Boyan (given name)
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Boyan is a Bulgarian and 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 all countries of former Yugoslavia
, mainly written as Bojan (Serbian: Бојан)/(Slovenian/Croatian: Bojan)
and in Bulgaria
written as Boyan (Bulgarian: Боян).
-ан (-an) which is common in Bulgarian and Slavic names. Together, Boyan means "warrior" or "fighter".
Some people disagree, and think that name originates from two languages: the Proto-Bulgarian
language (see Batbayan of Bulgaria
), where the name means "military commander" as a noun
, and "grisly" and "militant" as an adjective
, and the Slavic word boy (Cyrilic: Боj/Бой), which means "battle". Others yet believe that it comes from famous khagan
of Avars
, Bayan I (562-602), who ruled the Slavs in Panonia.
Another possibility for the origin of the name. In the area of modern Czech Republic
(Bohemia
, in Serbian
Bojka
) lived the Celtic tribe Boii
. Later this area was inhabited first by ancestors of modern Serbs
(White Serbs) and after them Czech tribes. It is possible that the name Boyan originates from the name of this Celtic tribe Boii.
There is also another possibility that the Celtic Bryan
or Brian
is related to the Bulgarian and Slavic Boyan or Bojan not only in spelling similarity but also in meaning. Therefore according to the Celtic origin of the name Bryan or Brian, the Bulgarian and Slavic name Boyan or Bojan could have the meaning "strong" or "noble".
Given name
A given name, in Western contexts often referred to as a first name, is a personal name that specifies and differentiates between members of a group of individuals, especially in a family, all of whose members usually share the same family 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
Given name
A given name, in Western contexts often referred to as a first name, is a personal name that specifies and differentiates between members of a group of individuals, especially in a family, all of whose members usually share the same family name...
in all countries of former Yugoslavia
Yugoslavia
Yugoslavia refers to three political entities that existed successively on the western part of the Balkans during most of the 20th century....
, mainly written as Bojan (Serbian: Бојан)/(Slovenian/Croatian: Bojan)
and in Bulgaria
Bulgaria
Bulgaria , officially the Republic of Bulgaria , is a parliamentary democracy within a unitary constitutional republic in Southeast Europe. The country borders Romania to the north, Serbia and Macedonia to the west, Greece and Turkey to the south, as well as the Black Sea to the east...
written as Boyan (Bulgarian: Боян).
Etymology
There is some discussion as to where the name Boyan comes from. The usual explanation is that it is derived from the word boy, which means "battle", and the suffixSuffix
In linguistics, a suffix is an affix which is placed after the stem of a word. Common examples are case endings, which indicate the grammatical case of nouns or adjectives, and verb endings, which form the conjugation of verbs...
-ан (-an) which is common in Bulgarian and Slavic names. Together, Boyan means "warrior" or "fighter".
Some people disagree, and think that name originates from two languages: the Proto-Bulgarian
Bulgars
The Bulgars were a semi-nomadic who flourished in the Pontic Steppe and the Volga basin in the 7th century.The Bulgars emerge after the collapse of the Hunnic Empire in the 5th century....
language (see Batbayan of Bulgaria
Batbayan of Bulgaria
Batbayan was the eldest son of Khagan Kubrat. After Kubrat, Batbayan ruled from Poltava the lands north of the Black Sea and the Azov Sea....
), where the name means "military commander" as a noun
Noun
In linguistics, a noun is a member of a large, open lexical category whose members can occur as the main word in the subject of a clause, the object of a verb, or the object of a preposition .Lexical categories are defined in terms of how their members combine with other kinds of...
, and "grisly" and "militant" as an adjective
Adjective
In grammar, an adjective is a 'describing' word; the main syntactic role of which is to qualify a noun or noun phrase, giving more information about the object signified....
, and the Slavic word boy (Cyrilic: Боj/Бой), which means "battle". Others yet believe that it comes from famous khagan
Khagan
Khagan or qagan , alternatively spelled kagan, khaghan, qaghan, or chagan, is a title of imperial rank in the Mongolian and Turkic languages equal to the status of emperor and someone who rules a khaganate...
of Avars
Eurasian Avars
The Eurasian Avars or Ancient Avars were a highly organized nomadic confederacy of mixed origins. They were ruled by a khagan, who was surrounded by a tight-knit entourage of nomad warriors, an organization characteristic of Turko-Mongol groups...
, Bayan I (562-602), who ruled the Slavs in Panonia.
Another possibility for the origin of the name. In the area of modern Czech Republic
Czech Republic
The Czech Republic is a landlocked country in Central Europe. The country is bordered by Poland to the northeast, Slovakia to the east, Austria to the south, and Germany to the west and northwest....
(Bohemia
Bohemia
Bohemia is a historical region in central Europe, occupying the western two-thirds of the traditional Czech Lands. It is located in the contemporary Czech Republic with its capital in Prague...
, in Serbian
Serbian language
Serbian is a form of Serbo-Croatian, a South Slavic language, spoken by Serbs in Serbia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Montenegro, Croatia and neighbouring countries....
Bojka
White Serbia
White Serbia or Bojka , is the mythical homeland of the ancestors of the Serbs, of the White Serbs .The area adjacent to White Serbia was known as White Croatia, where the Croats trace their origin...
) lived the Celtic tribe Boii
Boii
The Boii were one of the most prominent ancient Celtic tribes of the later Iron Age, attested at various times in Cisalpine Gaul , Pannonia , in and around Bohemia, and Transalpine Gaul...
. Later this area was inhabited first by ancestors of modern Serbs
Serbs
The Serbs are a South Slavic ethnic group of the Balkans and southern Central Europe. Serbs are located mainly in Serbia, Montenegro and Bosnia and Herzegovina, and form a sizable minority in Croatia, the Republic of Macedonia and Slovenia. Likewise, Serbs are an officially recognized minority in...
(White Serbs) and after them Czech tribes. It is possible that the name Boyan originates from the name of this Celtic tribe Boii.
There is also another possibility that the Celtic Bryan
Bryan (given name)
Bryan is a masculine given name. It is a variant spelling of the masculine given name Brian.-Origin and meaning of the name:The given name Bryan is a variant of the given name Brian. This name is thought to be derived from an Old Celtic language word meaning "high", or "noble".The spelling of the...
or Brian
Brian
Brian is a male given name of Irish and Breton origin, as well as a surname of Occitan origin. It is common in the English-speaking world. It is possible that the name is derived from an Old Celtic word meaning "high" or "noble". For example the element bre means "hill"; which could be transferred...
is related to the Bulgarian and Slavic Boyan or Bojan not only in spelling similarity but also in meaning. Therefore according to the Celtic origin of the name Bryan or Brian, the Bulgarian and Slavic name Boyan or Bojan could have the meaning "strong" or "noble".
Notable Boyans or Bojans
- Batbayan of BulgariaBatbayan of BulgariaBatbayan was the eldest son of Khagan Kubrat. After Kubrat, Batbayan ruled from Poltava the lands north of the Black Sea and the Azov Sea....
, also known as Batboyan or simply Boyan. The first son of Bulgarian khan KubratKubratKubrat or Kurt was a Bulgar ruler credited with establishing the confederation of Old Great Bulgaria in 632. He is said to have achieved this by conquering the Avars and uniting all the Bulgar tribes under one rule....
. - BoyanEnravotaSaint Enravota or Voin or Boyan was the eldest son of Omurtag of Bulgaria and the first Bulgarian Christian martyr, as well as the earliest Bulgarian saint to be canonized....
or also known as Saint Enravota, was the eldest son of khan Omurtag of Bulgaria and the first Bulgarian Christian martyr, as well as the earliest Bulgarian saint to be canonized. - BoyanBoyan (bard)Boyan is the name of a bard who was mentioned in the Rus' epic The Lay of Igor's Campaign as being active at the court of Yaroslav the Wise. He is apostrophized as Volos's grandson in the opening lines of The Lay...
, a Russian bard from the 10th century - Boyan RadevBoyan RadevBoyan Radev is a former Greco Roman wrestler from Bulgaria.He is two-time Olympic Games champion and one-time champion of the world.-External links:*...
, a Bulgarian wrestler - Boyan PeykovBoyan PeykovBoyan Peykov is a Bulgarian footballer, currently playing for Lokomotiv Sofia as a goalkeeper. Peykov was educated in Levski's youth academy.-Club career:...
, a Bulgarian footballer - Boyan VodenitcharovBoyan VodenitcharovBoyan Vodenitcharov is a Bulgarian pianist and composer.While a student in Sofia's State Conservatory he won the 1982 National Composition Competition, and was awarded 3rd prizes in the XXXIII Concorso Busoni and the X Queen Elisabeth competition...
, a Bulgarian pianist and composer - Boyan TabakovBoyan TabakovBoyan Tabakov is a Bulgarian footballer currently playing for Lyubimetz 2007, on loan from Levski Sofia.-Youth career:...
, a Bulgarian football player - Boyan YordanovBoyan YordanovBoyan Yordanov is a Bulgarian volleyball player, member of the Bulgaria men's national volleyball team. Born on March 12, 1983 Boyan started his career in Levski Siconco and is currently playing for Panathinaikos VC in Greece. Boyan made his first cap for Bulgaria in a match against France on the...
, a Bulgarian volleyball player - Boyan IlievBoyan IlievBoyan Iliev is a Bulgarian football midfielder. He currently plays for Spartak Varna. He was raised in Spartak Varna's youth teams...
, a Bulgarian football player - Boyan PetkanchinBoyan PetkanchinBoyan Petkanchin was a prominent Bulgarian mathematician, working in geometry and foundation of mathematics. As a first chairman of the Department of Mathematical Logic at the Bulgarian Academy of Sciences he worked to promote and disseminate the knowledge of mathematical logic both in the...
, a prominent Bulgarian mathematician - Boyan GaytanovBoyan GaytanovBoyan Gaytanov is a Bulgarian footballer, currently playing for PFC Montana as a striker.-External links:*...
, a Bulgarian footballer - Boyan JovanovicBoyan JovanovicBoyan Jovanovic is a professor of economics at New York University.Jovanovic, of Serbian descent, received his undergraduate education at the London School of Economics and his graduate training at the University of Chicago....
, a professor of economicsEconomicsEconomics is the social science that analyzes the production, distribution, and consumption of goods and services. The term economics comes from the Ancient Greek from + , hence "rules of the house"...
at New York UniversityNew York UniversityNew York University is a private, nonsectarian research university based in New York City. NYU's main campus is situated in the Greenwich Village section of Manhattan...
of Serbian descent - Boyan VukelicBoyan VukelicCanadian-Yugoslav Boyan Vukelic initially studied Construction Management before choosing to train in the dramatic arts at the Gastown Actors' Studio in his hometown of Vancouver...
, a Canadian actor of Serbian descent - Boyan Dimitrov, a famous Bulgarian mathematician
- Bojan DjordjicBojan DjordjicBojan Djordjic is a Swedish footballer of ethnic Serbian descent...
, a Swedish footballer of Serbian descent - Bojan KrižajBojan KrižajBojan Križaj is a Slovenian former alpine skier.-Career:Križaj, born in Kranj, was a member of a well known Tržič ski family so he started skiing at the age of 3. In the season 1976/77 he received the first World Cup point, qualified among the 15 best slalom runners and later during that season...
, a Slovenian alpine skier - Bojan KrkićBojan KrkicBojan Krkić Pérez known as just Bojan, is a Spanish footballer who currently plays as a forward or winger for Italian Serie A club Roma.- Early years :...
, a Spanish footballer of Serbian - Catalan descent - Bojan JokićBojan JokicBojan Jokić, is a Slovenian footballer, who plays as a left back for A.C. Chievo.-Career:On 30 January 2010 A.C. Chievo signed the Slovenian left-back on loan from FC Sochaux until June 2010.-International goals:-ND Gorica:...
, a Slovenian football player - Bojan MarovićBojan MarovicBojan Marović is a Montenegrin singer and actor. He is from and currently resides in Podgorica.-Biography:...
, a Montenegrin singer - Bojan NeziriBojan NeziriBojan Neziri is a Serbian football defender who plays for FK Inđija in the Serbian SuperLiga since January 2011.-Career:...
, a Serbian football player of Albanian descent - Bojan ŠarčevićBojan ŠarcevicBojan Šarčević is a Bosnian-French visual artist. His work includes video, installations, site-responsive architectural interventions, photographic collage, more or less abstract sculpture, and printed publications.-Life:...
, a Bosnian-French visual artist - Bojan ZdešarBojan ZdešarBojan Zdešar is a retired male freestyle swimmer from Slovenia, who competed for his native country at the 2004 Summer Olympics. He swam in the long-distance swimming events.-References:*...
, a Slovenian freestyle swimmer - Bojan ZulfikarpašićBojan ZulfikarpašicBojan Zulfikarpašić was born February 2, 1968 in Belgrade) is a Serbian jazz pianist...
, French-Serbian jazz pianist - Petro Boyan, a well known Ukrainian opera singer who performed in Canada.
See also
- Bojan (name)Bojan (name)Bojan is a Slavic male given name. In present days, it is used in this form as a given name in all countries of former Yugoslavia, mainly written as Bojan . But in Bulgaria, it is written as Boyan ....
- Bojan (given name)
- Bryan (given name)Bryan (given name)Bryan is a masculine given name. It is a variant spelling of the masculine given name Brian.-Origin and meaning of the name:The given name Bryan is a variant of the given name Brian. This name is thought to be derived from an Old Celtic language word meaning "high", or "noble".The spelling of the...
, an English and Irish male given name. - Bulgarian nameBulgarian nameCompared to other systems, the Bulgarian name system can be said to be rather simple. As a whole, it has considerable similarities with most other European name systems, and with those of other Slavic peoples in particular....
- Serbian nameSerbian nameThis article features the naming culture and names of ethnic Serbs.-Given names:As with most Western cultures, a child is given a first name chosen by their parents. The given name comes first, the surname last, e.g. "Željko Popović", where "Željko" is a first name and "Popović" is a family...
- Slavic names