Бендерлиев

Bulgarian

Etymology

From Turkish Bender (city in Persia) +‎ Turkish -li +‎ -ев (-ev), so named because the patriarch of the family would go to trade in Persia and in Asia Minor.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [bɛndɛrˈliɛf]
  • Audio (Standard Bulgarian):(file)
  • Rhymes: -iɛf
  • Syllabification(key): Бен‧дер‧ли‧ев

Proper noun

Бендерли́ев • (Benderlíev)

  1. a surname

Alternative forms

  • Бендерлийски (Benderlijski)

References

  • Илчев, Стефан (1969), “Бендерлиев”, in Речник на личните и фамилни имена у българите [Dictionary of Bulgarian Personal and Family Names] (in Bulgarian), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, page 71
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