23-718: Bogdanov (Богданов) or Bogdanova (Богданова; feminine) is a common Russian and Bulgarian surname , that derives from the given name Bogdan and literally means Bogdan's . Translated: Bogu dan = God gave. Bogdanovs in Latvia. Notable people with the surname include: Bogdanov [ edit ] Abraham Bogdanove (1888–1946) Russian muralist, artist and educator Alexei Alexeivich Bogdanov (1907–1971), Soviet geologist Andrei Ivanovich Bogdanov (1692–1766), Russian bibliographer and ethnographer Igor and Grichka Bogdanoff (1949–2021/2022), French TV hosts and twin brothers, notable for
46-459: A patronymic , which is second (and is usually omitted when referring to the person), and a family name , which comes last. 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
69-401: 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 Georgi ev Draganov would be the son of Georgi Petkov Draganov . The same person's daughter would bear the names Georgi eva Draganov a . Another way of preserving the family name and
92-508: A name without conforming with these traditions, however, still many of them continue to observe them. 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. Many Bulgarian given names have a diminutive and/or a shorter version, which is almost always used in an informal context. Following is an example of some common diminutives: Often these diminutives become independent given names in their own right. Typically,
115-407: Is also popular with Russians. For these three most popular suffixes, there is also a plural form used when referring to the family as a whole or several members of it (as opposed to a single member). For "–ov/–ova" and "–ev/–eva" it is "–ovi/–evi", for "–ski/–ska" it is "–ski" and for "–in/–ina" the form is "–ini". Historically,
138-472: Is different from Wikidata All set index articles Bulgarian surname The Bulgarian name system ( Bulgarian : Българска именна система) has considerable similarities with most other European name systems, and with those of other Slavic peoples such as the Russian name system, although it has certain unique features. Bulgarian names usually consist of a given name , which comes first,
161-454: Is not only popular with Bulgarians but with most other Slavic people, such as Polish , Macedonians, Russians (most often spelled as "-sky"), Belarusians and Ukrainians . Another suffix is "–in/–ina" (e.g. Kunin, Ganina, Radin). Unlike all other Bulgarian patronymics and family names, these stem from a female name (e.g. "of Kuna", "of Gana", "of Rada"). They are most common in the region of Razlog and Bansko. The "–in" suffix
184-400: Is not uncommon for people to have the same patronymic and surname; for instance the children of Petar Ivanov Petrov would be Georgi Petrov Petrov and Lyudmila Petrova Petrova. (This would also be distinguished from Russians, who would be named "Georgi Petrovich Petrov" and "Lyudmila Petrovna Petrova".) Although most popular, "–ov/–ev" and respectively "–ova/–eva" are not
207-534: The Bogdanov affair and numerous internet memes Ivan Bogdanov (1897–1942), Soviet military officer Ivan Bogdanov (painter) (1855–1932), Russian painter Malachi Bogdanov , British theatre director Michael Bogdanov (1938–2017), British theatre director Mikhail Aleksandrovich Bogdanov (1914–1995), Soviet production designer Nikolay Bogdanov-Belsky (1868–1945), Russian painter Semen Ilyich Bogdanov (1894–1960), Soviet military officer, Hero of
230-585: 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. Traditionally, the parents would often name their child after an older relative, so that his/her name would live on in the family. Today, however, these are not binding conditions and are often ignored: parents often pick
253-526: The surname Bogdanov . If an internal link intending to refer to a specific person led you to this page, you may wish to change that link by adding the person's given name (s) to the link. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Bogdanov&oldid=1236165559 " Categories : Surnames Russian-language surnames Bulgarian-language surnames Theophoric names Patronymic surnames Hidden categories: Articles with short description Short description
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#1732772820227276-2853: The Soviet Union Vladimir Leonidovich Bogdanov (born 1951), Russian oil tycoon Jon Bogdanove (Born 1958), American artist Science [ edit ] Alexander Bogdanov (1873–1928), Belarusian-Russian physician, philosopher, economist, writer and revolutionary Anatoli Petrovich Bogdanov (1834–1896), Russian zoologist and anthropologist Bogdan Bogdanov (1940–2016), Bulgarian classical philologist, culturologist and translator Konstantin Bogdanov (born 1963), Russian anthropologist and philologist Modest Bogdanov (1841–1888), Russian zoologist Rifkat Bogdanov (1950–2013), Tatar-Russian mathematician Politics [ edit ] Andrei Vladimirovich Bogdanov , (born 1970), Russian politician Boris Bogdanov (1884–1960), Menshevik revolutionary Pyotr Bogdanov (1882–1939), Bolshevik statesman, engineer and economist Sport [ edit ] Anatoli Bogdanov (born 1981), Russian footballer Anatoli Ivanovich Bogdanov (1931–2001), Soviet sport shooter Andrei Bogdanov (1958–1999), Russian swimmer Eduard Bogdanov (born 1968), Russian football player and coach Lyubomir Bogdanov (born 1982), Bulgarian football player Maksims Bogdanovs (born 1989), Latvian motorcycle speedway rider Petar Bogdanov (born 1948), Bulgarian high jumper Sergei Dmitriyevich Bogdanov (born 1977), Russian footballer Valeri Bogdanov (footballer, born 1952) , Russian football player and coach Valeri Bogdanov (footballer, born 1966) , Russian football player Bogdanova [ edit ] Anna Bogdanova (born 1984), Russian heptathlete Krasimira Bogdanova (1949–1992), Bulgarian basketball player Ludmila Bogdanova, penname of Belarusian writer Rakitina Nika (born 1963) Lyudmila Bogdanova (born 1983), Russian judoka Margarita Louis-Dreyfus (born 1962), née Bogdanova Nadejda (Nadezhda) Bogdanova (1836–1897), Russian dancer with an international career, prima ballerina of Paris Opera and Bolshoi Theatre . Olga Bogdanova (born 1951), actress Olga Bogdanova (born 1994), Estonian rhythmic gymnast Svetlana Bogdanova (handballer) (born 1964), Russian handball player Svetlana Bogdanova (water polo) (born 1976), Russian water polo player Yuliya Bogdanova (born 1964), Soviet swimmer Viktoria Bogdanova (born 1994), Estonian rhythmic gymnast Glikeriya Bogdanova-Chesnokova (1904–1983), Soviet theatre and film actress Bogdanovs [ edit ] Maksims Bogdanovs See also [ edit ] Bogdanów (disambiguation) Bogdan Bogdani [REDACTED] Surname list This page lists people with
299-2271: The appearance or character of the person, may constitute a wish or even stem from pre-Christian conjuring rituals that are meant not to attract the evil spirits . Below are listed examples of Bulgarian Slavic names and Bulgarian names of Greek, Latin, or Hebrew origin: Feminine names: Ana, Aneliya, Aneta, Bilyana, Bisera, Blagovesta, Bonislava, Bogdana , Borislava, Boryana, Boyana , Boyka, Bozhidara , Branimira , Daniela, Darina, Denitsa, Desislava, Diana, Dobromira, Elena, Elisaveta, Elitsa, Emilia, Evelina, Gabriela, Galya, Gergana, Ginka, Gloria, Grozda, Grozdana, Hristina, Iliana, Ioana, Iordanka, Ivanka, Ivelina, Kalina, Katerina, Krasimira , Kremena, Kristina, Lyudmila , Lyubov, Maia, Maria, Mariya, Marina, Mariyana, Margarita, Mila, Milena , Mira, Monika, Nadya, Nadezhda, Natalia, Nedelya, Neli, Nevena, Nikol, Nikolina, Nina, Nora, Nusha, Ognyana , Olga, Petya, Plamena, Rada, Radina, Radka, Radoslava , Radostina, Ralitsa, Raina, Raya, Rossitza, Roza, Rumyana, Savina, Simona, Stanislava , Snezhana, Stanka, Stilyana, Stoyanka, Svetlana , Tanya, Tatyana, Teodora, Todora, Todorka, Trendafila, Tsveta, Tsvetanka, Valentina, Vasilka, Veselina, Viktoria, Violeta, Vladimira, Vyara, Yana, Zhivka, Zlatka, Zora ... Masculine names: Andrei, Angel, Aleksandar, Aleksi, Anastas, Anton, Asen, Asparuh, Atanas, Bogdan , Bogomil , Bojidar , Boris , Borislav, Boyan, Boiko, Branimir , Daniel, Danail, Delyan, Desislav, Dimo, Dobromir, Dragan , Dragomir , Elian, Genadi, Georgi, Grozdan, Hristiyan, Hristo, Hristofor, Ilian, Iordan Ioan (Yoan), Ivan, Ivo, Ivailo, Kalin, Kaloyan, Kiril, Kostadin, Krasimir , Krum, Lyuben, Lyubomir , Mihail, Milan , Milen, Miroslav , Mladen , Momchil, Nayden, Nedelcho, Nedyalko, Nikola, Nikolay, Ognian, Ognyan , Pencho , Petar, Plamen, Radko, Radomir , Radoslav , Rayko, Rumen, Sabin, Samuil, Simeon, Spas, Stefan, Stanimir , Stanislav , Stanko, Stilyan, Stoyan, Theodosii, Tihomir, Todor, Tsvetan, Valko, Valentin, Vasil, Ventsislav , Veselin, Vladimir , Vladislav , Yasen, Yavor, Yordan Zdravko , Zhelyazko, Zhivko, Zdravko, Zlatan , Zlatko... In addition, some Bulgarian names may be of Thracian (e.g. Neno, Dako, Geto) or Bulgar (Boris, Boyan , Biser) origin. Since
322-480: The husband may also take or add his wife's family name. Sometimes a person is well known and referred to with his patronymic, e.g. sci-fi writer Lyuben Dilov 's full name is Lyuben Dilov Ivanov, the Bulgarian cosmonaut Georgi Ivanov 's full name is Georgi Ivanov Kakalov, and footballer Georgi Asparuhov 's full name is Georgi Asparuhov Rangelov. Among Bulgarians in Serbia , as well as in other countries throughout
345-428: 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. Then if Petar has a son, his name will be Ivan Petrov Mihailov, and so on. Until recently , if the father's name was not a specific family name, the child would take his patronymic as a family name, so names in a chain of generations would shift. For example,
368-557: The name of the family's founder, adding the patronymic Slavic suffix "–ov/–ev" (men) or "–ova/–eva" (women) (e.g. Ivanov, Radeva, Parvanov, Petrova, Asenov, Tsvetanova). Family names may indicate the occupation of the founder, his nickname or origin, in which case names of Ottoman Turkish or Greek etymology can be found in addition to those of Slavic origin (e.g. Kolarov, Kalaydzhieva, Popova, Cholakov, Kovacheva, Daskalov, Tepavicharov, Uzunova). Most Bulgarian surnames end with "–ov(a)" or "–ev(a)". They work
391-411: The only patronymic and family name suffixes. The second most popular suffix is "–ski/–ska" (sometimes "–ki/–ka") (e.g. Zelenogorski, Stoykovska, Petrinska), which, besides often being merely a version of an "–ov/–ev" or "-–ova/–eva" name, may also often indicate origin (e.g. Sofianski — "from Sofia ", Stamboliyski — "from Istanbul "). This suffix
414-524: The same way as the patronymic (and are in fact derived from them), and are possessive forms of given names. The "–ov/–ev" (masculine) and "–ova/–eva" (feminine) suffixes are also extremely popular and commonly used by Russians and Macedonians . Consequently, the surnames Ivanov(a), Petrov(a) and Papazov(a) are the three most common surnames in Bulgaria. As these "–ov/–ev" surnames are indistinguishable from patronymics, it
437-557: The son of Petar Stoyanov Ivanov would be Georgi Petrov Stoyanov, his son would be Ivaylo Georgiev Petrov, his son would be Marin Ivaylov Georgiev. This practice often caused confusion in the past, especially when dealing for foreign institutions, since a child did not bear his father's family name. However, the recent generation has all but abandoned this practice. When marrying, today a woman may choose either to adopt her husband's family name, retain her maiden name or combine
460-749: The town of Koprivshtitsa . Names lacking a suffix, although often foreign-sounding, have been more popular in the past, but still exist today (e.g. Beron, Tomash), despite being quite uncommon. According to one study using telephone directory data, the five most popular male given names are Ivan (43,882 holders), Georgi (40,288), Dimitar (31,471) and Petar (20,602). The most popular female names are Maria (20,108), Ivanka (11,872) Elena (9,568), Yordanka (7,962) and Penka (6,696). The top ten family names are Ivanov/a , Georgiev/a , Dimitrov/a , Petrov/a , Nikolov/a , Hristov/a , Stoyanov/a, Todorov/a and Iliev/a. In English: In Bulgarian: Anna Bogdanova Anna Bogdanova (born 21 October 1984)
483-470: The two using a hyphen. For instance, when marrying Nikolay Petrov, Maria Bogdanova could become Petrova, remain Bogdanova or adopt Petrova-Bogdanova or Bogdanova-Petrova. Historically, she would adopt her husband's name. In any case, a woman retains her patronymic, which she has inherited from her father. The Family Code (Bulgarian law regulating wedlock, cohabitation and family) allows the reverse as well:
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#1732772820227506-669: The universal suffix "–ovich" and "-evich" was quite popular in some regions (bearers of such names include Gavril Krastevich , Hristofor Zhefarovich , Petar Parchevich , Kiril Peychinovich , etc.), particularly among the Roman Catholic Bulgarians, but has today largely fallen out of use and is more typical for the Serbo - Croatian name system (where it is usually spelled " -ić "). In addition, other suffixes also exist: for instance, names like Tihanek, Kozlek, Lomek (suffixed "–ek") were historically dominant in
529-404: The world, the a ending of women's surnames is usually dropped, resulting in names such as Elizabeta Nikolov instead of Nikolova. Other examples of changes in the family name of Bulgarians living abroad is how Nikolov turns into Nikoloff. In most cases (though by no means always), the etymology of Bulgarian patronymics and family names closely corresponds to that of given names. Many families bear
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