Name days in Bulgaria

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 *4 :Lazar. *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)

Easter related name days First Saturday of the Great Lent: Todor(a), Teodor(a), Dora, Bozhidar Lazarus Saturday: Lazar, Lazarina Palm Sunday (Eastern Churches): all flower-related names, such as Bilyan(a), Tsveta, Tsvetin(a), Tsvetelin(a), Tsvetan(a), Tsvyatko, Margarita, Liliya, Lilyan(a), Kalina, Violeta, Yavor, Zdravko, Zjumbjul, Nevena, Kameliya, Temenuzhka, Ralitsa, etc. Easter Sunday (Eastern Churches): Velichko, Velichka, Veliko, Velin, Vela Thomas Sunday: Toma, Tomislav, Tomislava Ascension Sunday: Spas, Spaska

References

External links Incomplete Name Calendar Official calendar of the Bulgarian Orthodox Church (in Bulgarian language)

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