The Bulgarian name consists of a personal name , patronymic and last name . The most recognizable form of a name, as a rule, consists of a name and a surname. Such a system among the Bulgarians entrenched in the second half of the 20th century . Previously, the surname was a middle name, the children were named after their father, his name, nickname or one of the other types of common Slavic names: Ivan Petrov Kolev - son of Peter Kolev, grandson of Kolya Kirilov, etc.
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Name
Modern personal Bulgarian names belong to different eras. The most ancient are Slavic names , for example, Boyan , Vladimir , Vladislav , Dragomir , Radoslav , Stoyan . These names have short forms - Boyko , Vlado , Drago , Miro , Rado , Slavko , Stoyko . Diminutive names can be officially used as independent, "passport" names.
Partial borrowing of ancient Thracian and Latin names is associated with the resettlement of the ancient Slavs in the Balkans and the expansion of their ties with the Thracian tribes .
With the advent of the prabolgar tribes Asparuh and Krum in the Slavic-Bulgarian lands, the first Türkic-speaking names appeared.
After the adoption of Christianity in 865 by Prince Boris (who received the name Michael) , his family and boyars, the mass penetration of Christian names began . The most common among the latter were Greek names , Hebrew and Latin were also common.
Contrary to the centuries-old Turkish rule and the imposition of Islam, the originally Muslim names of the Bulgarians are quite rare and are found mainly among the descendants of the Bulgarian Pomaks and among the mixed population.
In recent times, Bulgarians are increasingly borrowing foreign names, especially women .
Patronymic
In the Bulgarian language, patronymics are formed by adding the suffix -ov / -ev to the name of the father, that is, the way that existed in Russia as well . For example, “Georgi Ivanov Ivanov” - “Georgi the son of Ivan Ivanov”, “Ivayla Todorova Stoyanova” - “Ivayla the daughter of Todor Stoyanov”. Since the beginning of the 2000s, in the case of the birth of a single mother, a middle name is formed by adding the suffix -s / -ev to the name of the mother.
Surname
Bulgarian surnames are similar in spelling to Russian, but do not always coincide with them in pronunciation and origin. The emphasis in Bulgarian names, surnames and patronymics is inconstant and can go on to the initial (for example: Iskrov, Tashev, Vazov, Botev, Shcherev), middle (for example: Silyanov, Kiryakov, Schilyanov, Borisov) and the final syllable, that is, the suffixes “ov” ”And“ ev ”(for example: Ivanov, Petrov).
Previously, in order to avoid coincidence when pronouncing the middle name and last name “Ivanov”, there was an artificial book norm: middle name had to be pronounced: Ivanov, and last name was pronounced: Ivanov (for example: Ivan Ivanov Ivanov). Because of this, the names of some famous personalities in Russia became known in the wrong pronunciation. For example: Margret Nikonova and Lili Ivanova are known in Russia as Margarita Nikolova and Lili Ivanov . The fact is that “Nikolova” and “Ivanova” are essentially the middle names of women, but they, as artists, changed their names - turned their middle names into their last names. Therefore, in Bulgaria they say: Lili Ivanova, and in Russia they say, observing the rule for pronouncing the middle name: Lili Ivanova.
This book norm has not taken root and has not turned into a spoken language and is currently not respected: the last name and patronymic of "Ivanov" are pronounced the same: Ivan Ivanov Ivanov.
The child’s surname is given in three ways: 1. By the name of the father or mother 2. By the name of one of the grandfathers 3. By combining the names of the father and mother (through a hyphen)
Surname in a Bulgarian family
Article 12 of the Family Code of Bulgaria states:
| When drawing up an act for the conclusion of a civil marriage, each person entering into a marriage declares to keep his name or accept the name of his partner, or add the name of the partner to his name. As a family name, the name of one of the partners with whom he is known in society can be taken or added. |
In the 20th century, at the conclusion of a civil marriage, women almost always accepted the name of their spouse. Now the tendency to add the spouse's surname through a hyphen is becoming increasingly stronger.