Name days in Bulgaria are name days associated with

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saints. Some names can be celebrated on more than one day. According to the tradition, guests are supposed to come uninvited and the person who has the celebrated name is supposed to be prepared to treat everyone. Today people prefer to invite their guests at home or at a bar or a restaurant. The celebrations are similar to those of birthdays, but usually the food, the music and the feel is somewhat more traditional, and sometimes even religious.

January

*1 : Vassil, Vesselin, Vasilena (on Vassilyovden) *2 : Silvia *3 : Jake , Zarina *4 : Tihomir *6 : Yordan, Bozhidar, Bogdan (on Bogoyavlenie; Yordanovden) *7 : Ivan, Yoan, Yoana (on Ivanovden) *11 : Bogdan, Bogdana, Bogomil, Teodosii *12: Tania, Tatiana (on SvetaTatiana) *14 : Adam, Kalcho, Nina *17 : Anton, Andon, Antonia, Donka, Doncho, Toni, Toncho (on Antonovden) *18 : Atanas, Atanaska, Nasko, Naska, Nacho, Tanyo, Tinka (on Atanasovden) *20 : Evtim *21 : Valeri, Valeria, Maksim *24 : Ksenia *25 : Grigor, Grigorena

February

*1 : Lozan, Trifon (on Trifon Zarezan) *3 : Simeon, Simona, Mona, Monchо *4 : Zheko, Zhelyaz, Zhelyazko, Zhechka, Zhechko, Zhecho (also alternative spellings Jeko, Jeliaz, Jechka, Jechko) *5 : Dobrin, Dobrinka *6 : Doroteya, Ognyan, Ognyana, Plamen, Plamena, Svetla, Svetlana, Svetozar, Svetlozar, Fotina *10 : Valentin, Valentina, Valya, Lambi *13 : Evlogi, Zoya, Zhivko Zhivka

March

*1 : Evdokia, Marta (on

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) *4 : Gera, Gerasim, Gercho *6 : Krasimir, Krasimira *9 : Mladen, Mladena *10 : Galin, Galina, Galya *13 : Nikifor *17 : Alexi *19 : Daria *20 : Svetla, Svetozar *22 : Rosen, Rosica *24 : Zahari, Hari *25 : Blagovest, Blagovesta, Blagoy, Blaga, Bonka, Boncho *26 : Gabriela *28 : Albena, Boyko, Boyka, Boyan, Boyana

April

*1: Avram *6 : Strahil *14 : Martin, Martina, Marta *18 : Viktor, Viktoria *25 : Mark, Marko

May

*1 : Maya *2 : Boris, Borislav, Borislava, Boryana (on Saint tzar Boris) *5 : Irina, Irena, Miroslav, Mircho, Miroslava, Mira, Miro *6 : Galin, Galina, Galya, Ganka, Gancho, Genko, Genoveva, Georgi, Gergana, Gergin, Gergina, Ginka, Gyuro, Zhorzh (on Gergyovden) *8 : Radoslav *9 : Hristofor *11 : Kiril, Kiro, Kirilka, Metodi, Metodiy, Metodiya (13 days before St. Cyril and St. Methodius' day) *20: Lidia, Lida *21 : Constantin, Dinko, Elena, Eleonora, Eli, Elin, Elka, Ilona, Koycho, Konstantin, Kosta, Kostadin, Kostadinka, Kostadinko, Kuncho, Lenko, Stanimir, Stanimira, Stanka, Stoil, Trayko *24 : Kiril, Kiro, Kirilka, Metodi, Metodiy, Metodiya

June

*10 : Antonina *15 : Avgustin, Vitan, Vitomir *20 : Biser, Bisera *21 : Yavor, Yasen *24 : Bilyana, Encho, Enyo, Yanka, Yanko, Yancho, Yanaki, Yana, Yani, Yanislav (on

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) *29 : Kamen, Pavel, Pavlin, Pavlina, Peyo, Penka, Pencho, Petrana, Petar, Petya, Petso (on Petrovden) *30 : Apostol

July

*1 : Dame, Damyan, Kuzman *7 : Delcho, Delyo, Nedelcho, Nedelya, Nedyalko, Nedko, Neli, Neshka, Neda, Nedelina *11 : Olga, Oleg *15 : Vladimir, Vladislav, Gospodin, Gospodinka *16 : Yulia, Yulian, Yuliana *17 : Marin, Marina, Marinka, Marinela *18 : Emil, Emilia, Emiliana, Emilian *20 : Iliya, Iliyan, Iliyana, Ilina, Ilka, Ilko, Lilo (on ) *22 : Lena, Magda, Magdalena, Manda, Meglena, Miglena *24 : Yana, Yanka, *25 : Ana, Anna, Anka, Aneliya, Aneta, Ani *27 : Panteley, Panko, Panto *29 : Kalin

August

*2 : Ilia, Ilija, Eliya *8 : Emil, Emilia, Emiliana, Emilian *15 : Mara, Marian, Mariana, Maria, Mariya, Mariyan, Mariyana, Masha, Mika, Mira (on Golyama Bogoroditza) *20 : Samuil *23 : Valko *26 : Adrian, Adriana, Natalia *29 : Anastas *30 : Aleko, Alexandra, Alexander, Sasha, Sasho (on Alexandrov Den) *31 : Genadi

September

*1 : Simeon, Mona, Moncho (on Simeonovden) *5 : Elza, Elisaveta, Izabela, Zahari, Svetozar, Svetlozara *8 : Maria *14 : Krastan, Krastina, Kristina, Kristiana, Krastyo, Kristal, Kancho, Stavri (on Krastyovden) *16 : Lyudmil, Lyudmila *17 : Vera, Verka, Vyara, Lyuba, Lyuben, Lyubov, Lyubomir, Nadezhda, Nadya, Sevda, Sofia (on Sveta Sofia) *22 : Galabin, Galabina

October

*6 : Toma, Tomi *11 : Filip *14 : Paraskeva, Penka, Pencho, Petka, Petko (on Petkovden) *18 : Zlatan, Zlatka, Zlatko, Zlatomir, Luka, Lukan *26 : Dimitrina, Dimitar, Dima, Dimo, Dragan, Mitro, Mitra (on Dimitrovden) *27 : Nestor *28 : Lachezar *30 : Zornitza, Zorka, Zoran

November

*8 : Angel, Angelina, Gavril, Emil, Emilia, Emiliana, Emilian, Lina, Mila, Milen, Milena, Milyo, Mihaela, Mihail, Mihaila, Ognyan, Plamen, Rayko, Rayna, Raycho, Rangel, Rafail, Raya, Rusi, Ruska,Reni, Serafim, Ruslan (on Arhangelovden) *11 : Victor, Victoria, Mina, Minka, Mincho *14 : Filip, Filyo *16 : Matey *23 : Alexandra, Alexander, Tsanka, Tsanko *24 : Ekaterina, Katerina, Katya, Tinka (only female form, on

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) *26 : Stiliyan, Stela *30 : Andrea, Andrej (on Andreevden)

December

*4 : Varvara *5 : Sava, Savka, Slavi, Slavcho, Sabi, Slav *6 : Nikola, Nikolay, Niki, Nikolina, Nina, Kolyo, Neno, Nenka, Niko (on

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) *9 : Anna, Ana, Anelia, Ani (only female form, on

Sveta Anna Sveta may refer to: People * Svetlana, a Russian feminine given name * Sveta Grigorjeva (born 1988), Estonian choreographer * Sveta Planman (born 1979), Russian-born Finnish fashion designer * Sveta Ugolyok (born ), Russian model Other uses * ...

) *12 : Spiridon, Spiro *15 : Svoboda *17 : Danail, Daniel, Daniela, Danko (on Sv. Danail) *20 : Ignat, Ognyan, Plamen, Iskra (on Ignazhden) *24 : Bistra, Blagorodna, Evgeni, Evgenia, Zheni, Zhechka, Parvan, Parvana *25 : Emil, Itso, Icho, Kristina, Kristian, Mladen, Radomir, Radoslav, Radoslava, Radostin, Radostina, Rumen, Rumyana, Hristina, Hristo, Hristofor (on

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) *26 : David, Datso, Dacho, Yosif, Yosko, Hristiana, Hrisitian *27 : Ventsi, Ventsislav, Ventsislava, Zapryan, Sonya, Stamen, Stana, Stanislav, Stanislava, Stanimir, Stanimira, Stanka, Stanko, Stancho, Stefan, Stefana, Stefania, Stefka, Stoil, Stoimen, Stoichko, Stoiko, Stoytcho, Stoyan, Stoyana, Stoyanka, Tanya, Tsanka, Tsanko, Tsona, Tsonka, Tsonko, Tsonyo (on Saint Stefan) {{col-end

Easter related name days

* First Saturday of the Great Lent: Todor(a), Teodor(a), Dora, Bozhidar * Lazarus Saturday: Lazar, Lazarina * Palm Sunday (Eastern Churches): all flower-related names, such as Bilyan(a), Tsveta, Tsvetin(a), Tsvetelin(a), Tsvetan(a), Tsvyatko, Margarita, Liliya, Lilyan(a), Violeta, Yavor, Zdravko, Zjumbjul, Nevena, Kameliya, Temenuzhka, Ralitsa, etc. * Easter Sunday (Eastern Churches): Velichko, Velichka, Veliko, Velin, Vela * Thomas Sunday: Toma, Tomislav, Tomislava * Ascension Sunday: Spas, Spaska

External links

Incomplete Name Calendar

Official calendar of the Bulgarian Orthodox Church
(in Bulgarian language)

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