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Name days in Bulgaria

Days associated with Eastern Orthodox saints

Days associated with Eastern Orthodox saints

Name days in Bulgaria are name days associated with Eastern Orthodox saints. Some names can be celebrated on more than one day.

According to the tradition, guests are supposed to come uninvited and the person who has the celebrated name is supposed to be prepared to treat everyone. Today people prefer to invite their guests at home or at a bar or a restaurant. The celebrations are similar to those of birthdays, but usually the food, the music and the feel is somewhat more traditional, and sometimes even religious.

January

  • 1 : Vassil, Vesselin, Vasilena (on Vassilyovden)
  • 2 : Silvia
  • 4 : Tihomir
  • 6 : Yordan, Bozhidar, Bogdan (on Bogoyavlenie; Yordanovden)
  • 7 : Ivan, Yoan, Yoana, Ivaylo (on Ivanovden)
  • 11 : Bogdan, Bogdana, Bogomil, Teodosii
  • 12: Tania, Tatiana (on Sveta Tatiana)
  • 14 : Adam, Kalcho, Nina
  • 17 : Anton, Andon, Antonia, Donka, Doncho, Toni, Toncho (on Antonovden)
  • 18 : Atanas, Atanaska, Nasko, Naska, Nacho, Tanyo, Tinka (on Atanasovden)
  • 20 : Evtim
  • 21 : Valeri, Valeria, Maksim
  • 24 : Ksenia
  • 25 : Grigor, Grigorena

February

  • 1 : Lozan, Trifon (on Trifon Zarezan)
  • 2 : Radost, Radostin, Radina, Radoslav
  • 4 : Zheko, Zhelyaz, Zhelyazko, Zhechka, Zhechko, Zhecho (also alternative spellings Jeko, Jeliaz, Jechka, Jechko)
  • 5 : Dobrin, Dobrinka
  • 6 : Doroteya, Ognyan, Ognyana, Plamen, Plamena, Svetla, Svetlana, Svetozar, Svetlozar, Fotina
  • 10 : Valentin, Valentina, Valya, Lambi
  • 13 : Evlogi, Zoya, Zhivko Zhivka
  • 14 : Trifon

March

  • 1 : Evdokia, Marta (on Baba Marta)
  • 3 : Simeon, Simona, Mona
  • 4 : Gera, Gerasim, Gercho
  • 6 : Krasimir, Krasimira
  • 9 : Mladen, Mladena
  • 10 : Galin, Galina, Galya
  • 13 : Nikifor
  • 17 : Alexi
  • 19 : Daria
  • 20 : Svetla, Svetozar
  • 22 : Rosen, Rosica
  • 24 : Zahari, Zaharina, Hari
  • 25 : Blagovest, Blagovesta, Blagoy, Blaga, Bonka, Boncho
  • 26 : Gabriela
  • 28 : Albena, Boyko, Boyka, Boyan, Boyana

April

  • 1 : Avram
  • 6 : Strahil
  • 12 : Yassen
  • 14 : Martin, Martina, Marta
  • 18 : Viktor, Viktoria
  • 25 : Mark, Marko

May

  • 1 : Maya, Tamara
  • 2 : Boris, Borislav, Borislava, Boryana (on Saint tzar Boris)
  • 5 : Irina, Irena, Miroslav, Mircho, Miroslava, Mira, Miro
  • 6 : Galin, Galina, Galya, Ganka, Gancho, Genko, Genoveva, Georgi, Gergana, Gergin, Gergina, Ginka, Gyuro (!Gyurov!), Zhorzh (on Gergyovden)
  • 8 : Radoslav
  • 9 : Hristofor
  • 11 : Kiril, Kiro, Kirilka, Metodi, Metodiy, Metodiya (13 days before St. Cyril and St. Methodius' day)
  • 20: Lidia, Lida
  • 21 : Constantin, Dinko, Elena, Eleonora, Eli, Elin, Elka, Ilona, Koycho, Konstantin, Kosta, Kostadin, Kostadinka, Kostadinko, Kuncho, Lenko, Stanimir, Stanimira, Stanka, Stoil, Trayko
  • 24 : Kiril, Kiro, Kirilka, Metodi, Metodiy, Metodiya

June

  • 24 : Bilyana, Encho, Enyo, Yancho, Yanaki, Yana, Yani, Yanislav, Yanka, Yanko (on Enyovden)
  • 29 : Kamen, Pavel, Pavlin, Pavlina, Peyo, Penka, Pencho, Petrana, Petar, Petya, Petso (on Petrovden)
  • 30 : Apostol

July

  • 1 : Dame, Damyan, Kuzman
  • 7 : Delcho, Delyo, Nedelcho, Nedelya, Nedyalko, Nedko, Neli, Neshka, Neda, Nedelina
  • 11 : Olga, Oleg
  • 15 : Vladimir, Vladislav, Gospodin, Gospodinka
  • 16 : Yulia, Yulian, Yuliana
  • 17 : Marin, Marina, Marinka, Marinela
  • 18 : Emil, Emilia, Emiliana, Emilian
  • 20 : Iliya, Iliyan, Iliyana, Ilina, Ilka, Ilko, Lilo (on )
  • 22 : Lena, Magda, Magdalena, Manda, Meglena, Miglena
  • 24 : Yana, Yanka,
  • 25 : Ana, Anna, Anka, Aneliya, Aneta, Ani
  • 27 : Panteley, Panko, Panto
  • 29 : Kalin

August

  • 2 : Ilia, Ilija, Eliya
  • 8 : Emil, Emilia, Emiliana, Emilian
  • 15 : Mara, Marian, Mariana, Maria, Mariya, Mariyan, Mariyana, Masha, Mika, Mira (on Golyama Bogoroditza)
  • 20 : Samuil
  • 23 : Valko
  • 26 : Adrian, Adriana, Natalia
  • 29 : Anastas
  • 30 : Aleko, Alexandra, Alexander, Sasha, Sasho (on Alexandrov Den)
  • 31 : Genadi

September

  • 1 : Simeon, Mona, Moncho (on Simeonovden)
  • 5 : Elza, Elisaveta, Izabela, Zahari, Svetozar, Svetlozara
  • 8 : Maria
  • 14 : Krastan, Krastina, Kristina, Kristiana, Krastyo, Kristal, Kancho, Stavri (on Krastyovden)
  • 16 : Lyudmil, Lyudmila
  • 17 : Vera, Verka, Vyara, Lyuba, Lyuben, Lyubov, Lyubomir, Nadezhda, Nadya, Sevda, Sofia, Nadejda (on Sveta Sofia)
  • 22 : Galabin, Galabina

October

  • 3 : Denis, Denislav, Denislava
  • 6 : Toma, Tomi
  • 11 : Filip
  • 14 : Paraskeva, Penka, Pencho, Petka, Petko (on Petkovden)
  • 18 : Zlatan, Zlatka, Zlatko, Zlatomir, Luka, Lukan
  • 26 : Dimitrina, Dimitar, Dima, Dimo, Dragan, Mitro, Mitra (on Dimitrovden)
  • 27 : Nestor
  • 28 : Lachezar

November

  • 8 : Angel, Angelina, Gavril, Emil, Emilia, Emiliana, Emilian, Lina, Mila, Milen, Milena, Milyo, Mihaela, Mihail, Mihaila, Ognyan, Plamen, Rayko, Rayna, Raycho, Rangel, Rafail, Raya, Rusi, Ruska, Reni, Serafim, Ruslan (on Arhangelovden)
  • 11 : Victor, Victoria, Mina, Minka, Mincho
  • 14 : Filip, Filyo
  • 16 : Matey
  • 23 : Alexandra, Alexander, Tsanka, Tsanko
  • 24 : Ekaterina, Katerina, Katya, Tinka (only female form, on Sveta Ekaterina)
  • 26 : Stiliyan, Stela
  • 30 : Andrea, Andrej (on Andreevden)

December

  • 4 : Varvara
  • 5 : Sava, Savka, Slavi, Slavcho, Sabi, Slav
  • 6 : Nikola, Nikolay, Niki, Nikolina, Nina, Kolyo, Neno, Nenka, Niko, Nia (on Nikulden)
  • 9 : Anna, Ana, Anelia, Ani (only female form, on Sveta Anna)
  • 12 : Spiridon, Spiro
  • 15 : Svoboda
  • 17 : Danail, Daniel, Daniela, Danko (on Sv. Danail)
  • 20 : Ignat, Ognyan, Plamen, Iskra (on Ignazhden)
  • 24 : Bistra, Blagorodna, Evgeni, Evgenia, Zheni, Zhechka, Parvan, Parvana
  • 25 : Emil, Itso, Icho, Kristina, Kristian, Mladen, Radomir, Radoslav, Radoslava, Radostin, Radostina, Rumen, Rumyana, Hristina, Hristo, Hristofor (on Christmas)
  • 26 : David, Datso, Dacho, Yosif, Yosko
  • 27 : Ventsi, Ventsislav, Ventsislava, Zapryan, Sonya, Stamen, Stana, Stanislav, Stanislava, Stanimir, Stanimira, Stanka, Stanko, Stancho, Stefan, Stefana, Stefania, Stefka, Stoil, Stoimen, Stoichko, Stoiko, Stoytcho, Stoyan, Stoyana, Stoyanka, Tanya, Tsanka, Tsanko, Tsona, Tsonka, Tsonko, Tsonyo (on Saint Stefan)

References

References

  1. (2007). "The Atlas of Religion". University of California Press.
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