Writing Adolescent Fiction/Character names/Bulgarian and Macedonian

Girls' names

 * Agnessa
 * Albena
 * Amaliia
 * Ana
 * Anastasija
 * Aneliya
 * Anna
 * Arebela
 * Beloslava
 * Bilyana
 * Bisera
 * Blagorodna
 * Blaguna
 * Bogdana
 * Bonislava
 * Borislava
 * Boyana
 * Boyka
 * Bozhidara
 * Branimira
 * Darina
 * Denitsa
 * Desislava
 * Dessislava
 * Diana
 * Doroteia
 * Ekaterina
 * Elena
 * Elene
 * Elissaveta
 * Eliza
 * Elizabeta
 * Emilia
 * Febeia
 * Fidanka
 * Genoveva
 * Gergana
 * Grozda
 * Grozdana
 * Iaga
 * Iglika
 * Ilyana
 * Inessa
 * Irena
 * Irina
 * Iuliia
 * Iurka
 * Iva
 * Ivanka
 * Jordanka
 * Kalina
 * Katerina
 * Khristina
 * Kira
 * Kiriana
 * Korneliia
 * Krasimira
 * Krassimira
 * Lili
 * Liliana
 * Lillia
 * Liudmila
 * Liudmilla
 * Lora
 * Lyudmila
 * Manuella
 * Margarita
 * Maria
 * Marketa
 * Martina
 * Mila
 * Milena
 * Mira
 * Monika
 * Nadeja
 * Nadezhda
 * Nataliia
 * Nedelya
 * Nevena
 * Nora
 * Ognyana
 * Paraskeva
 * Pavalina
 * Pavlina
 * Penka
 * Petia
 * Rada
 * Radina
 * Radka
 * Radoslava
 * Rahil
 * Rayka
 * Rayna
 * Rossitza
 * Roumiana
 * Rumania
 * Sesiliia
 * Snevana
 * Snezhana
 * Stanislava
 * Stanka
 * Stefana
 * Stefka
 * Stoyanka
 * Svetla
 * Svetlana
 * Tania
 * Temenuzhda
 * Teodora
 * Tereza
 * Todora
 * Todorka
 * Tsveta
 * Tsvetanka
 * Tzanka
 * Tzonka
 * Tzvetelina
 * Veneta
 * Vesselina
 * Violeta
 * Vladimira
 * Vyara
 * Yana
 * Yordanka
 * Zhivka
 * Zlatka
 * Zora

Boys' names

 * Adrian
 * Alekko
 * Aleksandur
 * Andrey
 * Angelar
 * Aspanuch
 * Asparuh
 * Atanas
 * Blagun
 * Bogdan
 * Bogomil
 * Boian
 * Bojidar
 * Boleslav
 * Boris
 * Borislav
 * Boyko
 * Branimir
 * Bulchru
 * Danail
 * Desislav
 * Dimitar
 * Dimitur
 * Dobri
 * Dragan
 * Dragija
 * Dragomir
 * Emanyil
 * Emil
 * Erazm
 * Galin
 * Gavril
 * Gedeon
 * Georgi
 * Georgiu
 * Gorazd
 * Gosho
 * Grigori
 * Grisha
 * Grozdan
 * Gruev
 * Hristo
 * Iassen
 * Iavor
 * Ieronim
 * Ilian
 * Iliia
 * Iordan
 * Isus Navin
 * Ivan
 * Ivaylo
 * Jivko
 * Kazimir
 * Khristo
 * Kimon
 * Kiril
 * Konstantin
 * Kosta
 * Krasimir
 * Kristo
 * Krum
 * Liuben
 * Ljubomir
 * Lyuben
 * Lyubomir
 * Matei
 * Mihail
 * Milan
 * Milen
 * Miroslav
 * Mladen
 * Momchil
 * Nayden
 * Nedelcho
 * Nikola
 * Nikolai
 * Nikolay
 * Ognian
 * Ognyan
 * Pavel
 * Pentcho
 * Petar
 * Peter
 * Petko
 * Petur
 * Plamen
 * Rad
 * Radko
 * Radomir
 * Radoslav
 * Rayko
 * Rimvidas
 * Rumen
 * Ruslan
 * Sabas
 * Samuil
 * Sander
 * Sasho
 * Sava
 * Simeon
 * Spas
 * Stanimir
 * Stanislav
 * Stanko
 * Stefan
 * Stoian
 * Stoyan
 * Symeon
 * Tihomir
 * Todor
 * Trifon
 * Tsvetan
 * Tzvetomir
 * Valko
 * Vasil
 * Veniamin
 * Ventseslav
 * Ventzislav
 * Veselin
 * Vesselin
 * Vihar
 * Vladimir
 * Vladislav
 * Yasen
 * Yavor
 * Yuliy
 * Zdravko
 * Zhelyazko
 * Zhivko
 * Zhon
 * Zlatan
 * Zlatko

Bulgarian surnames
Typically, a Bulgarian person inherits the last name of his father's family (family name), as well as a patronymic based on his father's given name, with a gender-agreeing suffix usually added. For example, Stoyan Georgiev Draganov would be the son of Georgi Petkov Draganov. The same person's daughter would bear the names Georgieva Draganova. Another way of preserving the family name and the name of a specific ancestor would be the following circulating of the names: if the father's name is Ivan Petrov Mihailov, the son is named Petar Ivanov Mihailov. Than if Petar has a son, his name will be Ivan Petrov Mihailov, and so on.


 * Aleksandrov
 * Aleksiev
 * Alexandrov
 * Alexiev
 * Aliev
 * Andonov
 * Andov
 * Andreev
 * Angelov
 * Antonov
 * Apostolov
 * Asenov
 * Atanasov
 * Avramov
 * Balakov
 * Balev
 * Beron
 * Blagoev
 * Bogdanov
 * Bojidarov
 * Bojilov
 * Bonev
 * Borimirov
 * Borisov
 * Boshkov
 * Botev
 * Boyanov
 * Bozinov
 * Brakalov
 * Brankov
 * Briski
 * Brukhalov
 * Choroleev
 * Christov
 * Cvetkov
 * Davidov
 * Deskov
 * Dimitrov
 * Dimov
 * Dinev
 * Dobrev
 * Donchev
 * Donev
 * Dounev
 * Draganov
 * Dzhurov
 * Evanov
 * Filipov
 * Firfov
 * Ganchev
 * Ganev
 * Genchev
 * Genov
 * Georghiev
 * Georgiev
 * Gergiev
 * Ginchev
 * Gogov
 * Gospodinov
 * Grigorov
 * Gruev
 * Guentchev
 * Gueorgiev
 * Hasanov
 * Hinov
 * Hlutev
 * Hristov
 * Hubchev
 * Ignatiev
 * Ignatov
 * Iliev
 * Iloski
 * Ivanov
 * Ivaylov
 * Janev
 * Jordanov
 * Jovtvev
 * Kamenov
 * Karanov
 * Karavelov
 * Karshakov
 * Katzarov
 * Kirilov
 * Kirov
 * Kiryakov
 * Kishishev
 * Kolev
 * Konstantinov
 * Kostadinov
 * Kostov
 * Kovachev
 * Kozlek
 * Krastev
 * Kremenliev
 * Krumov
 * Krupov
 * Langov
 * Lazarov
 * Lechkov
 * Liapchev
 * Lomek
 * Lukanov
 * Lunchev
 * Maleev
 * Manolov
 * Marinov
 * Markhov
 * Markov
 * Matev
 * Matov
 * Metodiev
 * Mihailov
 * Mihaylov
 * Mihov
 * Milanov
 * Milev
 * Minchev
 * Minkov
 * Mitkov
 * Mitov
 * Mladenov
 * Nachev
 * Naydenov
 * Nedelchev
 * Nenov
 * Nikolaev
 * Nikolov
 * Panayotov
 * Paskalev
 * Pavlov
 * Peev
 * Penchev
 * Pendarev
 * Penev
 * Penov
 * Petkov
 * Petrinski
 * Petrov
 * Popov
 * Prandjev
 * Prandzhev
 * Radev
 * Raev
 * Rangelov
 * Rusev
 * Savov
 * Simeonov
 * Sirakov
 * Slavov
 * Sofiyanski
 * Spasov
 * Spassov
 * Spirov
 * Stamboliev
 * Stanchev
 * Stanev
 * Stankov
 * Stanoytchev
 * Stefanov
 * Stoev
 * Stoianov
 * Stoickkov
 * Stoilov
 * Stojanov
 * Stoyanov
 * Stoychev
 * Stoykov
 * Strashilov
 * Svetkov
 * Tanev
 * Tasev
 * Terziev
 * Tihanek
 * Todorov
 * Tomash
 * Tomov
 * Tonev
 * Tontchev
 * Trifonov
 * Tsankov
 * Tsvetanov
 * Tsvetkov
 * Tzekin
 * Uzunov
 * Valchev
 * Valkov
 * Vasilev
 * Vassilev
 * Velev
 * Velikov
 * Velkov
 * Videnov
 * Vlamidirov
 * Vulchanov
 * Yanev
 * Yankov
 * Yordanov
 * Yordanyotov
 * Yotov
 * Zahariev
 * Zdravkov
 * Zelenogorski
 * Zhelev
 * Zhivkov
 * Zlatev

Macedonian surnames
Eastern Macedonia, Southeastern Macedonia and Vardar use -ov/-ev surnames like those of the Bulgarians. Northeastern Macedonia and Skopje ose -ovski and -evski names. Pelagonia and Southwestern Macedonia use either -oski and -eski or -ovski and -evski names. Polog is predominantly Albanian.


 * Aleksovski
 * Andonovski
 * Andovski
 * Angelovski
 * Arsovski
 * Atanasovski
 * Blazevski
 * Boskovski
 * Bozinovski
 * Brankovski
 * Cvetanovski
 * Cvetkovski
 * Damcevski
 * Dimitrievski
 * Dimitrovski
 * Dimovski
 * Dimoski
 * Donevski
 * Filipovski
 * Florovski
 * Georgievski
 * Gjorgjievski
 * Hristovski
 * Ilievski
 * Ivanovski
 * Jakimovski
 * Janevski
 * Jovanoski
 * Jovanovski
 * Kitanovski
 * Kitevski
 * Kocevski
 * Kostovski
 * Krstevski
 * Kuzmanovski
 * Lazareski
 * Lazarevski
 * Manasievski
 * Manevski
 * Markovski
 * Matovski
 * Micevski
 * Mihajlovski
 * Milevski
 * Milosevski
 * Mitevski
 * Mitreski
 * Mitrevski
 * Mladenovski
 * Naumoski
 * Naumovski
 * Nikoloski
 * Nikolovski
 * Pakovski
 * Pavlovski
 * Petkovski
 * Petreski
 * Petrevski
 * Petrovski
 * Petrusevski
 * Poposki
 * Popovski
 * Risteski
 * Ristevski
 * Ristovski
 * Simonovski
 * Sisovski
 * Spasovski
 * Stefanovski
 * Stojanoski
 * Stojanovski
 * Stojcevski
 * Stojkovski
 * Stoykovski
 * Talevski
 * Tanevski
 * Tasevski
 * Todorovski
 * Trajanovski
 * Trajcevski
 * Trajkoski
 * Trajkovski
 * Vasilevski
 * Velevski
 * Velickovski
 * Velkovski
 * Zafirovski