Bulgarian Baby Names
38 Bulgarian names with researched meanings, U.S. popularity, and audio pronunciation on every page.
Explore 38 Bulgarian baby names below. Every name links to a full page with its sourced meaning, origin, popularity chart, famous bearers, and a clear audio pronunciation so you can hear it said correctly. Names are listed most-popular first.
Bulgarian Girl Names
Raya#369 in the U.S.From Hebrew 'ra'ya' (friend, companion) or Arabic 'raya' (flag, banner) or Bulgarian short formKalina#1566 in the U.S.From Slavic 'kalina', the viburnum (guelder rose) tree.Margarita#1893 in the U.S.PearlYana#2409 in the U.S.God is gracious (Slavic form of Jana/Joanna)Katya#3614 in the U.S.Each of the twoRaia#4331 in the U.S.Variant of Raya, a Hebrew name meaning 'friend, companion'Anelia#5255 in the U.S.A Bulgarian form (Aneliya), variously linked to 'an angel; a messenger' (Greek angelos) and to Siyana#5377 in the U.S.Variously a Bulgarian name, 'radiance; shining; glow', and an Arabic name, 'protection; care; sYoana#8341 in the U.S.Bulgarian/Spanish form of Joanna — from Hebrew Yochanan, 'God is gracious' (the feminine of JohIliyana#12402 in the U.S.A Bulgarian/Slavic form of Iliana — variously a feminine of Elijah/Iliya ('the Lord is my God',Varna#13329 in the U.S.From Sanskrit varna, 'color; hue; appearance'. The same word also names the varna system of socYoanna#13384 in the U.S.A Slavic form of Joanna — used in Bulgaria and neighboring countries — from Greek Ioanna, ultimDessi#13877 in the U.S.Dessi is best known as the Bulgarian short form of Desislava, a Slavic compound usually read 'sNeli#14436 in the U.S.A short form of Cornelia ('a horn', Latin) and the Bulgarian Nedelya ('Sunday'); routes uncertaNevena#14740 in the U.S.From the South Slavic word nevena, 'marigold' — the bright orange calendula flower long used inNikol#14745 in the U.S.A Central and Eastern European spelling of Nicole, from the Greek Nikolaos — nike ('victory') pViara#14815 in the U.S.From Bulgarian Viara (Vyara), meaning 'faith' — a Slavic virtue name, cognate with the Vera/VirRada#14824 in the U.S.From the Slavic root rad, 'glad; joyful' — the same element behind Radmila and Radoslav. Rada iElitza#15847 in the U.S.A Bulgarian girls' name from elitsa, a diminutive of ela, 'fir tree.' Fir and spruce names are ViyaraA modern name that echoes the Bulgarian Vyara/Viara, 'faith,' though as spelled here it reads m
Bulgarian Boy Names
Mikhail#1884 in the U.S.Who is like God?Zahari#2303 in the U.S.Bulgarian form of Zachary/Zechariah — from Hebrew Zekharyah, 'God remembers'Ilian#2404 in the U.S.Bulgarian form (Iliyan) of Elijah via Ilia, 'my God is Yahweh'; also brushing Spanish Ilián andGeno#2728 in the U.S.Origin uncertainDiyan#2950 in the U.S.From Sanskrit-rooted Diyan, often glossed 'a lamp, a light; the divine, God'; also a Bulgarian Andrey#3379 in the U.S.Manly, masculineYoan#3654 in the U.S.A Bulgarian/French form of John — Hebrew Yochanan, 'God is gracious' — also a Breton/French speIllian#7360 in the U.S.A form/spelling of Ilian/Elian — variously 'the sun' (the Bulgarian Iliya/Elijah) and 'my God iGrigor#8540 in the U.S.The Armenian/Bulgarian form of Gregory, from the Greek Gregorios, 'watchful; vigilant; awake.' Milen#8718 in the U.S.From the Bulgarian/Slavic mil, 'dear; gracious; loved; tender'Boyan#9851 in the U.S.From the Slavic Boyan (Bojan), tied to boj ('battle') - read as 'warrior; battle.' A traditionaMihail#10336 in the U.S.The Romanian, Bulgarian, and Macedonian form of Michael, from the Hebrew for 'who is like God?'Georgi#11344 in the U.S.Georgi is the Bulgarian (and wider Slavic) form of George, from Greek Georgios ('farmer; earth-Nayden#11597 in the U.S.Reads as a modern American name in the Aiden/Jayden family, joining Na- to the popular -den endDeyan#12733 in the U.S.Deyan is an established Bulgarian/Slavic boys' name, generally tied to a root meaning 'to act, Kamen#12956 in the U.S.From the Bulgarian/Slavic Kamen, 'stone' (a symbol of strength and steadfastness); also echoes Iliyan#12964 in the U.S.Iliyan is a Bulgarian name, usually read as a form of Ilian/Iliya (from Elijah, 'my God is YahwSamuil#13833 in the U.S.The Russian, Bulgarian and Macedonian form of Samuel, from Hebrew Shemuel — usually read as 'Go
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Popular Bulgarian baby names include Raya, Kalina, Mikhail, Margarita, Zahari, Ilian. Each page has the meaning, popularity, and an audio pronunciation.
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More4Kids lists 38 Bulgarian baby names, each with a sourced meaning and audio pronunciation.