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View Name: Kaloyan


KALOYAN
GENDER: Masculine
USAGE: Bulgarian
OTHER SCRIPTS: Калоян (Bulgarian)
Meaning & History
From Greek καλος Ιωαννης (kalos Ioannes) meaning "handsome JOHN", the nickname of a 13th-century emperor of Bulgaria. He successfully defended the empire from the Fourth Crusade.



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