Name days in Bulgaria are name day

Name day

A name day is a tradition in many countries in Europe and Latin America that consists of celebrating the day of the year associated with one's given name....

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Eastern Orthodox Church

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 saints. Some names can be celebrated on more than one day and some have even started following foreign traditions (like Valentina celebrating on the Catholic St. Valentine's 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 (on Vassilyovden)
• 4 : Tihomir
• 6 : Yordan, Boyan, Bogdan (on Bogoyavlenie), Moli
• 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
• 23 : Hristofor
• 24 : Ksenia
• 25 : Grigor, Grigorena
• 26 : Zhivka, Zhivko, Zoya

February

• 1 : Lozan, Trifon (on Trifon Zarezan)
• 3 : Mona, Moncho, Simeon
• 4 : Zheko, Zhelyazko, Zhechka, Zhechko, Zhecho
• 5 : Dobrin, Dobrinka
• 6 : Doroteya, Ognyan, Ognyana, Plamen, Plamena, Svetla, Svetlana, Svetozar, Svetlozar, Fotiy, Fotina
• 9 : Hristina
• 10 : Valentin, Valentina, Valya, Lambi, Haralambi
• 13 : Evlogi

March

• 1 : Marta, Martina, Evdokia (on Baba Marta
  Baba Marta
  Baba Marta is the name of a mythical figure who brings with her the end of the cold winter and the beginning of the spring. Her holiday of the same name is celebrated in Bulgaria on March 1 with the exchange and wearing of martenitsi.-Baba Marta:...
  
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• 4 : Gera, Gerasim, Gercho
• 6 : Krasimir, Krasimira
• 10 : Galin, Galina, Galya, Genoveva
• 12 : Todor, Todorka, Teodor, Teodora (Todorovden)
• 13 : Nikifor
• 15 : Bozhan, Bozhidar, Bozhidara, Bozhil, Bozhko, Emanuil, Manol, Mancho, Teodor, Teodora, Totyo
• 17 : Alexi
• 19 : Daria
• 20 : Svetla, Svetozar
• 23 : Lidia
• 24 : Zahari, Zaharina, Hari
• 25 : Blagovest, Blagovesta, Blagoy, Blaga, Bonka, Boncho, Marian, Mariana, Mariyan, Mariyana
• 28 : Albena, Boyko, Boyka, Boyan, Boyana

April

• 6 : Strahil
• 14 : Martin
• 18 : Viktor, Viktoria
• 21 : Zhelyo
• 23 : Alexandra, Lazar
• 25 : Mark, Marko
• 28 : Vitaliy, Vitan

May

• 1 : Maya
• 2 : Boris, Borislav, Borislava, Boryana (on Saint tzar Boris)
• 4 : Toma
• 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)
• 9 : Hristofor
• 11 : Kiril, Kiro, Kirilka, Metodi, Metodiy, Metodiya (13 days before St. Cyril and St. Methodius' day)
• 17 : Aleksi
• 21 : Constantin, Dinko, Elena, Eli, Elin, Elka, Ilona, Koycho, Konstantin, Kosta, Kostadin, Kostadinka, Kostadinko, Kuncho, Lenko, Stamen, Stanimir, Stanimira, Stanka, Stoil, Stoyan, Stoyanka, Trayko
• 24 : Kiril, Kiro, Kirilka, Metodi, Metodiy, Metodiya

June

• 4 : Marta
• 10 : Antonina
• 15 : Avgustin, Vitan, Vitomir
• 20 : Biser, Bisera
• 21 : Yavor, Yasen
• 24 : Encho, Enyo, Yanka, Yanko, Yancho, Yanaki, Yani, Yanislav (on Enyovden)
• 28 : David
• 29 : Apostol, Kamen, Pavel, Pavlin, Pavlina, Peyo, Penka, Pencho, Petrana, Petar, Petya, Petso (on Petrovden)

July

• 1 : Dame, Damyan
• 2 : Rumen, Rumyana, Chavdar
• 3 : Anatoliy
• 6 : Avakum, Valentin, Valentina, Valya
• 7 : Delcho, Delyo, Nedelcho, Nedelya, Nedyalko, Nedko, Neshka, Neda, Yanka, Yanko
• 11 : Olga, Oleg
• 15 : Vladimir, Gospodin, Gospodinka
• 16 : Yulia, Yulian, Yuliana
• 17 : Marin, Marina, Marinela
• 18 : Emil, Emilia, Emiliana, Emilian
• 20 : Iliya, Iliyan, Iliyana, Ilka, Ilko, Lilo (on Ilinden
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• 22 : Lena, Magda, Magdalena, Manda, Meglena, Miglena
• 25 : Ana, Anitsa, Anna, Yana
• 26 : Paraskeva
• 27 : Kliment, Panteley, Panko, Panto
• 29 : Goran, Kalin

August

• 2 : Nikodim
• 8 : Emilia, Emiliana, Emilian, Trendafil
• 14 : Martin
• 15 : Mara, Marian, Mariana, Maria, Mariyan, Mariyana, Masha, Mika, Mira, Preslav, Preslava (on Golyama Bogoroditza)
• 20 : Samuil
• 23 : Valko
• 26 : Adrian, Adriana, Natalia
• 29 : Anastas
• 30 : Aleko, Alexandra, Alexander, Sasho (on Alexandrov Den)
• 31 : Genadi

September

• 1 : Simeon, Mona, Moncho (on Simeonovden)
• 5 : Elza, Elisaveta, Izabela, Zahari, Hari, Svetozar, Svetlozara
• 8 : Ognyan, Ognyana
• 14 : Krastan, Krastina, Krastyo, Kancho, Stavri (on Krastyovden)
• 16 : Lyudmil, Lyudmila
• 17 : Vera, Verin, Veradin, Vyara, Dragan, Drago, Dragoy, Dragomir, Lyuba, Lyuben, Lyubov, Lyubomir, Nadezhda, Nadya, Sevda, Sofia (on Sveta Sofia)
• 20 : Oleg, Olga

October

• 3 : Ruska
• 4 : Vladimir
• 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

November

• 7 : Evgeni
• 8 : Angel, Angelina, Arhangel, Gavril, Emil, Emilia, Emiliana, Emilian, Lina, Mila, Milen, Milena, Milyo, Mihaela, Mihail, Plamen, Plamena, Rada, Radka, Radivoy, Radko, Radoslav, Radoslava, Radostin, Radostina, Rayko, Rayna, Raycho, Rangel, Rafail, Raya, Rusi, Ruska, Serafim, Ruslan (on Arhangelovden)
• 10 : Milan
• 11 : Viktor, Viktoria, Minka, Mincho
• 14 : Filip, Filyo
• 16 : Matey
• 23 : Alexandra, Alexander, Tsanka, Tsanko
• 24 : Ekaterina, Katya, Tinka (only female form, on Sveta Ekaterina)
• 26 : Stiliyan, ShteryBallsan
• 30 : Adrian, Adriana, Andriana, Andrea, Andrej (on Andreevden)

December

• 4 : Varvara
• 5 : Sava, Savka, Svetoslav, Svetoslava, Slavi Slavcho, Sabi
• 6 : Nicola, Nickolay,Niki,Nikolina, Nina, Kolyo, Nenka, Niko (on Nikulden)
• 9 : Anna, Ana, Yanitsa, Anelia, Anegroa, Ani (only female form, on Sveta Anna)
• 12 : Spiridon, Spiro
• 14 : Snezhana
• 15 : Svoboda
• 17 : Danail, Daniel, Daniela, Danko (on Sv. Danail)
• 20 : Ignat, Ognyan, Plamen, Iskra (on Ignazhden)
• 23 : Naum
• 24 : Bistra, Blagorodna, Evgeni, Evgenia, Zheni, Zhechka, Parvan, Parvana
• 25 : Emil, Itso, Icho, Mladen, Radomir, Radoslav, Radoslava, Radostin, Radostina, Hristina, Hristo, Hristofor (on Christmas
  Christmas
  Christmas or Christmas Day is an annual holiday generally celebrated on December 25 by billions of people around the world. It is a Christian feast that commemorates the birth of Jesus Christ, liturgically closing the Advent season and initiating the season of Christmastide, which lasts twelve days...
  
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• 26 : David, Datso, Dacho, Zhozef, Yosif
• 27 : Ventsi, Ventsislav, Ventsislava, Zapryan, Sonya, Stamen, Stana, Stanimir, Stanimira, Stanka, Stanko, Stancho, Stefan, Stefana, Stefania, Stefka, Stoil, Stoimen, Stoichko, Stoiko, Stoyan, Stoyan, Stoyanka, Tanya, Tsanka, Tsanko, Tsona, Tsonka, Tsonko, Tsonyo (on Saint Stefan
  Saint Stephen
  Saint Stephen The Protomartyr , the protomartyr of Christianity, is venerated as a saint in the Roman Catholic, Anglican, Lutheran, Oriental Orthodox and Eastern Orthodox Churches....
  
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Easter related name days

• First Saturday of the Great Lent
  Great Lent
  Great Lent, or the Great Fast, is the most important fasting season in the church year in Eastern Christianity, which prepares Christians for the greatest feast of the church year, Pascha . In many ways Great Lent is similar to Lent in Western Christianity...
  
  : Todor, Teodora, Dora, Bozhidar
• Lazarus Saturday
  Lazarus Saturday
  Lazarus Saturday, in the Orthodox Church and those Eastern Catholic Churches which follow the Byzantine Rite, is the day before Palm Sunday, and is liturgically linked to it...
  
  : Lazar, Lazarina
• Palm Sunday (Eastern Churches)
  Palm Sunday
  Palm Sunday is a Christian moveable feast that falls on the Sunday before Easter. The feast commemorates Jesus' triumphal entry into Jerusalem, an event mentioned in all four Canonical Gospels. ....
  
  : all flower-related names, such as Tzviatko, Margarita, Lilia, Violeta, Yavor, Zdravko, Zjumbjul, Nevena, Temenuzhka, Ralitza, etc.
• Easter Sunday (Eastern Churches): Velichka, Veliko, Velin, Vela
• Thomas Sunday: Toma, Tomislav, Tomislava
• Ascension Sunday: Spas, Spaska

External links

• Incomplete Name Calendar for 2003
• Incomplete Name Calendar for 2007