Pronunciation | [bo'jan] |
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Gender | Male |
Origin | |
Language(s) | Slavic |
Word/name | boy "battle" |
Derivation | boy- ( root) + an ( suffix) |
Other names | |
Related names | Bojan |
Boyan ( Bulgarian: Боян) is a Slavic male given name. The short form of the name Boyan used in Bulgaria is Bobi or Bobby (Bulgarian: Боби). Its female equivalent is Boyana (Bulgarian: Бояна).
In present days it is used as a given name in Bulgaria written as Boyan (Bulgarian: Боян), and also in all countries of former Yugoslavia, mainly written as Bojan (Serbian and Macedonian: Бојан)/(Slovenian/Croatian: Bojan).
The name is recorded in historical sources among the Bulgarians, and also among Serbs, Czechs, Poles, Croats, Slovenians, Macedonians, Ukrainians and Russians. [1]
There is some discussion as to where the name Boyan comes from. It is generally accepted that it is derived from the word бой- (boy-), which means "battle", and the suffix -ан (-an) which is common in Bulgarian and other Slavic names. [2] [3] Together, Boyan (Боян) means "warrior" or "fighter". [2] [3]
It is also considered as a possibility from the Mongolic word " Bayan" ( Mongolian: Баян) meaning rich, wealth, [4] [5] of the khagan of Avars Bayan I (562–602), and of the Bulgars Batbayan (665–668); [2] [3] from the name of Bohemia, the area of modern Czech Republic, in Serbian as Bojka ( White Serbia), where lived the Celtic tribe Boii; [2] [3] from the Celtic Bryan or Brian which shares spelling and meaning similarity. [2] Therefore, according to the Celtic origin of the name Bryan or Brian, the Slavic name Boyan or Bojan could have the meaning "strong" or "noble". [2] [3]
Pronunciation | [bo'jan] |
---|---|
Gender | Male |
Origin | |
Language(s) | Slavic |
Word/name | boy "battle" |
Derivation | boy- ( root) + an ( suffix) |
Other names | |
Related names | Bojan |
Boyan ( Bulgarian: Боян) is a Slavic male given name. The short form of the name Boyan used in Bulgaria is Bobi or Bobby (Bulgarian: Боби). Its female equivalent is Boyana (Bulgarian: Бояна).
In present days it is used as a given name in Bulgaria written as Boyan (Bulgarian: Боян), and also in all countries of former Yugoslavia, mainly written as Bojan (Serbian and Macedonian: Бојан)/(Slovenian/Croatian: Bojan).
The name is recorded in historical sources among the Bulgarians, and also among Serbs, Czechs, Poles, Croats, Slovenians, Macedonians, Ukrainians and Russians. [1]
There is some discussion as to where the name Boyan comes from. It is generally accepted that it is derived from the word бой- (boy-), which means "battle", and the suffix -ан (-an) which is common in Bulgarian and other Slavic names. [2] [3] Together, Boyan (Боян) means "warrior" or "fighter". [2] [3]
It is also considered as a possibility from the Mongolic word " Bayan" ( Mongolian: Баян) meaning rich, wealth, [4] [5] of the khagan of Avars Bayan I (562–602), and of the Bulgars Batbayan (665–668); [2] [3] from the name of Bohemia, the area of modern Czech Republic, in Serbian as Bojka ( White Serbia), where lived the Celtic tribe Boii; [2] [3] from the Celtic Bryan or Brian which shares spelling and meaning similarity. [2] Therefore, according to the Celtic origin of the name Bryan or Brian, the Slavic name Boyan or Bojan could have the meaning "strong" or "noble". [2] [3]