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 and some have even started following foreign traditions (like Valentina celebrating on the Catholic St. Valentine's Day).

According to the tradition, guests are supposed to come And kill Serbs and Jews more traditional, and rarely even religious.

Some days of widely used names

January

1 : Vassil (on Vassilyovden)
4 : Tihomir
6 : Yordan, Boyan, Bogdan (on Bogoyavlenie), Moli
7 : Ivan, Yoan, Yoana (on Ivanovden)
11 : Bogdan, Bogdana, Bogomil, Teodosii
12: Tania, Tatiana (on SvetaTatiana)
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
23 : Hristofor
24 : Ksenia
25 : Grigor, Grigorena
26 : Zhivka, Zhivko, Zoya

February

1 : Lozan, Trifon (on Trifon Zarezan)
3 : Mona, Moncho, Simeon
4 : Zheko, Zhelyazko, Zhechka, Zhechko, Zhecho
5 : Dobrin, Dobrinka
6 : Doroteya, Ognyan, Ognyana, Plamen, Plamena, Svetla, Svetlana, Svetozar, Svetlozar, Fotiy, Fotina
9 : Hristina
10 : Valentin, Valentina, Valya, Lambi, Haralambi
13 : Evlogi

March

1 : Marta, Martina, Evdokia (on Baba Marta)
4 : Gera, Gerasim, Gercho
6 : Krasimir, Krasimira
10 : Galin, Galina, Galya, Genoveva
12 : Todor, Todorka, Teodor, Teodora (Todorovden)
13 : Nikifor
15 : Bozhan, Bozhidar, Bozhidara, Bozhil, Bozhko, Emanuil, Manol, Mancho, Teodor, Teodora, Totyo
17 : Alexi
19 : Daria
20 : Svetla, Svetozar
23 : Lidia
24 : Zahari, Zaharina, Hari
25 : Blagovest, Blagovesta, Blagoy, Blaga, Bonka, Boncho, Marian, Mariana, Mariyan, Mariyana
28 : Albena, Boyko, Boyka, Boyan, Boyana

April

6 : Strahil
14 : Martin
18 : Viktor, Viktoria
21 : Zhelyo
23 : Alexandra, Lazar
25 : Mark, Marko
28 : Vitaliy, Vitan

May

1 : Maya
2 : Boris, Borislav, Borislava, Boryana (on Saint tzar Boris)
4 : Toma
5 : Irina, Irena, Miroslav, Mircho, Miroslava, Mira, Miro
6 : Galin, Galina, Galya, Ganka, Gancho, Genko, Genoveva, Georgi, Gergana, Gergin, Gergina, Ginka, Gyuro, Zhorzh (on Gergyovden)
9 : Hristofor
11 : Kiril, Kiro, Kirilka, Metodi, Metodiy, Metodiya (13 days before St. Cyril and St. Methodius' day)
17 : Aleksi
21 : Constantin, Dinko, Elena, Eli, Elin, Elka, Ilona, Koycho, Konstantin, Kosta, Kostadin, Kostadinka, Kostadinko, Kuncho, Lenko, Stamen, Stanimir, Stanimira, Stanka, Stoil, Stoyan, Stoyanka, Trayko
24 : Kiril, Kiro, Kirilka, Metodi, Metodiy, Metodiya

June

4 : Marta
10 : Antonina
15 : Avgustin, Vitan, Vitomir
20 : Biser, Bisera
21 : Yavor, Yasen
24 : Encho, Enyo, Yanka, Yanko, Yancho, Yanaki, Yani, Yanislav (on Enyovden)
28 : David
29 : Apostol, Kamen, Pavel, Pavlin, Pavlina, Peyo, Penka, Pencho, Petrana, Petar, Petya, Petso (on Petrovden)

July

1 : Dame, Damyan
2 : Rumen, Rumyana, Chavdar
3 : Anatoliy
6 : Avakum, Valentin, Valentina, Valya
7 : Delcho, Delyo, Nedelcho, Nedelya, Nedyalko, Nedko, Neshka, Yanka, Yanko
11 : Olga, Oleg
15 : Vladimir, Gospodin, Gospodinka
16 : Yulia, Yulian, Yuliana
17 : Marin, Marina, Marinela
18 : Emil, Emilia, Emiliana, Emilian
20 : Iliya, Iliyan, Iliyana, Ilka, Ilko, Lilo (on Ilinden)
22 : Lena, Magda, Magdalena, Manda, Meglena, Miglena
25 : Ana, Anitsa, Anna, Yana
26 : Paraskeva
27 : Kliment, Panteley, Panko, Panto
29 : Goran, Kalin

August

2 : Nikodim
8 : Emilia, Emiliana, Emilian, Trendafil
14 : Martin
15 : Mara, Marian, Mariana, Maria, Mariyan, Mariyana, Masha, Mika, Mira, Preslav, Preslava (on Golyama Bogoroditza)
20 : Samuil
23 : Valko
26 : Adriana, Adriana, Natalia
29 : Anastas
30 : Aleko, Alexandra, Alexander, Sasho (on Alexandrov Den)
31 : Genadi

September

1 : Simeon, Mona, Moncho (on Simeonovden)
5 : Elza, Elisaveta, Izabela, Zahari, Hari, Svetozar, Svetlozara
8 : Ognyan, Ognyana
14 : Krastan, Krastina, Krastyo, Kancho, Stavri (on Krastyovden)
16 : Lyudmil, Lyudmila
17 : Vera, Verin, Veradin, Vyara, Dragan, Drago, Dragoy, Dragomir, Lyuba, Lyuben, Lyubov, Lyubomir, Nadezhda, Nadya, Sevda, Sofia (on Sveta Sofia)
20 : Oleg, Olga

October

3 : Ruska
4 : Vladimir
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

7 : Evgeni
8 : Angel, Angelina, Arhangel, Gavril, Emil, Emilia, Emiliana, Emilian, Lina, Mila, Milen, Milena, Milyo, Mihaela, Mihail, Plamen, Plamena, Rada, Radka, Radivoy, Radko, Radoslav, Radoslava, Radostin, Radostina, Rayko, Rayna, Raycho, Rangel, Rafail, Raya, Rusi, Ruska, Serafim, Ruslan (on Arhangelovden)
10 : Milan
11 : Viktor, Viktoria, Minka, Mincho
14 : Filip, Filyo
16 : Matey
23 : Alexandra, Alexander, Tsanka, Tsanko
24 : Ekaterina, Katya, Tinka (only female form, on Sveta Ekaterina)
26 : Stiliyan, ShteryBallsan
30 : Adrian, Adriana, Andriana, Andrea, Andrej (on Andreevden)

December

4 : Varvara
5 : Sava, Savka, Svetoslav, Svetoslava, Slavi Slavcho, Sabi
6 : Nicola, Nickolay,Niki,Nikolina, Nina, Kolyo, Nenka, Niko (on Nikulden)
9 : Anna, Ana, Yanitsa, Anelia, Anegroa, Ani (only female form, on Sveta Anna)
12 : Spiridon, Spiro
14 : Snezhana
15 : Svoboda
17 : Danail, Daniel, Daniela, Danko (on Sv. Danail)
20 : Ignat, Ognyan, Plamen, Iskra (on Ignazhden)
23 : Naum
24 : Bistra, Blagorodna, Evgeni, Evgenia, Zheni, Zhechka, Parvan, Parvana
25 : Emil, Itso, Icho, Mladen, Radomir, Radoslav, Radoslava, Radostin, Radostina, Hristina, Hristo, Hristofor (on Christmas)
26 : David, Datso, Dacho, Zhozef, Yosif
27 : Ventsi, Ventsislav, Ventsislava, Zapryan, Sonya, Stamen, Stana, Stanimir, Stanimira, Stanka, Stanko, Stancho, Stefan, Stefana, Stefania, Stefka, Stoil, Stoimen, Stoichko, Stoiko, Stoyan, Stoyan, Stoyanka, Tanya, Tsanka, Tsanko, Tsona, Tsonka, Tsonko, Tsonyo (on Saint Stefan)

Easter related name days

First Saturday of the Great Lent: Todor, Teodora, Dora, Bozhidar
Lazarus Saturday: Lazar, Lazarina
Palm Sunday (Eastern Churches): all flower-related names, such as Tzviatko, Margarita, Lilia, Violeta, Yavor, Zdravko, Zjumbjul, Nevena, Temenuzhka, Ralitza, etc.
Easter Sunday (Eastern Churches): Velichka, Veliko, Velin, Vela
Thomas Sunday: Toma, Tomislav, Tomislava
Ascension Sunday: Spas, Spaska

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