The names listed here are used in Bulgaria. See also about Bulgarian names.

ALBENA   Албена   f   Bulgarian
Created by Bulgarian writer Yordan Yovkov for the heroine in his drama 'Albena' (1930)... [more]

ALEKSANDAR   Александър   m   Bulgarian, Macedonian, Croatian, Serbian
Cognate of ALEXANDER

ALEKSANDRA   Александра   f   Russian, Polish, Serbian, Bulgarian, Slovene, Estonian
Form of ALEXANDRA

ALEKSANDRINA   Александрина   f   Russian, Bulgarian
Diminutive of ALEKSANDRA

ANA   Ана   f   Spanish, Portuguese, Slovene, Bulgarian, Romanian, Croatian, Serbian, Macedonian, Georgian
Cognate of ANNA

ANASTAS   Анастас   m   Spanish, Russian, Bulgarian
Spanish, Russian and Bulgarian form of ANASTASIUS

ANASTASIYA   Анастасия   f   Russian, Ukrainian, Bulgarian
Russian, Ukrainian and Bulgarian form of ANASTASIA... [more]

ANDON   Андон   m   Bulgarian
Variant of ANTON

ANDREI   Андрей   m   Romanian, Russian, Bulgarian
Romanian form of ANDREW, and a variant Russian and Bulgarian transcription of ANDREY.

ANDREY   Андрей   m   Russian, Bulgarian
Russian and Bulgarian form of ANDREW

ANGEL   Ангел   m & f   English, Bulgarian
From the medieval Latin masculine name Angelus which was derived from the name of the heavenly creature (itself derived from the Greek word αγγελος (angelos) meaning "messenger")... [more]

ANKA   Анка   f   Polish, Bulgarian, Croatian, Serbian
Diminutive of ANNA

ANNA   Анна   f   English, Italian, German, Dutch, Scandinavian, Finnish, Estonian, Greek, Hungarian, Polish, Russian, Czech, Slovak, Bulgarian, Icelandic, Catalan, Breton, Biblical
Latinate form of HANNAH... [more]

ANTON   Антон   m   German, Russian, Scandinavian, Bulgarian, Ukrainian, Slovene, Romanian
Form of Antonius (see ANTHONY).

APOSTOL   Апостол   m   Bulgarian
Bulgarian form of APOSTOLOS

ASEN   Асен   m   Bulgarian
Meaning unknown, probably of Turkic origin... [more]

ATANAS   Атанас   m   Bulgarian
Bulgarian form of ATHANASIUS

BILYANA   Биляна   f   Bulgarian
Bulgarian form of BILJANA

BISERA   Бисера   f   Bulgarian, Macedonian
Derived from the south Slavic word бисер (biser) "pearl".

BOGDAN   Богдан   m   Polish, Russian, Slovene, Bulgarian, Serbian, Romanian
Means "given by God" from the Slavic elements bog "god" and dan "given".

BOGDANA   Богдана   f   Polish, Russian, Slovene, Bulgarian, Serbian, Romanian
Feminine form of BOGDAN

BOGOMIL   Богомил   m   Bulgarian
Bulgarian form of BOGUMIŁ

BOJIDAR   Божидар   m   Bulgarian
Variant transcription of BOZHIDAR

BORIS   Борис   m   Bulgarian, Russian, Slovene, German
From the Turkic name Bogoris, perhaps meaning "short" or "wolf"... [more]

BORISLAV   Борислав   m   Russian, Bulgarian, Serbian
Means "fame in battle" from the Slavic element bor "battle" combined with slav "glory".

BORISLAVA   Борислава   f   Russian, Bulgarian, Serbian
Feminine form of BORISLAV

BOYANA   Бояна   f   Bulgarian
Bulgarian form of BOJANA

BOYKA   Бойка   f   Bulgarian
Feminine form of BOYKO

BOYKO   Бойко   m   Bulgarian
Derived from Bulgarian boya se "to be afraid of" or boy "battle".

BOZHIDAR   Божидар   m   Bulgarian
Bulgarian form of BOŽIDAR

BRANIMIR   Бранимир   m   Croatian, Bulgarian, Slovene
Means "peaceful protection" from the Slavic element bron "protection" combined with mir "peace".

CHAVDAR   Чавдар   m   Bulgarian
Derived from a Persian word meaning "leader, dignitary".

DAMYAN   Дамян   m   Bulgarian
Bulgarian form of DAMIAN

DANA (3)   Дана   f   Bulgarian
Short form of BOGDANA or YORDANA

DANAIL   Данаил   m   Bulgarian
Bulgarian form of DANIEL

DARINA (2)   Дарина   f   Czech, Slovak, Bulgarian
Derived from the Slavic element dar meaning "gift".

DESISLAV   Десислав   m   Bulgarian
Derived from the Slavic elements desi, possibly meaning either "ten" or "seek", and slav "glory".

DESISLAVA   Десислава   f   Bulgarian
Feminine form of DESISLAV

DESSISLAVA   Десислава   f   Bulgarian
Variant transcription of DESISLAVA

DEYAN   Деян   m   Bulgarian
Bulgarian form of DEJAN

DIMITAR   Димитър   m   Bulgarian, Macedonian
Bulgarian and Macedonian form of DEMETRIUS

DONKA   Донка   f   Bulgarian
Feminine diminutive of ANDON

DRAGAN   Драган   m   Serbian, Croatian, Slovene, Macedonian, Bulgarian
Derived from the Slavic element dorogo meaning "precious".

DRAGOMIR   Драгомир   m   Serbian, Croatian, Romanian, Bulgarian
Means "precious and peaceful" from the Slavic element dorogo meaning "precious" combined with mir "peace".

EKATERINA   Екатерина   f   Bulgarian, Macedonian, Russian
Bulgarian and Macedonian form of KATHERINE, and a variant Russian transcription of YEKATERINA.

ELENA   Елена   f   Italian, Spanish, Bulgarian, Romanian, Macedonian, Lithuanian, Russian
Cognate of HELEN, and a variant Russian transcription of YELENA.

ELISAVETA   Елисавета   f   Bulgarian
Bulgarian form of ELIZABETH

EMIL   Емил   m   German, Scandinavian, Czech, Polish, Slovene, Hungarian, Romanian, Bulgarian, Serbian, Croatian, English
From the Roman family name Aemilius, which was derived from Latin aemulus meaning "rival".

EMILIYA   Емилия   f   Bulgarian
Bulgarian feminine form of Aemilius (see EMIL).

EVA   Ева   f   Italian, Spanish, Portuguese, English, German, Dutch, Scandinavian, Czech, Bulgarian, Slovene, Russian
Latinate form of EVE, and a variant Russian transcription of YEVA... [more]

EVANGELINA   Евангелина   f   Spanish, Bulgarian, English
Latinate form of EVANGELINE

EVDOKIYA   Евдокия   f   Bulgarian, Russian
Bulgarian form of EUDOCIA, and a variant Russian transcription of YEVDOKIYA.

EVGENI   Евгени   m   Bulgarian, Russian
Bulgarian form of EUGENE and a variant Russian transcription of YEVGENIY.

EVGENIYA   Евгения   f   Bulgarian, Russian
Bulgarian form of EUGENIA and a variant Russian transcription of YEVGENIYA.

FILIP   Филип   m   Scandinavian, Dutch, Czech, Bulgarian, Polish, Croatian, Serbian, Slovene, Macedonian, Hungarian, Romanian
Cognate of PHILIP

GALINA   Галина   f   Russian, Bulgarian
Russian and Bulgarian feminine form of Galenus (see GALEN).

GAVRAIL   Гавраил   m   Bulgarian
Bulgarian form of GABRIEL

GAVRIL   Гаврил   m   Bulgarian, Romanian
Bulgarian and Romanian form of GABRIEL

GEORGI   Георги   m   Bulgarian
Bulgarian form of GEORGE

GERGANA   Гергана   f   Bulgarian
Bulgarian feminine form of GEORGE

GRIGOR   Григор   m   Welsh, Bulgarian
Welsh and Bulgarian form of GREGORY

GROZDA   Грозда   f   Bulgarian, Macedonian
Feminine form of GROZDAN

GROZDAN   Гроздан   m   Bulgarian, Macedonian
Derived from Bulgarian or Macedonian грозде (grozde) meaning "grapes".

GROZDANA   Гроздана   f   Bulgarian, Macedonian
Feminine form of GROZDAN

HRISTINA   Христина   f   Bulgarian
Bulgarian form of CHRISTINA

HRISTO   Христо   m   Bulgarian
Bulgarian form of CHRISTOPHER

ILIA   Илия   m   Russian, Bulgarian
Variant transcription of ILYA or ILIYA

ILIJA   Илия   m   Macedonian, Serbian, Croatian, Bulgarian
Macedonian, Serbian and Croatian form of ELIJAH, and a Bulgarian variant transcription of ILIYA.

ILIYA   Илия   m   Bulgarian
Bulgarian form of ELIJAH

IOAN   Йоан   m   Romanian, Welsh, Bulgarian
Romanian and Welsh form of JOHN... [more]

IORDAN   Йордан   m   Bulgarian
Variant transcription of YORDAN

IRINA   Ирина   f   Russian, Bulgarian, Macedonian, Romanian, Finnish
Cognate of IRENE

ISKRA   Искра   f   Bulgarian, Macedonian
From a south Slavic word meaning "spark".

IVA   Ива   f   Czech, Bulgarian, Serbian, Croatian, Slovene
Short form of IVANA

IVAILO   Ивайло   m   Bulgarian
Variant transcription of IVAYLO

IVAN   Иван   m   Russian, Bulgarian, Ukrainian, Serbian, Croatian, Czech, Slovene, English
Newer form of the old Slavic name Ioan, which was derived from Greek Ioannes (see JOHN)... [more]

IVANA   Ивана   f   Czech, Serbian, Croatian, Slovene, Bulgarian
Feminine form of IVAN

IVANKA   Иванка   f   Czech, Slovene, Bulgarian, Serbian, Croatian
Diminutive of IVANA

IVAYLO   Ивайло   m   Bulgarian
Perhaps derived from an old Bulgar name meaning "wolf"... [more]

IVET   Ивет   f   Bulgarian
Bulgarian form of YVETTE

KALINA   Калина   f   Bulgarian
Means "rowan tree" in Bulgarian.

KALOYAN   Калоян   m   Bulgarian
From Greek καλος Ιωαννης (kalos Ioannes) meaning "handsome JOHN", the nickname of a 13th-century emperor of Bulgaria... [more]

KAMEN   Камен   m   Bulgarian
Means "stone" in Bulgarian... [more]

KATERINA   Катерина   f   Macedonian, Russian, Bulgarian, Greek
Macedonian form of KATHERINE, a Russian short form of YEKATERINA, a Bulgarian short form of EKATERINA, and a Greek variant of AIKATERINE.

KIRIL   Кирил   m   Bulgarian, Macedonian
Bulgarian and Macedonian form of CYRIL

KLIMENT   Климент   m   Russian, Bulgarian
Russian and Bulgarian form of Clemens (see CLEMENT).

KONSTANTIN   Константин   m   German, Hungarian, Russian, Serbian, Bulgarian
Cognate of CONSTANTINE

KOSTA   Коста   m   Bulgarian
Bulgarian diminutive of KONSTANTIN

KOSTADIN   Костадин   m   Bulgarian
Bulgarian variant of CONSTANTINE

KRASIMIR   Красимир   m   Bulgarian
Means "beautiful peace" from the Slavic elements kras "beauty" and mir "peace".

KRASIMIRA   Красимира   f   Bulgarian
Feminine form of KRASIMIR

KRASTIO   Кръстьо   m   Bulgarian
Variant transcription of KRASTYO

KRASTYO   Кръстьо   m   Bulgarian
Derived from Bulgarian кръст (krast) meaning "cross"... [more]

KRASTYU   Кръстю   m   Bulgarian
Variant of KRASTYO

KRISTINA   Кристина   f   Swedish, Russian, German, Slovene, Czech, Lithuanian, Serbian, Croatian, English, Bulgarian
Cognate of CHRISTINA, and a Bulgarian variant of HRISTINA.

LALA   Лала   f   Bulgarian
From a south Slavic word meaning "tulip".

LAZAR   Лазар   m   Russian, Bulgarian, Serbian
Russian, Bulgarian and Serbian form of LAZARUS

LIDIYA   Лидия   f   Russian, Bulgarian
Russian and Bulgarian form of LYDIA

LILYANA   Лиляна   f   Bulgarian
Bulgarian form of LILLIAN

LINDA   Линда   f   English, Dutch, German, Scandinavian, Italian, Hungarian, Czech, Slovak, Bulgarian
Originally a medieval short form of Germanic names containing the element linde meaning "soft, tender"... [more]

LUBEN   Любен   m   Bulgarian
Variant transcription of LYUBEN

LUDMILLA   Людмила   f   Russian, Bulgarian, Czech
Variant spelling of LUDMILA or a variant transcription of LYUDMILA.

LYUBEN   Любен   m   Bulgarian
Derived from Slavic lub meaning "love".

LYUBOMIR   Любомир   m   Bulgarian
Bulgarian form of LUBOMIR

LYUBOV   Любов   f   Russian, Bulgarian, Ukrainian
Derived from Slavic lub meaning "love".

LYUDMIL   Людмил   m   Bulgarian
Bulgarian masculine form of LUDMILA

LYUDMILA   Людмила   f   Russian, Bulgarian
Russian and Bulgarian form of LUDMILA... [more]

MAGDALENA   Магдалена   f   German, Dutch, Scandinavian, Spanish, Czech, Polish, Bulgarian, Romanian
Latinate form of MAGDALENE

MARGARITA   Маргарита   f   Spanish, Russian, Bulgarian, Lithuanian
Latinate form of MARGARET... [more]

MARINA   Марина   f   Italian, Spanish, Portuguese, German, Greek, Russian, Romanian, Bulgarian, Serbian, Ancient Roman
Feminine form of MARINUS

MARIYA   Мария   f   Russian, Ukrainian, Bulgarian
Russian, Ukrainian and Bulgarian form of MARIA

MARKO   Марко   m   Ukrainian, Croatian, Serbian, Slovene, Bulgarian, Finnish, Basque
Cognate of MARK

MARTA   Марта   f   Spanish, Italian, Portuguese, Catalan, Romanian, Polish, Slovene, Bulgarian, Serbian, Swedish, Norwegian, Czech, Slovak
Cognate of MARTHA

MARTIN   Мартин   m   English, French, German, Scandinavian, Russian, Romanian, Czech, Slovak, Slovene, Hungarian, Bulgarian
From the Roman name Martinus, which was derived from Martis, the genitive case of the name of the Roman god MARS... [more]

MIHAIL   Михаил   m   Romanian, Bulgarian
Romanian and Bulgarian form of MICHAEL

MIKHAIL   Михаил   m   Russian, Bulgarian
Russian form of MICHAEL, and a variant Bulgarian transcription of MIHAIL... [more]

MILA   Мила   f   Czech, Serbian, Croatian, Bulgarian
Short form of MILOSLAVA, LUDMILA or EMILIA... [more]

MILAN   Милан   m   Czech, Russian, Serbian, Croatian, Slovene, Bulgarian, Dutch
From the Slavic element mil meaning "gracious", originally a short form of names that began with that element... [more]

MILEN   Милен   m   Bulgarian
Variant of MILAN

MILENA   Милена   f   Czech, Russian, Bulgarian, Slovene, Serbian, Polish, Italian
Feminine form of MILAN

MIRA (2)   Мира   f   Bulgarian, Macedonian, Slovene
Short form of names beginning with the Slavic element mir "peace".

MIROSLAV   Мирослав   m   Czech, Slovak, Russian, Croatian, Serbian, Slovene, Bulgarian, Macedonian
Means "peace and glory", derived from the Slavic elements mir "peace" and slav "glory"... [more]

MLADEN   Младен   m   Croatian, Serbian, Slovene, Bulgarian
Derived from south Slavic mlad meaning "young".

MOMCHIL   Момчил   m   Bulgarian
Derived from Bulgarian момче (momche) "boy".

NADEJDA   Надежда   f   Russian, Bulgarian
Variant transcription of NADEZHDA

NADEZHDA   Надежда   f   Russian, Bulgarian
Means "hope" in Russian.

NAUM   Наум   m   Russian, Bulgarian
Russian and Bulgarian form of NAHUM

NEDELCHO   Неделчо   m   Bulgarian
Masculine form of NEDELYA

NEDELYA   Неделя   f   Bulgarian
Means "Sunday" in Bulgarian.

NEVENA   Невена   f   Bulgarian, Macedonian
Derived from Bulgarian and Macedonian невен (neven) meaning "marigold".

NIKIFOR   Никифор   m   Russian, Bulgarian, Polish
Russian, Bulgarian and Polish form of NIKEPHOROS

NIKOLA (1)   Никола   m   Serbian, Croatian, Slovene, Bulgarian, Macedonian, Hungarian, Czech, Slovak, Basque
Cognate of NICHOLAS

NIKOLAI   Николай   m   Russian, Bulgarian
Russian and Bulgarian form of NICHOLAS... [more]

NIKOLINA   Николина   f   Bulgarian
Bulgarian feminine form of NICHOLAS

OGNIAN   Огнян   m   Bulgarian
Variant transcription of OGNYAN

OGNYAN   Огнян   m   Bulgarian
Derived from Bulgarian огнен (ognen) "fiery".

OLGA   Олга   f   Russian, Scandinavian, German, Hungarian, Polish, Romanian, Slovene, Serbian, Croatian, Bulgarian, Portuguese, Spanish
Russian form of HELGA... [more]

PAVEL   Павел   m   Russian, Czech, Bulgarian, Slovene
Russian, Czech, Bulgarian and Slovene form of PAUL

PENKA   Пенка   f   Bulgarian
Bulgarian feminine diminutive of PETAR

PENKO   Пенко   m   Bulgarian
Bulgarian diminutive of PETAR

PETAR   Петър   m   Serbian, Croatian, Bulgarian, Macedonian
Serbian, Croatian, Bulgarian and Macedonian form of PETER

PETIA   Петя   m & f   Russian, Bulgarian
Variant transcription of PETYA

PETYA   Петя   m & f   Russian, Bulgarian
Russian masculine diminutive of PETR or Bulgarian feminine diminutive of PETAR.

PLAMEN   Пламен   m   Bulgarian
Derived from Slavic plam meaning "flame, fire".

POLINA   Полина   f   Russian, Bulgarian
Short form of APOLLINARIYA

RADA   Рада   f   Russian, Bulgarian
Short form of Slavic names beginning with the element rad "happy".

RADKA   Радка   f   Czech, Bulgarian
Feminine form of RADKO

RADKO   Радко   m   Bulgarian, Czech
Diminutive of Slavic names beginning with rad "happy".

RADOMIR   Радомир   m   Czech, Russian, Bulgarian, Serbian
Cognate of RADZIMIERZ

RADOSLAV   Радослав   m   Russian, Czech, Bulgarian, Serbian, Croatian
Cognate of RADOSŁAW

RADOSLAVA   Радослава   f   Czech, Bulgarian, Russian, Serbian, Croatian
Feminine form of RADOSLAV

RAINA   Райна   f   Bulgarian
Variant transcription of RAYNA (1)

RAYA   Рая   f   Bulgarian
Diminutive of RAYNA (1)

RAYKO   Райко   m   Bulgarian
Bulgarian variant of RADKO

RAYNA (1)   Райна   f   Bulgarian
Either a Bulgarian form of REGINA or a feminine form of RAYNO

RAYNO   Райно   m   Bulgarian
Bulgarian variant of RADKO

ROSA (2)   Роса   f   Bulgarian
Means "dew" in Bulgarian.

ROSITSA   Росица   f   Bulgarian
Diminutive of ROSA (2)

ROZA   Роза   f   Russian, Slovene, Bulgarian
Means "rose" in the Slavic languages.

SAMUIL   Самуил   m   Russian, Bulgarian
Russian and Bulgarian form of SAMUEL

SAVA   Сава   m   Serbian, Bulgarian
Serbian and Bulgarian form of SABAS

SERGEI   Сергей   m   Russian, Bulgarian
Variant transcription of SERGEY

SERGEJ   Сергей   m   Russian, Bulgarian
Variant transcription of SERGEY

SERGEY   Сергей   m   Russian, Bulgarian
Russian and Bulgarian form of SERGIUS

SILVA   Силва   f   Bulgarian, Slovene
Short form of SILVIYA or SILVIJA

SILVIYA   Силвия   f   Bulgarian
Bulgarian form of SILVIA

SIMEON   Симеон   m   Biblical, Bulgarian
From the Hebrew name שִׁמְעוֹן (Shim'on) (see SIMON)... [more]

SNEZHANA   Снежана   f   Russian, Bulgarian, Macedonian
Russian, Bulgarian and Macedonian cognate of SNJEZANA

SPAS   Спас   m   Bulgarian
Derived from Bulgarian спасен (spasen) meaning "saved".

STANIMIR   Станимир   m   Bulgarian, Russian, Serbian
Derived from the Slavic elements stan "stand" and mir "peace".

STANISLAV   Станислав   m   Czech, Slovak, Russian, Slovene, Serbian, Croatian, Bulgarian
Derived from the Slavic elements stan meaning "stand" combined with slav "glory".

STANISLAVA   Станислава   f   Czech, Slovak, Russian, Slovene, Bulgarian
Feminine form of STANISLAV

STANKA   Станка   f   Slovene, Croatian, Bulgarian
Feminine diminutive of STANISLAV

STANKO   Станко   m   Slovene, Croatian, Bulgarian
Diminutive of STANISLAV

STEFAN   Стефан   m   German, Scandinavian, Dutch, Polish, Bulgarian, Serbian, Romanian
Cognate of STEPHEN, and a Romanian variant of ȘTEFAN.

STOYAN   Стоян   m   Bulgarian
Derived from Bulgarian стоя (stoya) "to stand, to stay".

STOYANKA   Стоянка   f   Bulgarian
Feminine form of STOYAN

SVETLANA   Светлана   f   Russian, Slovak, Bulgarian, Serbian
Derived from the Slavic element svet meaning "light, holy"... [more]

TATIANA   Татяна   f   Russian, Slovak, Bulgarian, Romanian, Polish, Spanish, Portuguese, Italian, English, Ancient Roman
Feminine form of the Roman name Tatianus, a derivative of the Roman name Tatius, which is of unknown meaning... [more]

TEODOR   Теодор   m   Scandinavian, Romanian, Czech, Slovak, Polish, Serbian, Croatian, Slovene, Hungarian, Bulgarian
Cognate of THEODORE

TEODORA   Теодора   f   Italian, Spanish, Portuguese, Swedish, Romanian, Polish, Bulgarian
Feminine form of Theodoros (see THEODORE).

TEREZA   Тереза   f   Bulgarian, Czech, Romanian, Portuguese (Brazilian)
Bulgarian, Czech, Romanian and Portuguese form of THERESA

TIMOTEI   Тимотей   m   Bulgarian
Bulgarian form of TIMOTHY

TODOR   Тодор   m   Bulgarian, Serbian
Bulgarian and Serbian form of THEODORE

TODORKA   Тодорка   f   Bulgarian
Bulgarian feminine form of THEODORE

TOMA (2)   Тома   m   Croatian, Serbian, Bulgarian, Romanian
Croatian, Serbian, Bulgarian and Romanian form of THOMAS

TSVETA   Цвета   f   Bulgarian
Feminine form of TSVETAN

TSVETAN   Цветан   m   Bulgarian
Means "colour" or "flower" in Bulgarian.

TSVETANKA   Цветанка   f   Bulgarian
Feminine diminutive of TSVETAN

VALENTIN   Валентин   m   Scandinavian, German, French, Czech, Russian, Bulgarian, Slovene, Romanian
Cognate of Valentinus (see VALENTINE (1)).

VALKO   Вълко   m   Bulgarian
Derived from Bulgarian вълк (valk) "wolf".

VARVARA   Варвара   f   Russian, Greek, Bulgarian
Russian, Greek and Bulgarian form of BARBARA

VASIL   Васил   m   Bulgarian, Macedonian
Bulgarian and Macedonian form of BASIL (1)

VASILKA   Василка   f   Bulgarian
Bulgarian feminine diminutive of BASIL (1)

VERONIKA   Вероника   f   Russian, Czech, Slovak, Slovene, Bulgarian, Scandinavian, German, Hungarian, Lithuanian, Latvian
Cognate of VERONICA

VIKTOR   Виктор   m   Scandinavian, German, Hungarian, Czech, Slovak, Bulgarian, Russian, Ukrainian, Croatian, Serbian, Slovene
Cognate of VICTOR

VIKTORIYA   Виктория   f   Russian, Bulgarian, Ukrainian
Russian, Bulgarian and Ukrainian form of VICTORIA (1)

VIOLETA   Виолета   f   Romanian, Bulgarian, Spanish
Romanian, Bulgarian and Spanish form of VIOLET

VLADIMIR   Владимир   m   Russian, Serbian, Croatian, Slovene, Bulgarian, Macedonian
Means "to rule with greatness" or "to rule with peace", derived from the Slavic element volod "rule" combined with mer "great, famous" or mir "peace"... [more]

VLADISLAV   Владислав   m   Russian, Czech, Slovene, Bulgarian, Serbian, Croatian
Means "to rule with glory", derived from the Slavic elements volod "rule" and slav "glory".

YAKOV   Яков   m   Jewish, Russian, Bulgarian
Russian and Bulgarian form of JACOB (or JAMES), and a Hebrew variant transcription of YAAKOV.

YAN   Ян   m   Bulgarian
Bulgarian form of Ioannes (see JOHN).

YANA   Яна   f   Bulgarian, Russian
Bulgarian and Russian feminine form of Ioannes (see JOHN).

YANKO   Янко   m   Bulgarian
Diminutive of YAN

YASEN   Ясен   m   Bulgarian
Means "ash tree" in Bulgarian.

YAVOR   Явор   m   Bulgarian
Bulgarian form of JAVOR

YOAN   Йоан   m   Bulgarian
Bulgarian form of JOHN

YOANA   Йоана   f   Bulgarian
Bulgarian feminine form of JOHN

YORDAN   Йордан   m   Bulgarian
Bulgarian form of JORDAN

YORDANA   Йордана   f   Bulgarian
Bulgarian feminine form of JORDAN

YORDANKA   Йорданка   f   Bulgarian
Bulgarian feminine form of JORDAN

YOSIF   Йосиф   m   Bulgarian
Bulgarian form of JOSEPH

YULIAN   Юлиан   m   Russian, Bulgarian
Russian and Bulgarian form of JULIAN

YULIANA   Юлиана   f   Russian, Bulgarian
Russian and Bulgarian form of JULIANA

YULIYA   Юлия   f   Russian, Bulgarian
Russian and Bulgarian form of JULIA

ZAHARI   Захари   m   Bulgarian
Bulgarian form of ZECHARIAH

ZAHARINA   Захарина   f   Bulgarian
Bulgarian feminine form of ZECHARIAH

ZARA (2)   Зара   f   Bulgarian
Diminutive of ZAHARINA

ZDRAVKO   Здравко   m   Croatian, Serbian, Slovene, Bulgarian
Derived from Slavic zdrav meaning "healthy".

ZHELYAZKO   Желязко   m   Bulgarian
Derived from Bulgarian желязо (zhelyazo) "iron".

ZHENYA   Женя   f & m   Russian, Bulgarian
Russian diminutive of YEVGENIYA or YEVGENIY or a Bulgarian diminutive of EVGENIYA.

ZHIVKA   Живка   f   Bulgarian, Macedonian
Feminine form of ZHIVKO

ZHIVKO   Живко   m   Bulgarian, Macedonian
Derived from the Slavic element жив (zhiv) "living".

ZORA   Зора   f   Czech, Slovak, Croatian, Serbian, Slovene, Bulgarian, Macedonian
Means "dawn" in south Slavic.