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==Given Names== | ==Given Names== | ||
*Traditionally, children were often named after an older relative, so as to keep that relative's name in the family. This practice is not binding today. | *Traditionally, children were often named after '''an older relative''', so as to keep that relative's name in the family. This practice is not binding today. | ||
* | *Traditions to name a child after the parents' '''best man or maid of honor or the saint on whose name day''' the child is born also exist. | ||
*Traditionally, the Bulgarian given names are either of Slavic origin or from Greek, Latin or Hebrew when reflecting Christian faith (e.g. Petar, Maria, Ivan, Teodora, Georgi, Nikolay, Mihail, Paraskeva, Dimitar). | *Traditionally, the Bulgarian given names are either of '''Slavic origin or from Greek, Latin or Hebrew when reflecting Christian faith''' (e.g. Petar, Maria, Ivan, Teodora, Georgi, Nikolay, Mihail, Paraskeva, Dimitar). | ||
*The Slavic names may describe the appearance or character of the person, may constitute a wish or even stem from pre-Christian conjuring rituals and meant not to attract the evil spirits.<ref>"Bulgarian name", in Wikipedia, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bulgarian_name, accessed 2 March 2021.</ref> | *The Slavic names may '''describe the appearance or character of the person, may constitute a wish or even stem from pre-Christian conjuring rituals and meant not to attract the evil spirits'''.<ref>"Bulgarian name", in Wikipedia, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bulgarian_name, accessed 2 March 2021.</ref> | ||
*In addition, some Bulgarian names may be of '''Thracian''' (e.g. Neno, Dako, Boto, Geto) or '''Bulgar''' (Boris, Boyan, Biser) origin. | |||
*Since the Bulgarian National Revival and the Liberation of Bulgaria in 1878, names of '''successful medieval Bulgarian rulers''', like Asen, Asparuh, Ivaylo, Samuil, Simeon or Krum, have also gained a lot of popularity. | |||
*'''Masculine given names''' can end in a variety of letters, such as "l", "r", "n", "o", "i", etc. whereas '''feminine names''' more commonly end in "a" and occasionally "i". | |||
==For Further Reading== | ==For Further Reading== | ||