44%RatingSave Gender Masculine Usage Bulgarian, Medieval Slavic [1] Scripts Десислав(Bulgarian) Meaning & History Derived from Slavic elements, possibly deseti meaning "ten", combined with slava meaning "glory". Related NamesFamily Tree·Details Feminine FormsDesislava, Dessislava(Bulgarian) Categories fame, numbers, numeric meanings, uncertain etymology Sources & References Goldschmidt, Paul. A Dictionary of Period Russian Names, available from https://heraldry.sca.org/names/paul/.