Male Bulgarian Names

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1. ALEKSANDAR: Bulgarian form of Alexander, meaning "defender of mankind."
2. ANDON: Bulgarian form of Anton, possibly meaning "invaluable." 
3. ANDREI: Variant of Bulgarian Andrey, meaning "man; warrior."
4. ANDREY: Bulgarian form of Andrew, meaning "man; warrior."
5. APOSTOL: Bulgarian form of Apostolos, meaning "apostle; messenger."
6. ASEN: Bulgarian name of Cuman Turkic origin, derived from the element esen, meaning "healthy, safe, sound."
7. ATANAS: Bulgarian form of Latin Athanasius, meaning "immortal."
8. BOGDAN: Bulgarian and Romanian name meaning "God-gift," derived from the Slavic elements bog "god" and dan "gift."
9. BOGOMIL: Bulgarian form of Polish Bogumił, meaning "God-favor."
10. BOJIDAR: Variant of Bulgarian Bozhidar, meaning "divine gift."
11. BORISLAV: "Battle glory." Bulgarian and Russian name composed of the Slavic elements bor- "battle" and slav "glory."
12. BOZHIDAR: Bulgarian form of Czech Božidar, meaning "divine gift."
13. BRANIMIR: Bulgarian and Croatian name composed of the Slavic elements bron "protection" and mir "peace."
14. CHAVDAR: Bulgarian name of Persian origin, meaning "leader."
15. DAMYAN: Bulgarian form of English Damian, meaning "to tame, to subdue" and euphemistically "to kill." 
16. DANAIL: Bulgarian form of Daniel, meaning "God is my judge."
17. DESISLAV: Masculine form of Bulgarian Desislava, of which the meaning of the first element is uncertain, the second from Slavic slav "glory."
18. DIMITAR: Bulgarian form of Latin Demetrius, meaning "loves the earth."
19. FILIP: Bulgarian and Czech form of English Philip, meaning "lover of horses."
20. GAVRAIL: Bulgarian form of English Gabriel, meaning "strong man of God."
21. GAVRIL: Bulgarian and Romanian form of English Gabriel, meaning "strong man of God."
22. GEORGI: Bulgarian and Russian form of English George, meaning "earth-worker, farmer."
23. HRISTO: Bulgarian form of Christopher, meaning "Christ-bearer." 
24. ILIA: Variant of Russian Ilya and Bulgarian Iliya, both meaning "the Lord is my God." 
25. ILIJA: Variant of Bulgarian Iliya, meaning "the Lord is my God." 
26. ILIYA: Bulgarian form of Elijah, meaning "the Lord is my God." 
27. IORDAN: Variant of Bulgarian Yordan, meaning "flowing down."
28. IVAILO: Variant of Bulgarian Ivaylo, possibly meaning "wolf."
29. IVAN: Bulgarian and Czech form of John, meaning "God is gracious." 
30. IVAYLO: Bulgarian name, possibly meaning "wolf."
31. KALOYAN: Bulgarian name derived from Greek kalos Ioannes, meaning "handsome John."
32. KARLIMAN: Bulgarian form of German Carloman, meaning "man."
33. KIRIL: Bulgarian and Macedonian form of English Cyril, meaning "lord."
34. KRASTIO: Bulgarian name derived from the word krast, meaning "cross."
35. LAZAR: Bulgarian and Russian form of Greek Lazarus, meaning "my God has helped."
36. LUBEN: Variant of Bulgarian Lyuben, meaning "love."
37. LYUBEN: Bulgarian name derived from the Slavic word lub, meaning "love."
38. LYUBOMIR: Bulgarian form of Polish Lubomir, meaning "love's peace."
39. LYUDMIL: Masculine form of Bulgarian Lyudmila, meaning "people's favor."
40. MOMCHIL: Bulgarian name derived from the word momche, meaning "boy, youth."
41. NIKIFOR: Bulgarian, Polish and Russian form of Greek Nikephoros, meaning "bearer of victory."
42. NIKOLA: Basque, Bulgarian and Hungarian form of Nicholas, meaning "victory of the people."
43. OGNIAN: Variant of Bulgarian Ognyan, meaning "fire."
44. OGNYAN: Bulgarian name derived from the word ognen, meaning "fire."
45. PENKO: Bulgarian pet form of Petar, meaning "rock; stone."
46. PETAR: Croatian and Bulgarian form of Peter, meaning "rock; stone." 
47. PLAMEN: Bulgarian name derived from the Slavic element plam, meaning "fire, flame."
48. RADKO: Bulgarian and Czech name derived from the Slavic element rad, meaning "happy."
49. SAMUIL: Bulgarian and Russian form of biblical Samuel, meaning "God has hearkened."
50. SAVA: Bulgarian and Serbian form of Spanish Sabas, meaning "old man."
51. SPAS: Bulgarian name meaning "saved."
52. STANIMIR: "Peaceful government." Bulgarian and Russian name composed of the Slavic elements stan "government" and mir "peace."
53. STOYAN: Bulgarian name meaning "stand, stay."
54. TIMOTEI: Bulgarian form of Timothy, meaning "to honor God."
55. TODOR: Bulgarian form of English Theodore, meaning "gift of God."
56. TOMA: Aramaic, Bulgarian, Croatian and Romanian form of Thomas, meaning "twin."
57. TSVETAN: Bulgarian name meaning "flower."
58. VASIL: Bulgarian form of English Basil, meaning "king." 
59. YAN: Bulgarian form of Greek Ioannes, meaning "God is gracious."
60. YANKO: Pet form of Bulgarian Yan, meaning "God is gracious."
61. YOAN: Bulgarian form of John, meaning "God is gracious."
62. YORDAN: Bulgarian masculine form of English unisex Jordan, meaning "flowing down."
63. YOSIF: Bulgarian form of Joseph, meaning "shall add," which is usually taken to mean "God will add another son."
64. ZAHARI: Bulgarian form of Zechariah, meaning "God has remembered."
65. ZHIVKO: Bulgarian name meaning "alive." 

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