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Bulgarian
Etymology
Calque of Ancient Greek εὐάγγελος (euángelos) or of borrowed Ва́нгел (Vángel), an abbreviated form of Ева́нгел (Evángel) (from Ancient Greek above).
By surface analysis, благо- (blago-, “good”) + вест (vest, “message, news”), meaning "(bringer of) good news".
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Благове́ст • (Blagovést) m
- a male given name, Blagovest, from Ancient Greek, feminine equivalent Благове́ста (Blagovésta)
References
- Илчев, Стефан (1969) “Благовѐст”, in Речник на личните и фамилни имена у българите [Dictionary of Bulgarian Personal and Family Names] (in Bulgarian), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, page 76
- Илчев, Стефан (1969) “Ева̀нгел”, in Речник на личните и фамилни имена у българите [Dictionary of Bulgarian Personal and Family Names] (in Bulgarian), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, page 193