Panchev
Panchev (Bulgarian: Панчев; also appearing in the transliteration variants Pančev, Pantschew or Pantschow) – with its female form Pancheva (Bulgarian: Панчева) – is a Bulgarian[1] and Macedonian surname which is derived from the male given name Pancho (Bulgarian: Панчо; also transliterated as Pančo or Panco), a shortened version of the Bulgarian given name Panayot (Bulgarian: Панайот) that stems from the Greek name Panagiotis (Greek: Παναγιώτης), meaning "all-holy."[2]
Notable people with the name Panchev/Pančev include:
- Asen Panchev (1906–1989), Bulgarian footballer
- Gavrail Panchev (born 1954), Bulgarian author, researcher and publicist
- Darko Pančev (born 1965), retired Macedonian footballer
References
[edit]- ^ "Panchev Surname Meaning & Statistics". forebears.io. Retrieved 6 January 2016.
Approximately 3,700 people bear this surname. Most prevalent in: Bulgaria; Highest density in: Bulgaria.
- ^ "Панчо". sanovnik.bg. Retrieved 6 January 2016.
Панчо е съкратена версия на гръцкото име Панайот, което означава всесвят. (Pancho is a shortened version of the Greek name Panaiot, which means all-holy.)
This page lists people with the surname Panchev.
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