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To select the most popular names and surnames in Bulgaria, data were used phone book to understand was used main point- statistics. The data itself is quite suitable for this kind of statistics, because it has a large number of names and surnames and from different regions of Bulgaria. There are more than 1 million people in the book from all municipalities and regions in Bulgaria.

The top contains results and complete statistics for women and male surnames and names, which is reflected in the top 50 (or most popular) Bulgarian given names and surnames.

Number of phonebook entries analyzed: 1089948

Number of unique names: 15791

Number of unique last names: 55055

Here are all the statistics compiled from several TOPs.

Top 50 Most Popular Bulgarian Names and Surnames

This top 50 contains all the names and surnames of the most popular, regardless of gender.

1. IVANOV Ivan
2. GEORGIEV Georgi
3. DIMITROV Dimitar (Dimitrov Dimitar)
4. PETROV Petar (Petrov Petrov)
5. CHRIST Christo
6. TODOROV Todor
7. STOYANOV Stoyan
8. YORDANOV Jordan
9. NIKOLOV Nikola
10. ATANASOV Atanas
11. VASILEV Vasil
12. NIKOLOV Nikolay
13. PETKOV Petko
14. ILIEV Ilia
15. STEFANOV Stefan
16. ANGELS Angel
17. IVANOV Georgi
18. MARINOV Marin
19. GEORGIEV Ivan
20. Georgi Dimitrov
21. IVANOV Dimitar (Ivanov Dimitar)
22. Dimitrov Ivan
23. GEORGIEV Dimitar (Georgiev Dimitar)
24. IVANOVA Maria
25. PETROV Ivan
26. MIKHAILOV Mikhail
27. ALEXANDROV Aleksandyr (Aleksandrov Aleksandyr)
28. KOLEV Kolyo
29. NIKOLOV Georgi
30. IVANOV Petar (Ivanov Petar)
31. NIKOLOV Ivan
32. KOSTADINOV Kostadin
33. PETROV Georgi
34. DIMOV Dimo
35. IVANOVA Ivanka
36. Simeonov Simeon
37. STOYANOV Ivan
38. CHRISTOV Ivan
39. TODOROV Ivan
40. CHRIST Georgi
41. GEORGIEVA Maria
42. STOYANOV Georgi
43. DIMITROVA Maria
44. GEORGIEV Petar (Georgiev Petar)
45. KOLEV Nikolai
46. ​​NIKOLOV Dimitar (Nikolov Dimitar)
47. IVANOV Christo
48. PAVLOV Pavel
49. PETROV Dimitar (Petrov Dimitar)
50. TODOROV Georgi

Top 50 Most Popular Bulgarian Names

The most popular Bulgarian names regardless of gender.

1. Ivan
2. Georgi
3. Dimitar (Dimitar)
4. Petar (Petar)
5. Maria
6. Christo
7. Todor
8. Nicholas
9. Vasil
10. Stefan
11. Jordan
12. Stoyan
13. Nicola
14. Ivanka
15. Atanas
16. Elena
17. Cyril
18. Angel
19. Aleksander (Aleksandyr)
20. Elijah
21. Jordanian
22. Boris
23. Krasimir
24. Foam
25. Margarita
26. Petko
27. Flames
28. Valentine
29. Violet
30. Rumen
31. Emil
32. Lubomir
33. Vladimir
34. Lilyana
35. Flower
36. Michael
37. Marin
38. Radka
39. Kostadin
40. Tsvetan
41. Hope
42. Veselin
43. Mariyka
44. Blush
45. Todorka
46. ​​Stefka
47. Parking lot
48. Asen
49. Cornflower
50. Simeon

Top 50 Most Popular Bulgarian surnames

Bulgarian surnames are presented regardless of gender. With a small margin from each other, women with the same surnames are leading in our top.
1. IVANOV
2. GEORGIEV
3. Dimitrov
4. IVANOV
5. PETROV
6. GEORGIEVA
7. NIKOLOV
8. DIMITROVA
9. CHRIST
10. STOYANOV
11. TODOROV
12. PETROVA
13. NIKOLOVA
14. STOIANOVA
15. Iliev
16. CHRIST
17. Vasilev
18. ATANASOV
19. TODOROVA
20. PETKOV
21. ANGELS
22. KOLEV
23. YORDANOV
24. MARINOV
25. ILIEV
26. VASILEVA
27. ATANASOV
28. PETKOVA
29. STEFANOV
30. POPOV
31. ANGELOV
32. KOLEVA
33. YORDANOVA
34. MIKHAILOV
35. KRYSTEV (Krystev)
36. KOSTOV
37. MARINOVA
38. DIMOV
39. STEFANOVA
40. KOSTADINOV
41. POPOV
42. MIKHAILOV
43. PAVLOV
44. MITEV
45. SIMEONOV
46. ​​FLOWERS
47. KRESTEVA (Krysteva)
48. ALEXANDROV
49. MARKOV
50. KOSTOVA

Top 50 most popular Bulgarian male names

1. Ivan
2. Georgi
3. Dimitar (Dimitar)
4. Petar (Petar)
5. Christo
6. Todor
7. Nicholas
8. Vasil
9. Stefan
10. Jordan
11. Stoyan
12. Nicola
13. Atanas
14. Cyril
15. Angel
16. Aleksander (Aleksandyr)
17. Elijah
18. Boris
19. Krasimir
20. Petko
21. Flames
22. Valentine
23. Rumen
24. Emil
25. Lubomir
26. Vladimir
27. Michael
28. Marin
29. Kostadin
30. Tsvetan
31. Veselin
32. Asen
33. Simeon
34. Luben
35. Borislav
36. Mitko
37. Pavel
38. Anton
39. Slavcho
40. Ventsislav
41. Valerie
42. Methodi
43. Bozidar
44. Hello
45. Colo
46. ​​Dimo
47. Constantine
48. Boyan
49. Fire
50. Zhivko

Top 50 Most Popular Bulgarian Male Surnames

1. IVANOV
2. GEORGIEV
3. Dimitrov
4. PETROV
5. NIKOLOV
6. CHRIST
7. STOYANOV
8. TODOROV
9. ILIEV
10. Vasilev
11. ATANASOV
12. PETKOV
13. ANGELS
14. KOLEV
15. YORDANOV
16. MARINOV
17. STEFANOV
18. POPOV
19. MIKHAILOV
20. KRESTEV
21. KOSTOV
22. DIMOV
23. KOSTADINOV
24. PAVLOV
25. MITEV
26. SIMEONOV
27. FLOWERS
28. ALEXANDROV
29. MARKOV
30. SPASOV
31. LAZAROV
32. DOBREV
33. ANDREEV
34. MLADENOV
35. RUSEV
36. VLCHEV
37. RADEV
38. YANEV
39. FOUND
40. PENEV
41. YANKOV
42. STANCHEV
43. STOYCHEV
44. SLAVOV
45. GRIGOROV
46. ​​KIROV
47. ALEKSIEV
48. STANEV
49. STOYKOV
50. BORISOV

Top 50 most popular new Bulgarian female names

1. Maria
2. Ivanka
3. Elena
4. Jordanian
5. Foam
6. Margarita
7. Violet
8. Lilyana
9. Flower
10. Radka
11. Hope
12. Mariyka
13. Blush
14. Todorka
15. Stefka
16. Parking
17. Cornflower
18. Rositsa
19. Stanka
20. Emilia
21. Donka
22. Milka
23. Wieliczka
24. Rayna
25. Anka
26. Krasimira
27. Snezhana
28. Mariana
29. Valentine
30. Yanka
31. Christina
32. Katya
33. Nikolina
34. Daniela
35. Tatyana
36. Light
37. Galina
38. Zlatka
39. Lily
40. Catherine
41. Tsvetana
42. Not a good guy
43. Diana
44. Antoaneta
45. Peacock
46. ​​Anna
47. Veselina
48. Warbler
49. Mariyana
50. Julia

Top 50 most popular Bulgarian female surnames

1. IVANOV
2. GEORGIEVA
3. DIMITROVA
4. PETROVA
5. NIKOLOVA
6. STOIANOVA
7. CHRIST
8. TODOROVA
9. ILIEV
10. VASILEVA
11. ATANASOV
12. PETKOVA
13. ANGELOV
14. KOLEVA
15. YORDANOVA
16. MARINOVA
17. STEFANOVA
18. POPOVA
19. MIKHAILOV
20. KRESTEVA
21. KOSTOVA
22. DIMOVA
23. PAVLOVA
24. KOSTADINOVA
25. MITEVA
26. SIMEONOV
27. TSVETKOVA
28. ALEXANDROVA
29. MARKOV
30. SPASOVA
31. LAZAROVA
32. DOBREVA
33. MLADENOVA
34. ANDREEVA
35. YANEVA
36. RADEV
37. RUSEVA
38. YANKOVA
39. PENEVA
40. VLCHEVA
41. GRIGOROVA
42. KIROVA
43. NAYDENOVA
44. STANCHEVA
45. ALEKSIEVA
46. ​​STOYCHEVA
47. BORISOVA
48. SLAVOV
49. STANEVA
50. PANAYOTOVA

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Bulgarian surnames

Bulgarian surnames

Bulgarian surnames are very similar in spelling to Russians, but do not always coincide with them in pronunciation and origin. Bulgarian surnames can be divided by origin into three parts:

Surnames that were formed from names, they are the same in spelling with Russian surnames (Ivanov, Petrov, Pavlov, Andreev, Nikolaev, Davidov, Bogdanov, Bogomilov, Borisov, Romanov, Georgiev, Gerasimov, Tikhonov, Efremov, etc.)

Surnames formed from Orthodox Bulgarian names and other concepts related to religion (Christianity)

Surnames formed from other words and concepts (professions, localities, etc.)

Bulgarian surnames

Alekov

Ananev

Angels

Andonov

Andreev

apostles

Argyrov

Atanasov

Beads

Blagoev

Bogoev

Bogomilov

Bozhanov

Bozhilov

Bozhinov

Bozhkov

Boychev

Bonchev

Boyanov

Vanev

Vasev

Vasilov

Velikov

Velkov

Velchev

Venev

Veselinov

Vladov

Vlaikov

Vlasev

Warriors

Gavrailov

Ganev

Ganchev

Georgiev

Georgov

Gerginov

Getsov

Ginchev

Goranov

Masters

Grigoriev

Grigorov

Davidov

Damyanov

Danailov

Dankov

Danchev

Dimitrov

Dimov

Dinov

Dobrev

Dobrilov

Dobrinov

Donev

Donchev

Draganov

Elev

Emilev

Emilov

Enev

Enkov

Enchev

Zhelev

Zhivkov

Zapryanov

Zarev

Zahariev

Zdravkov

Zlatanov

Zlatev

Zlatkov

Ivaylov

Ivanov

Jordans

Ipolitov

Isusev

Yovkov

Yovchev

Jordan

Jordanov

Kaloyanov

Kamenov

Kinchev

Kirilov

Kirkorov

Kirov

Kirchev

Kolev

Kostov

Kristev

Lazarov

Lazov

Lachev

Liliev

Lilov

Lapatonov

Lyubenov

Lyudmilov

Manov

Marev

Marinov

Markov

Methodiev

Milanov

Milev

Milenov

Minkov

Minchev

Worlds

Mitkov

Mladenov

Momchev

Momchilov

Monchev

Nasev

Nachev

Nikolov

fire

Ognyanov

Panayotov

Panchev

Penchev

Petarov

Petev

Petkov

Plamenov

Radev

Radkov

Radov

Radoev

Radoslavov

Raichev

Rosenov

Rumenov

Rusev

Simeonov

Slavov

Slavchev

Spasov

Sretenov

Stanev

Stanchev

Stefanov

Stoychev

Stoyanov

Tanasov

Tanev

Tanchev

Todorov

Tomov

Tomchev

Tonev

Traikov

Filev

Filipov

Filov

Christev

Christov

Tsanev

Tsankov

Tsvetkov

Tsenev

Tsonev

Chavdarov

Chernev

Yavorov

Yankov

Yanchev

Yasenov

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In Bulgaria, there are many names that often carry a special meaning. By this, parents try to show the character traits of the child or give him some features. Often Bulgarian names are a kind of wish for a born person prosperity, success or health. Today we will try to consider not only their meanings, but also to understand which names are the most popular in this state, how they are formed and what Bulgarian traditions are observed when naming children.

Origin of Bulgarian names

The most common and popular Bulgarian names have Slavic origin. They firmly entered into use after the adoption of Christianity as the main faith. Greek, Latin and Old Hebrew gained considerable popularity. Turkish rule in Bulgaria, oddly enough, had little effect on the diversity of names, since states rarely called their children in Muslim. For a long time, parents named their sons in honor of the Slavic princes Alexander and Vladimir.

Since the middle of the 20th century, the names of Western European and American descent. Bulgarian names(female and male) during this period were enriched with new forms due to popular movie characters, singers and actors.

Be that as it may, Bulgarian men and women are called in a special way, even if the names are formed from words often used in other countries. Agree, it is rare in any country in Europe, America or Asia that you can hear a girl called Miliana or Luchezara, and men Tsvetan or Yasen.

Traditions: how in Bulgaria they give a name

Bulgarian names, especially male ones, have been preserved unchanged due to the naming of descendants in honor of their grandfathers or great-grandfathers. There was no special system, which consists in the sequence of inheritance. An older child could be named like a grandmother or grandfather, regardless of what gender the baby was. Bulgarian names are unique in this regard: boys and girls are often called the same. An example of this is the male name Zhivko and the female Zhivka, Spaska and Spas, Kalin and Kalina.

In addition, Bulgarian names for girls and boys are chosen according to church calendar. In this case, the children are named after the saints on whose day they were born. Also in Bulgaria they still believe in the power of the word as such, so often the names for young Bulgarians are the names of plants or the properties of a human character.

Female names in Bulgaria and their meaning

So we're already in in general terms learned what Bulgarian names are. Feminine and masculine, as mentioned above, are often consonant or have the same meaning. But there are those whose sound is unique not only for a particular country, but for the whole world. These include such names as Gisela ("beauty"), Smaragda ("jewel"), Salvina (healthy), Babylia ("God's gate") and so on.

Many female names in Bulgaria are given to girls as a talisman. For example, Blessed, according to the Bulgarians, should give the girl happiness, and Iskra - sincerity. A radiant girl is called if they want to give her strength, Demira - when a girl needs strength of mind. Several names for little Bulgarians originate in myths and legends. So, Veda means "mermaid" or "forest fairy", Xantha - "golden-haired", Luchesara - "heavenly star".

Male Bulgarian names

The meaning of Bulgarian is as diverse as that of girls. Exists whole list. At the same time, some of the names are able to endow the boy certain qualities: Blagomir (" bringing the world good"), Boyan (" strong-willed fighter"), Branimir ("protecting the world"), Nikolaa ("conquering peoples"), Peter or Penko ("strong as a stone, rock").

Bulgarian names (male) are often associated with the character of a person or the main one in the family. For example, Georgie and Dimitar are the two most popular name the peasants working on the land. They translate as "farmer". Philip's name fond of horses") were more often given to children in the families of grooms, riders or horse breeders.

Love for children, the desire to endow them with beauty in appearance and character was also reflected in male names in Bulgaria. For example, Luben (love), Lyudmil (dear to people) and Tsvetan (flower) are still often found in this country. Also in Bulgaria, they believe that luck and respect in the future will be with those who were named Slavya Zvezdelin ("starry") or Yan ("worshiping God").

Popular boy and girl names in Bulgaria

Behind recent decades the Bulgarian girls became Ilia, Rositsa, Rada (Radka) and Mariyka. They are called about 20% of all newborn girls. Slightly less popular are Stoyanka, Vasilka, Stefka and Yordanka. Bulgarian names for boys that have gained popularity in last years, do not differ in great exotic sounding. Most often, boys are called Petr, Rumen, Todor and Ivan. Slightly less popular are Nikola, Atanas, Marin and Angel.

"Tiny" names

In addition to the official ones, in Bulgaria it is customary to use the so-called "tiny" names, which are an abbreviated version of the name given at birth. In relation to women, this tradition is rarely used, but male names are often abbreviated beyond recognition. An example of this is George: in Bulgaria, men with this name are often called Gosho, Gezha, Gogo or Zhoro. But Todor can be pronounced as Tosho, Totio or Toshko. In rare cases, a “tiny” name can become independent and official, after which it can be written into documents.

Bulgaria is a generous country. There's a lot here. Lots of sun and sea, smiles and Have a good mood, greens, fruits and vegetables.

Here's what else turned out to be a lot, so these are the names involved in Bulgarian passports. There are probably no such number of them in any other country, in Europe for sure. Full Review I won't even try to make Bulgarian names. For this, it seems necessary Faculty of Philology finish university.

First of all, in Bulgaria there are all the famous Slavic names and various diminutive derivatives formed from them, which are also used as independent names. Ivan - Ivanka, Dimitar - Dimitrinka, Todor - Todorka, Stoyan - Stoyanka, Zdravko - Zdravka, Tsvetan - Tsvetanka, Milen - Milena, etc. and so on.

Bulgarian female names are full of variety: Shchilyanka, Zhivka, Siyana, Tsvetka, Khristinka, Ivanka, Petya (namely Petya, in Bulgaria there is also female name Vanya), Petka, Penka, Yordanka, Mariyka (the name Maria is present on its own and is one of the most common). Belotsveta, Beads, Berislav, Desislav, Bozhana, Chrysantha, Gisela, Jasmine, Rusana, Svetlena, Svetla, Zornitsa, Zaryana, Svetozar, Tsvetomir - an incredible number of beautiful and, most importantly, rare names. The name of the Bulgarian princess is Kalina. This is Lyubka in Russia - not the most respectful nickname, and even the nickname of a goat. And in Bulgaria it can be written in the passport of the owner of this name.

In male names in Bulgaria, there are all conceivable Glories (Zlatoslav, Miroslav, Radoslav, Vladislav, Svetoslav, Berislav, Borislav, Dezislav) as well as Miras (Radomir, Lubomir, Zlatomir, Stanimir, Krasimir, Vladimir). Mitko, Mirko, Tudko, Venko, Nedko, Zhivko, Radko, Zlatko, Batko are popular. And then there are such names as Galin, Lyudmil, Dobrin, Ognyan and Svetlin.

Turkish times left the names Demir and Demir in Bulgarian passports, but they are not so popular today, although some muslim names present - Mehmed, Mustafa, Emine. The names left from the nomadic Turkic tribes, such as Asparukh and Krum, are almost never found.

Bulgaria is the land of Angels. There are about 50,000 men bearing this name. Surely, in no country in the world there are so many Angels, and even with passports where this is written. Well, exactly, a paradise country - Bulgaria.

There are many Apostles in Bulgaria. And the most unusual male name, perhaps, Mr. When I first heard such a name, I thought that the man who introduced himself to them was joking.

In Bulgaria, as in neighboring Romania, there are many gypsies. Therefore, among the Bulgarians there are many people with gypsy names- Shukar, Evseniya, Gozho, Godyavir, Bakhtalo. Of the pan-European names, the first place in Bulgaria is firmly held by the names Alexander and Victoria. There are many names in Bulgaria “according to mood”: Veselin and Veselin, Radostin, Zdravka, Svetlina.

Even at the border I noticed that the name in Bulgaria is where more important than the last name. Border guards identify people primarily by name and date of birth. Later, when buying a TV in the warranty card, in the column “buyer (buyer)”, only my name was also written down. Officially, the Bulgarians also have a patronymic, but in real life completely unused.

With so many names in Bulgaria, they have long been confused about who should celebrate the name day, and they introduced a wonderful holiday - the Day of All Bulgarian Saints.

In January 2010, the Bulgarian National Institute of Statistics published the latest official statistics on proper names in Bulgaria.

According to these data, the number of names is more than 67 thousand (29 thousand for men and 38 thousand for women). The most common male names in Bulgaria are George and Ivan. Almost 1,372,000 men in Bulgaria (38%) are bearers of these names. Ivans celebrate their Ivanovden holiday on January 7th.

The variety of names among women is much greater. Mary is the most common - more than 125 thousand women have this name, and if we take into account its derivative Mariyka (35 thousand women), then leadership is obvious.

According to the Institute, significant changes are taking place in the structure of Bulgarian names. Newborn boys today are most often called Georges, and girls Victoria. In recent years, there has been a noticeable trend in Bulgaria to name girls double names. Today, Anna-Maria, Marie-Magdalena, Marie-Antoinette are growing up in the country. So far, the trend of double names has not spread to boys.

Source of statistics:
//www.omda.bg/engl/narod/BULG_IME_en.htm

Bulgaria is a country with interesting history and culture. It impresses with its beauty, hospitality, delicious cuisine and wonderful nature. There is a lot of sun, sea, kindness and good mood. And there are a lot of names in Bulgaria. Perhaps, in no other country in the world there is such a variety of them, and all of them are surprisingly beautiful in sound and rare. Belotsvet, Bazhan, Rusan, Desislav, Radoslav, Stanimir, Krasimir. Where else can you meet people with such interesting names. From the same root, the Bulgarians managed to come up with a dozen names. For example, with the root -rad -: Radan, Radana, Radko, Radail, Radislav, Radostin, Radon, Radoy. And it should be noted that all these are not variants of the same thing, that is, not an abbreviation. Each of them can be seen in the passport of a citizen of Bulgaria. One can only guess how difficult it is for parents in Bulgaria to decide what to name their daughter or son. After all, they have to choose from more than 2,000 male nicknames, and the number of female ones even exceeds 3,000.

A bit of history

The most ancient are Slavic. These include, for example, Boyan, Radislav, Dragomir, as well as Vladimir, familiar to Russians. They have diminutive forms that are used not only in Everyday life but also in the documentation. Even in the passport of a Bulgarian citizen you can find the names of Boyko, Rado and Drago. But Vladimir in Bulgaria is neither Vova nor Volodya. Diminutive form this nickname here is Vlado.

As a result of the settlement of the Slavs in the Balkans, Thracian, Latin and Turkic names began to appear in Bulgarian culture. And after the baptism of Rus', children here began to be called Greek and Jewish names. Despite the fact that Bulgaria was under Turkish rule for a long time, Muslim names are practically not common here. In recent decades, however, as in other countries, there are more and more names of foreign origin here. It is not uncommon to meet little Diana, Nicole or Gabriela on the streets of the country.

• The name of a person in Bulgaria is more important than his last name. Some documents don't even mention it;
• Bulgarians practically do not use patronymics in everyday life, although officially every inhabitant of the country has one;
• more than 50,000 men in Bulgaria are called Angel;
• Petya, Vanya, Borya and Gena in Bulgaria are worn by women, and boys here are called Lyudmil and Marin;
• Bulgarians have a lot of "flower" nicknames. If for Russians it is Rose and Lily, then in Bulgaria you can meet Tsvetana, Jasmine, Camellia, Rouge, as well as men Tsvetan, Tsvetko and Rosen;
• Zapryanka and the male counterpart Zapryan are symbolic nicknames among the Bulgarians. They are called boys and girls, if there are too many children in the family, and the parents want to, as it were, lock the door, stop;
• the use of the forms Lenka, Verka, Lyubka does not carry a shade of neglect in Bulgaria. In our country it is more like nicknames, but here respected people are also called that;
• Bulgarians love to cut. Anastasia - Ani, Elena - Elya, Magdalena - Magi, Nikolo - Niki, Violeta - Vili:, Maria - Mimi;
• Newborns in Bulgaria are usually named after their grandparents. Few parents change this tradition. Some name children by the first letter of their father's or mother's nicknames;
• Until the second half of the 20th century, Bulgarians did not have surnames. This function was performed by the patronymic. For example, the son of Peter and the grandson of Kolya were called Ivan Petrov Kolov;
• among Bulgarians, patronymic is formed by adding the suffix -ov. If the Russians call their son Ivan, for example, Pyotr Ivanovich, then in Bulgaria they will call him Pyotr Ivanov;
• Maria and Mariyka are different names among the Bulgarians;
• from the original male nicknames, one can distinguish the Apostle, the Warrior and the Lord.

Common names

Most often, boys in Bulgaria are called George. More than 170 thousand men are called that, and this is 5% of the total population. The data says it national institute statistics. More than 3% of the residents are called Marys. This is the most common name in Bulgaria for newborn girls. The second most popular male nickname is Ivan. It is quite a bit behind George. A little more than 130 thousand male population is called Dimitar. Thus, it is the third most popular name. The top ten also includes Nikolay, Petyr, Christo, Jordan and Aleksandyr.

As for women, the second most popular after Maria is Ivanka, followed by Elena, Yordanka, Penka, Mariyka, Rositsa. In the last five years, most often girls are called Alexandra and Victoria, as well as Nicole, Gabriela and Simone, borrowed from the West. However, the Bulgarians honor their culture, and therefore the original Slavic names do not lose their popularity here.