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Panchev

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Panchev (Bulgarian: Панчев; also appearing in the transliteration variants Pančev, Pantschew or Pantschow) – with its female form Pancheva (Bulgarian: Панчева) – is a Bulgarian[1] and Macedonian surname which is derived from the male given name Pancho (Bulgarian: Панчо; also transliterated as Pančo or Panco), a shortened version of the Bulgarian given name Panayot (Bulgarian: Панайот) that stems from the Greek name Panagiotis (Greek: Παναγιώτης), meaning "all-holy."[2]

Notable people with the name Panchev/Pančev include:

References

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  1. ^ "Panchev Surname Meaning & Statistics". forebears.io. Retrieved 6 January 2016. Approximately 3,700 people bear this surname. Most prevalent in: Bulgaria; Highest density in: Bulgaria.
  2. ^ "Панчо". sanovnik.bg. Retrieved 6 January 2016. Панчо е съкратена версия на гръцкото име Панайот, което означава всесвят. (Pancho is a shortened version of the Greek name Panaiot, which means all-holy.)