Ivaylo

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Ivaylo

Say it: ee-VIGH-loh

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Meaning

Name of a 13th-century peasant tsar; its origin is unclear, perhaps from Ivan or a Cuman word.

Uncertainseveral explanations, none settled.

Revived from medieval history and widely used in modern Bulgaria.

Its wave through time

No birth counts are recorded for this name in the records loaded here: it has been given to fewer than five babies a year, or not at all, since records began.

Through the ages

Used by

Bulgarian

The family of the name

Other spellings: Ивайло

Famous bearers

Ivaylo, Tsar of Bulgaria

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Where this comes from

Medieval Slavic chronicles and charters
Royal and noble genealogies
National birth statistics of European countries source

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