Вакъвчиев

Bulgarian

Etymology

From вакъфчи́я (vakǎfčíja, manager of property donated to a mosque or church for charity, from Turkish vakıfçı) +‎ -ев (-ev).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [vɐkɐfˈt͡ʃiɛf]
  • Audio (Standard Bulgarian):(file)
  • Rhymes: -iɛf
  • Syllabification(key): Ва‧къ‧вчи‧ев
  • Hyphenation(key): Ва‧къв‧чи‧ев

Proper noun

Вакъвчи́ев • (Vakǎvčíev)

  1. a surname

References

  • Илчев, Стефан (1969), “Вакъвчи́ев”, in Речник на личните и фамилни имена у българите [Dictionary of Bulgarian Personal and Family Names] (in Bulgarian), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, page 100