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Bulgarian names

by Alice (guest)

8/12/2007, 11:25 AM

Hello, I spent last week in an orphanage in Bulgaria, and got to know some of the children. However I only know their names phoenetically, so if anyone could give me the written versions of these few (in the roman alphabet), I would be very grateful.
Many thanks,
Alice

Note: This is how they sounded to me, but I could be wrong so there's some leeway

meet-kah or meet-koh (I think this one is Mitko, but I'm not 100% sure)
noor-ee-ay
maz-kah
too-goot or too-good
pleh-min
stef-kah
san-yay
deh-mee-ahn or deh-mee-ah
roh-san-kah
rah-jess-tee-nah
boh-yahn

#Bulgarian

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- Ivayla

8/12/2007, 4:51 PM

meet-kah or meet-koh (I think this one is Mitko, but I'm not 100% sure) - if it's a boy, it would be Mitko, a pet form of Dimitar.
pleh-min - I'll bet it's Plamen, though it's pronounced PLAH-men
stef-kah - Stefka
deh-mee-ahn or deh-mee-ah - Damyan
rah-jess-tee-nah - Radostina
boh-yahn - Boyan

This message was edited 8/12/2007, 4:52 PM

- Agata (ADT)

8/12/2007, 4:07 PM

First, try looking for them yourself. Here are the Bulgarian names:
http://www.behindthename.com/php/search.php?terms=bulgarian&nmd=d&gender=both&operator=or
In fact, they could be any name. As being in Bulgaria does not mean that the child would be given a Bulgarian name.

For instance, considering that these names end in "ka" ...

stef-kah = pet form of Stefania
roh-san-kah = pet form of Rosana

This message was edited 8/12/2007, 4:10 PM

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