Learn all about Bulgarian Names

We’ll be honest with you—one of the questions we get asked the most on BulgarianPod101 is on — yes, you guessed it — names. The most frequently asked questions include:

• “How do you write an English name in Bulgarian?”
• “Is it possible to make a name up and ask native Bulgarian speakers to use it?”
• “Are there any Bulgarian names that sound like English names?”

For those who want to have their name in Bulgarian, we made this simple process for you to write your name today. Yes, today! This post is your one-stop guide regarding Bulgarian names!
 

1. How to Write Your Name in Bulgarian
2. How to Make Up Your Bulgarian Name
   • Bulgarian First Names
     • Female Names
     • Male Names
   • Bulgarian Last Names
3. Related Lessons

The easiest way is to find a Cyrillic letter that corresponds to the pronunciation of your Bulgarian name. For example, if your name sounds like “Maya,” you can use the letter м for the “m” sound,” а for “a” sound, then я for “ya” sound. You just need to put them together and write мая for “Maya.”
Here are some English names in Cyrillic alphabets.

• Noah (Ной)
• Jacob (Джейкъб)
• Michael (Майкъл)
• Daniel (Даниел)
• Sandra (Сандра)
• George (Джордж)
• Thomas (Томас)
• Elena (Елена)

If you cannot find your name on this list or want to make your name in Cyrillic alphabets by yourself, here’s our audio lesson for you.

Listen to the lesson The Bulgarian Writing System and learn how to write Cyrillic alphabets for your English name.

This will help you learn Cyrillic alphabets and start writing your name in Bulgarian by yourself!