Desislava or Dessislava () is a Bulgarian feminine given name, derived from the Slavic elements desiti (to find, to encounter) and slava (glory, fame), thus meaning "one that finds glory".Behind the Name: Meaning, Origin and History of the Name Desislava
Notable people with the name include: , (fl. 12th c.), Princess of Duklja Desislava (fl. 13th c.), Bulgarian noble of the second Bulgarian Empire Desislava of Bulgaria (fl. 14th c.), Princess of Bulgaria during the Second Bulgarian Empire Desislava Aleksandrova-Mladenova (born 1975), Bulgarian high jumper Desislava Atanasova (born 1978), Bulgarian judge and politician. Desislava Balabanova (born 1988), Bulgarian sport shooter Desislava Bozhilova (born 1992), Bulgarian international snooker referee Desislava Doneva (born 1979), Bulgarian singer known mononymously as Desi Slava Dessislava Mladenova (born 1988), Bulgarian tennis player Dessislava Nikodimova (born 1966), Bulgarian volleyball player Desislava Petrova (born 1980), Bulgarian gay rights activist Desislava Radeva (born 1969), First Lady of Bulgaria Dessislava Roussanova, Bulgarian journalist Desislava Stoyanova (born 1992), Bulgarian biathlete Desislava Taneva (born 1972), Bulgarian politician Desislava Topalova (born 1978), Bulgarian tennis player Dessislava Velitchkova (born 1972), Bulgarian volleyball player
See also Desislav, male variant of the name Desislava Cove, a cove of Antarctica
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