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'''Name days in Bulgaria''' are [[name day]]s associated with [[Eastern Orthodox Church|Eastern Orthodox]]<ref name="Atlas">{{Cite book |last1=Brien |first1=Joanne O. |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=PbIwDwAAQBAJ&q=russian+orthodox+church+followers+membership+adherents+million&pg=PT12 |title=The Atlas of Religion |last2=Palmer |first2=Martin |date=2007 |publisher=University of California Press |isbn=978-0-520-24917-2 |page=22 |quote=There are over 220 million Orthodox Christians worldwide.}}</ref> saints. Some names can be celebrated on more than one 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.

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==January==
*1 : Vassil, Vesselin, Vasilena (on [[Vassilyovden]])
*2 : Silvia
*4 : Tihomir
*6 : Yordan, Bozhidar, Bogdan (on [[Bogoyavlenie]]; [[Yordanovden]])
*7 : Ivan, Yoan, Yoana, Ivaylo (on [[Ivanovden]])
*11 : Bogdan, Bogdana, Bogomil, Teodosii
*12: Tania, Tatiana (on [[Sveta Tatiana]])
*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
*24 : Ksenia
*25 : Grigor, Grigorena
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==February==
*1 : Lozan, Trifon (on [[Trifon Zarezan]])
*2 : Radost, Radostin, Radina, Radoslav
*3 : Simeon, Simona, Mona, Monchо
*4 : Zheko, Zhelyaz, Zhelyazko, Zhechka, Zhechko, Zhecho (also alternative spellings Jeko, Jeliaz, Jechka, Jechko)
*5 : Dobrin, Dobrinka
*6 : Doroteya, Ognyan, Ognyana, Plamen, Plamena, Svetla, Svetlana, Svetozar, Svetlozar, Fotina
*10 : Valentin, Valentina, Valya, Lambi
*13 : Evlogi, Zoya, Zhivko Zhivka 
*14 : Trifon
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==March==
*1 : Evdokia, Marta (on [[Baba Marta]])
*4 : Gera, Gerasim, Gercho
*6 : Krasimir, Krasimira
*9 : Mladen, Mladena
*10 : Galin, Galina, Galya
*13 : Nikifor
*17 : Alexi
*19 : Daria
*20 : Svetla, Svetozar
*22 : Rosen, Rosica
*24 : Zahari, Zaharina, Hari
*25 : Blagovest, Blagovesta, Blagoy, Blaga, Bonka, Boncho
*26 : Gabriela
*28 : Albena, Boyko, Boyka, Boyan, Boyana

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==April==
*1 : Avram 
*6 : Strahil
*12 : Yassen 
*14 : Martin, Martina, Marta
*18 : Viktor, Viktoria
*25 : Mark, Marko{{col-end}}
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==May==
*1 : Maya, Tamara 
*2 : Boris, Borislav, Borislava, Boryana (on [[Boris I|Saint tzar Boris]])
*5 : Irina, Irena, Miroslav, Mircho, Miroslava, Mira, Miro
*6 : Galin, Galina, Galya, Ganka, Gancho, Genko, Genoveva, Georgi, Gergana, Gergin, Gergina, Ginka, Gyuro (!Gyurov!), Zhorzh (on [[Gergyovden]])
*8 : Radoslav
*9 : Hristofor
*11 : Kiril, Kiro, Kirilka, Metodi, Metodiy, Metodiya (13 days before St. Cyril and St. Methodius' day)
*20: Lidia, Lida
*21 : Constantin, Dinko, Elena, Eleonora, Eli, Elin, Elka, Ilona, Koycho, Konstantin, Kosta, Kostadin, Kostadinka, Kostadinko, Kuncho, Lenko, Stanimir, Stanimira, Stanka, Stoil, Trayko
*24 : Kiril, Kiro, Kirilka, Metodi, Metodiy, Metodiya
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==June==
*24 : Bilyana, Encho, Enyo, Yancho, Yanaki, Yana, Yani, Yanislav, Yanka, Yanko (on [[Enyovden]])
*29 : Kamen, Pavel, Pavlin, Pavlina, Peyo, Penka, Pencho, Petrana, Petar, Petya, Petso (on [[Petrovden]])
*30 : Apostol
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==July==
*1 : Dame, Damyan, Kuzman 
*7 : Delcho, Delyo, Nedelcho, Nedelya, Nedyalko, Nedko, Neli, Neshka, Neda, Nedelina
*11 : Olga, Oleg
*15 : Vladimir, Vladislav, Gospodin, Gospodinka
*16 : Yulia, Yulian, Yuliana
*17 : Marin, Marina, Marinka, Marinela
*18 : Emil, Emilia, Emiliana, Emilian
*20 : Iliya, Iliyan, Iliyana, Ilina, Ilka, Ilko, Lilo (on {{Interlanguage link multi|St Elijah's Day|bg|3=Илинден|WD=|lt=Ilinden}})
*22 : Lena, Magda, Magdalena, Manda, Meglena, Miglena
*24 : Yana, Yanka, 
*25 : Ana, Anna, Anka, Aneliya, Aneta, Ani
*27 : Panteley, Panko, Panto
*29 : Kalin
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==August==
*2 : Ilia, Ilija, Eliya
*8 : Emil, Emilia, Emiliana, Emilian
*15 : Mara, Marian, Mariana, Maria, Mariya, Mariyan, Mariyana, Masha, Mika, Mira (on [[Golyama Bogoroditza]]) 
*20 : Samuil
*23 : Valko
*26 : Adrian, Adriana, Natalia
*29 : Anastas
*30 : Aleko, Alexandra, Alexander, Sasha, Sasho (on [[Alexandrov Den]])
*31 : Genadi
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==September==
*1 : Simeon, Mona, Moncho (on [[Simeonovden]])
*5 : Elza, Elisaveta, Izabela, Zahari, Svetozar, Svetlozara
*8 : Maria
*14  : Krastan, Krastina, Kristina, Kristiana, Krastyo, Kristal, Kancho, Stavri (on [[Krastyovden]])
*16 : Lyudmil, Lyudmila
*17 : Vera, Verka, Vyara, Lyuba, Lyuben, Lyubov, Lyubomir, Nadezhda, Nadya, Sevda, Sofia, Nadejda (on [[Sveta Sofia]])
*22 : Galabin, Galabina

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==October==
*3 : Denis, Denislav, Denislava
*6 : Toma, Tomi
*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
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==November==
*8 : Angel, Angelina, Gavril, Emil, Emilia, Emiliana, Emilian, Lina, Mila, Milen, Milena, Milyo, Mihaela, Mihail, Mihaila, Ognyan, Plamen, Rayko, Rayna, Raycho, Rangel, Rafail, Raya, Rusi, Ruska, Reni, Serafim, Ruslan (on [[Arhangelovden]])
*11 : Victor, Victoria, Mina, Minka, Mincho
*14 : Filip, Filyo
*16 : Matey
*23 : Alexandra, Alexander, Tsanka, Tsanko
*24 : Ekaterina, Katerina, Katya, Tinka (only female form, on [[Sveta Ekaterina]])
*26 : Stiliyan, Stela
*30 : Andrea, Andrej (on [[Andreevden]])
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==December==
*4 : Varvara
*5 : Sava, Savka, Slavi, Slavcho, Sabi, Slav
*6 : Nikola, Nikolay, Niki, Nikolina, Nina, Kolyo, Neno, Nenka, Niko, Nia (on [[Nikulden]])
*9 : Anna, Ana, Anelia, Ani (only female form, on [[Sveta Anna]])
*12 : Spiridon, Spiro
*15 : Svoboda
*17 : Danail, Daniel, Daniela, Danko (on [[Sv. Danail]])
*20 : Ignat, Ognyan, Plamen, Iskra (on [[Ignazhden]])
*24 : Bistra, Blagorodna, Evgeni, Evgenia, Zheni, Zhechka, Parvan, Parvana
*25 : Emil, Itso, Icho, Kristina, Kristian, Mladen, Radomir, Radoslav, Radoslava, Radostin, Radostina, Rumen, Rumyana, Hristina, Hristo, Hristofor (on [[Christmas]])
*26 : David, Datso, Dacho, Yosif, Yosko
*27 : Ventsi, Ventsislav, Ventsislava, Zapryan, Sonya, Stamen, Stana, Stanislav, Stanislava, Stanimir, Stanimira, Stanka, Stanko, Stancho, Stefan, Stefana, Stefania, Stefka, Stoil, Stoimen, Stoichko, Stoiko, Stoytcho, Stoyan, Stoyana, Stoyanka, Tanya, Tsanka, Tsanko, Tsona, Tsonka, Tsonko, Tsonyo (on [[Saint Stephen|Saint Stefan]])

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==Easter related name days==
*[[Great Lent|First Saturday of the Great Lent]]: Todor(a), Teodor(a), Dora, Bozhidar
*[[Lazarus Saturday]]: Lazar, Lazarina
*[[Palm Sunday|Palm Sunday (Eastern Churches)]]: all flower-related names, such as Bilyan(a), Tsveta, Tsvetin(a), Tsvetelin(a), Tsvetan(a), Tsvyatko, Margarita, Liliya, Lilyan(a), Kalina, Violeta, Yavor, Zdravko, Zjumbjul, Nevena, Kameliya, Temenuzhka, Ralitsa, etc.
*[[Easter#Date|Easter Sunday (Eastern Churches)]]: Velichko, Velichka, Veliko, Velin, Vela
*[[Thomas_Sunday#Eastern_churches|Thomas Sunday]]: Toma, Tomislav, Tomislava
*[[Ascension of Jesus Christ#Eastern|Ascension Sunday]]: Spas, Spaska

==References==
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==External links==
* [http://www.behindthename.com/namedays/country/bulgaria Incomplete Name Calendar] 
*[https://bg-patriarshia.bg/calendar Official calendar of the Bulgarian Orthodox Church] (in Bulgarian language)

[[Category:Name days|Bulgaria]]
[[Category:Bulgarian traditions]]
[[Category:Festivals in Bulgaria]]
[[Category:Slavic given names]]


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