Boy · Bulgarian
Stoyan
Say it: stoh-YAHN
Meaning
From Slavic stoyati 'to stand, remain', traditionally given so a child would survive.
Likelythe main view, with some doubt.
A typical Bulgarian and Serbian name of the 19th and 20th centuries.
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
The family of the name
Other spellings: Стоян
| Serbian | Stojan |
|---|---|
| Macedonian | Stojan |
Famous bearers
- Stoyan Zaimov, Bulgarian revolutionary
Names worth a look
Where this comes from
- Parish baptism registers
- National birth statistics of European countries source
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