Pliska
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See also: Appendix:Variations of "pliska"
English
Etymology 1
From Bulgarian Плиска (Pliska). The age of the city is unclear. Traditional claims that it was founded in the 7th century have not been supported by archaeological evidence.
Proper noun
Pliska
- (also historical) A small town in Shumen Province, Bulgaria, formerly the capital of the First Bulgarian Empire.
- 1964, Strahil Gicev, A Hebrew Inscription of the VIII C.B.C. Found at Pliska, Academie Bulgare des sciences.
- 2006, Viator: Medieval and Renaissance Studies, Volume 37, University of California, page 9:
- He was remembered as a builder of such monuments as a "great ditch" from the Danube to the Black Sea and the city of Pliska, allegedly the first capital of Bulgaria.
Etymology 2
Proper noun
Pliska (plural Pliskas)
- A surname.
Statistics
- According to the 2010 United States Census, Pliska is the 31360th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 739 individuals. Pliska is most common among White (96.21%) individuals.
Further reading
Pliska on Wikipedia.Wikipedia - Battle of Pliska on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
- Pliska rosette on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Pliska”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 3, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN.
