Most Beautiful Bulgarian Names and What They Mean

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Pronounced like this: Lyu-bove

In Bulgarian, lyubov means love.

Pronounced like this: Blah-go-road-nah

In Bulgarian, Blagorodna means a noble woman.

Pronounced like this: Ny-den

In Bulgarian, naiden, means found.

Pronounced like this: Ee-glee-kah

In Bulgarian, iglika, means primrose.

Pronounced like this: Ah-spa-rooh

In Bulgarian, asparuh, means master of the white horse. Asparuh was the first ruler (khan) of Bulgaria.

Pronounced like this: ba-grya-na

In Bulgarian, bagryana, means with rosy cheeks, and it was the pseudonym of one of the most famous Bulgarian female poets.

Pronounced like this: jeh-lyaz-koh

In Bulgarian, zhelyazko, means iron.

Pronounced like this: Zor-nee-tsa

In Bulgarian, zornitsa, means dawn.

Pronounced like this: var-ban

In Bulgarian, varban, means willow.

Pronounced like this: Ee-gnat

In Bulgarian, ignat, means fire.

Pronounced like this: Kra-see-meer

In Bulgarian, krasimir, means someone who makes the world beautiful.

Pronounced like this: Deh-see-sla-va

In Bulgarian, desislava, means striving for glory.

Pronounced like this: Ga-la-been

In Bulgarian, galabin, means dove.

Pronounced like this: Ra-dah

In Bulgarian, rada, means happy.

Pronounced like this: Ee-van

In Bulgarian, Ivan is the Slavic form of John.

Pronounced like this: Ro-see-tsa

In Bulgarian, rositsa, means morning dew.