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Bulgarian exonyms

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This is a list of Bulgarian exonyms for places that do not use Bulgarian. This list includes only names that are significantly different from the local toponym, and archaic or obsolete names are italicized.

Albania[edit]

 Albania
English name Bulgarian name Endonym Notes
Name Language
Berat Beligrad (Белиград)
Durrës Drach (Драч)
Korçë Goritsa (Горица)

Austria[edit]

 Austria
English name Bulgarian name Endonym Notes
Name Language
Vienna Viena (Виена) Wien German

Czech Republic[edit]

 Czech Republic
English name Bulgarian name Endonym Notes
Name Language
Prague Praga (Прага) Praha Czech

Denmark[edit]

 Denmark
English name Bulgarian name Endonym Notes
Name Language
Copenhagen Kopenhagen (Копенхаген) København Danish

France[edit]

 France
English name Bulgarian name Endonym Notes
Name Language
Nice Nitsa (Ница)
Paris Parizh (Париж)

Greece[edit]

 Greece
English name Bulgarian name Endonym Notes
Name Language
Alexandroupoli Dedeagach (Дедеагач)
Edessa Voden (Воден)
Florina Lerin (Лерин)
Goumenissa Gumendzhe (Гумендже)
Ioannina Yanina (Янина)
Kastoria Kostur (Костур)
Kilkis Kukush (Кукуш)
Komotini Gyumyurdzhina (Гюмюрджина)
Kozani Kozhani (Кожани)
Promachonas Dragotin (Драготин)
Serres Ser, Syar (Сер, Сяр)
Thessaloniki Solun (Солун)
Veria Ber (Бер)
Vevi Banitsa (Баница)
Xanthi Tsarevo (Царево)

Italy[edit]

 Italy
English name Bulgarian name Endonym Notes
Name Language
Florence Florentsiya (Флоренция) Firenze Italian
Genova Genua (Генуа) Genua Italian
Naples Neapol (Неапол) Napoli Italian
Rome Rim (Рим) Roma Italian
Trieste Triest (Триест) Trieste Italian

Kosovo[edit]

 Kosovo
English name Bulgarian name Endonym Notes
Name Language
Pristina Prishtina (Прищина) Prishtinë Albanian
Ferizaj Ferizovo (Феризово) Ferizaj Albanian
Podujevo Poduyevo (Подуево) Besianë Albanian

Moldova[edit]

 Moldova
English name Bulgarian name Endonym Notes
Name Language
Chișinău Kishinev (Кишинев)

North Macedonia[edit]

 North Macedonia
English name Bulgarian name Endonym Notes
Name Language
Bitola Bitolya (Битоля)
Debar Debǎr (Дебър)
Delčevo Tsarevo Selo (Царево Село)
Gevgelija Gevgeli (Гевгели)
Gostivar Kostovo (Костово)
Kavadarci Tikvesh (Тиквеш)
Makedonski Brod Brod (Брод)
Sveti Nikole Sveti Nikola (Свети Никола)

Portugal[edit]

 Portugal
English name Bulgarian name Endonym Notes
Name Language
Lisbon Lisabon (Лисабон) Lisboa Portuguese

Romania[edit]

 Romania
English name Bulgarian name Endonym Notes
Name Language
Bucharest Bukuresht (Букурещ) București Romanian
Cernavodă Cherna Voda (Черна Вода)
Constanța Kyustendzha (Кюстенджа)
Dudeștii Vechi Star Beshenov, Stár Bishnov (Стар Бешенов) Star Bishnov is the Banat Bulgarian name
Giurgiu Gyurgevo (Гюргево)
Hârșova Harsovo (Хърсово)
Isaccea Obluchitsa (Облучица)
Sânnicolau Mare Smiklush (Смиклуш) Banat Bulgarian name
Timișoara Timishvár Banat Bulgarian name
Tulcea Tulcha (Тулча)
Zimnicea Zimnich, Zimnitsa (Зимнич, Зимница)

Serbia[edit]

 Serbia
English name Bulgarian name Endonym Notes
Name Language
Aleksinac Aleksinets (Алексинец)
Belgrade Belgrad (Белград) Beograd Serbian
Bracévac Brakevtsi (Бракевци)
Gnjilane Gilyani (Гиляни)
Gradinje Gradina (Градина)
Đakovica Dyakovo (Дяково)
Dimitrovgrad Tsaribrod (Цариброд)
Donji Milanovac Porech (Пореч)
Dragaš Krakovishta (Краковища)
Knjaževac Gurgusovets (Гургусовец)
Kruševac Krushevets, Krushevtsi (Крушевец, Крушевци)
Leskovac Leskovets (Лесковец)
Požarevac Pozharevets (Пожаревец)
Svilajnac Svilenets (Свиленец)
Vranje Vranya (Враня)
Zaječar Zaychar (Зайчар)

Switzerland[edit]

  Switzerland
English name Bulgarian name Endonym Notes
Name Language
Geneva Zheneva (Женева) Genève French
Lausanne Lozana (Лозана)

Tunisia[edit]

 Tunisia
English name Bulgarian name Endonym Notes
Name Language
Carthage Kartagen (Картаген)

Turkey[edit]

 Turkey
English name Bulgarian name Endonym Notes
Name Language
Demirköy Malak Samokov (Малък Самоков)
Edirne Odrin (Одрин)
Enez Enos (Енос)
İstanbul Tsarigrad (Цариград)
Kırklareli Lozengrad (Лозенград)
Pehlivanköy Pavlovo (Павлово)
Tekirdağ Rodosto (Родосто)

Ukraine[edit]

 Ukraine
English name Bulgarian name Endonym Notes
Name Language
Bolhrad Bolgrad (Болград)
Lviv Lvov (Лвов)

See also[edit]


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