Tsvetana
Tsvetana or Tzvetana (Bulgarian: Цветана) is a feminine given name found among Bulgarian people. It comes from the word for "flower" in Bulgarian,[1][2] and it is the feminine form of the masculine name Tsvetan.[3][better source needed]
Notable people with this given name include:
Athletes[edit]
- Tzvetana Berkovska (1933 – 2003), a Bulgarian sprinter
- Tsvetana Bozhilova (born 1968), a Bulgarian judo practitioner
- Tsvetana Bozhurina (born 1952), a Bulgarian volleyball player
- Tsvetana Mancheva (born 1985), a Bulgarian football player
- Tsvetana Pironkova (born 1987), a Bulgarian tennis player
- Tsvetana Sotirova (born 1939), a Bulgarian cross-country skier
Others[edit]
- Tzvetana Maneva (born 1944), a Bulgarian actress
- Tsvetana Jermanova (born 1928), a Bulgarian anarchist and labor camp survivor
- Tsvetana Paskaleva (born 1960), an Armenian-Bulgarian journalist and documentary filmmaker
References[edit]
- ^ Noroc, Mihaela (26 September 2017). The Atlas of Beauty: Women of the World in 500 Portraits. Clarkson Potter/Ten Speed. p. 309. ISBN 978-0-399-57996-7. Retrieved 12 December 2023.
- ^ Aveela, Ronesa (20 December 2019). The Wanderer – A Tear and A Smile: Reflections of an Immigrant. Bendideia Publishing. p. 60. ISBN 978-1-949397-97-0. Retrieved 12 December 2023.
- ^ Campbell, Mike. "Meaning, origin and history of the name Tsvetana". Behind the Name. Archived from the original on 19 April 2019. Retrieved 12 December 2023.