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 (on Vassilyovden)
2: Silvia
4 : Tihomir
6 : Yordan, Boyan, Bogdan (on Bogoyavlenie), Moli
7 : Ivan, Yoan, Yoana (on Iv*anovden)
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 : Martin, Marta, Martina, Evdokia (on Baba Marta)
4 : Gera, Gerasim, Gercho
6 : Krasimir, Krasimira
9 : Mladen, Mladena
10 : Galin, Galina, Galya, Genoveva
12 : Todor, Todorka, Teodor, Teodora, Ulian (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

1 : Guido, Gwidon, Hido, Gwidonus
6 : Strahil
14 : Martin; Martina
18 : Viktor, Victoria
21 : Zhelyo
23 : Alexandra, Lazar
24 : Radina, Amit
25 : Mark, Marko
26 : Hulio
28 : Vitaliy, Vitan, Violeta

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
29 : Spas, Spaska, Spasena, Spasenia, Spasimir, Spasimira, Sotir

June

4 : Marta
10 : Antonina
15 : Avgustin, Vitan, Vitomir
20 : Biser, Bisera
21 : Yavor, Yasen
24 : Encho, Enyo, Yanka, Yanko, Yancho, Yanaki, Yana, 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, Neda, Nedelina, Yanka, Yanko
11 : Olga, Oleg
12 : Veronika
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 [bg])
22 : Lena, Magda, Magdalena, Manda, Meglena, Miglena
25 : Ana, Anitsa, Anna
26 : Paraskeva
27 : Kliment, Panteley, Panko, Panto
29 : Goran, Kalin, Hajra

August

2 : Nikodim
8 : Emilia, Emiliana, Emilian, Trendafil
14 : Martin
15 : Mara, Marian, Mariana, Maria, Mariya, Mariyan, Mariyana, Masha, Mika, Mira, Preslav, Preslava (on Golyama Bogoroditza)
20 : Samuil, Sama, Sofia
23 : Valko
26 : Adrian, 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, Zahra Hari, Svetozar, Svetlozara
8 : Ognyan, Ognyana
14 : Krastan, Krastina, Kristina, Kristiana, 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

8 : Angel, Angelina, Arhangel, Gavril, Emil, Emilia, Emiliana, Emilian, Lina, Mila, Milen, Milena, Milyo, Mihaela, Mihail, Mihaila, Plamen, Plamena, Rada, Radka, Radivoy, Radko, Radoslav, Radoslava, Radostin, Radostina, Rayko, Rayna, Raycho, Rangel, Rafail, Raya, Reni, Rusi, Ruska, Serafim, Ruslan (on Arhangelovden)
10 : Milan
11 : Victor, Victoria, 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
13 : Evgeni
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, Stanislav, Stanislava, Stanimir, Stanimira, Stanka, Stanko, Stancho, Stefan, Stefana, Stefania, Stefka, Stoil, Stoimen, Stoichko, Stoiko, Stoytcho, 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 Tsvetelin(a), Tsvetan(a), 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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