-decade heyday from the 1960s to the 1990s.
            • Dara
              • Origin:

                Hebrew, Slavic or Irish
              • Meaning:

                "pearl of wisdom; gift; or oak tree"
              • Description:

                Though Dara was an (extremely wise) male figure in the Bible, this name feels mostly feminine to modern Americans. The Irish Gaelic version, Darragh, is well-used in contemporary times for boys.
            • Darina
              • Origin:

                Slavic
              • Meaning:

                "gift"
              • Description:

                Darina comes from the Slavic element "dar" which means gift; the name is found in Czech, Bulgarian, and Slovak cultures and translates easily for English speakers. Darina may also be an Anglicization of the Irish Dairine, which means "fruitful."
            • Danail
              • Ekaterina
                • Origin:

                  Slavic variation of Catherine
                • Meaning:

                  "pure"
                • Description:

                  This international variation was publicized by Olympic skater Ekaterina Gordeeva.
              • Elena
                • Origin:

                  Spanish, Italian, German, Greek variation of Helen
                • Meaning:

                  "bright, shining light"
                • Description:

                  Elena is at its most popular point ever in the US, thanks to its cross-cultural appeal and the overall popularity of El- names. It's more international than Ellen or Eleanor, but still accessible.
              • Elisaveta
                • Eva
                  • Origin:

                    Latin form of Eve, Hebrew
                  • Meaning:

                    "life"
                  • Description:

                    Eva is a simple, classic Hebrew name for girls that recently slipped out of the US Top 100 for the first time in more than a decade. Pronounced either like her more popular sister Ava or less popular sister Eve, Eva is one of the elite group of girl names that mean life.
                • Emiliya
                  • Evangeliya