Hadzhiev or Hadjiev or Khadjiev (Bulgarian: Хаджиев) is a Bulgarian surname derived from hajji, which originally was an honorific title given to a Muslim person who has successfully completed the Hajj to Mecca, but which was later adopted by Christian peoples as a word for pilgrim.
People Kamen Hadzhiev (born 1991), Bulgarian footballer. Todor Hadzhiev (1881–1956), Bulgarian conductor, composer, and pianist. Parashkev Hadzhiev (1919–1992), Bulgarian composer, son of Todor. Zelimkhan Khadjiev (born 1994), French freestyle wrestler of Chechen heritage.
Places Hadzhievo, Bulgaria Hadzhievtsi, North Macedonia
See also Khadzhiev